Year: 2015

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The Nuclear Liability Law Has Passed Its First Legal Test But There Will Be Others

Ritwika Sharma and Yashaswini Mittal 02/12/2015

Though the Kerala High Court has upheld the constitutionality...

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Needed, an Assisted Reproduction Law that Doesn’t Discriminate Against Single Women

Sarojini N and Priya Ranjan 02/12/2015

Throughout the draft ART (Regulation) Bill, the role and...

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Listen: How Come Humans Walk on Two Legs, Not Four?

Padmaparna Ghosh and Samanth Subramanian 01/12/2015

Around 1.9 million years ago, human beings became fully...

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Why Swacch Bharat Type Schemes Will Fail in India

Markandey Katju 01/12/2015

Corruption at the implementation level will ensure that well...

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COP21 Diary: A Ray of Sunshine, a Song of Despair

Anjali Vaidya 01/12/2015

Anjali Vaidya from Paris on the opening day of...

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Is There a Case for Testing Drugs on Pregnant Women?

Emily Anthes 30/11/2015

Traditionally, expectant mothers have been excluded from clinical trials,...

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US Confidential Note to Select Countries Sets the Terms for Talks

Nitin Sethi 29/11/2015

While all countries earlier agreed that the Paris agreement...