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Forest Rights Act 2006, Adivasi, traditional forest dwellers, Supreme Court of India, forest produce, non-timber forest produce, first people, Jenu Kuruba, Soliga, tiger reserves, fortress conservation,

Forest Rights Act: Schoolchildren Understand Coexistence, Why Can’t SC?

Nithila Baskaran, Shiv Ganesh and Kashika Sharma 23/07/2019

On the eve of a Supreme Court hearing on a...

Monsanto, bollworm pest, Bt cotton, TRIPS Agreement, plant breeding, agritech, Supreme Court of India, Delhi high court, crop biotechnology, Nuziveedu, Indian seed companies, Cry2Ab gene, Helicoverpa armigera, Bacillus thuringiensis, GM mustard, Bt brinjal, PPVFR Act 2001, Patents Act 1970s, Rohinton Nariman,

Backgrounder: The Laws Surrounding Monsanto’s Claim to the Bt Cotton Patent

Kumar Karan and Mehak Sachdeva 08/01/2019

How can a company own a patent over genetically...

Elephant-conflict

SC Restrains West Bengal From Processing Tenders for Fire Torches to Protect Elephants

The Wire Staff 14/11/2018

While the state said that fire torches were the...

Garbage is seen on the polluted banks of the river Yamuna near the historic Taj Mahal in Agra

Plan Proposed to Battle Pollution Staining the Taj Mahal Yellow and Green

Malini Menon 25/07/2018

In a draft document submitted to the Supreme Court...

A shopkeeper selling cigarettes waits in his store at a market in Mumbai, India, January 6, 2016. Credit: Reuters/Shailesh Andrade

Supreme Court to Hear Plea on Pictorial Warning on Tobacco Products Today

A Karnataka high court order had quashed the government...

From new Delhi to Jaipur.

We Need Clean Air But Spare Us the Judicial Overreach

Markandey Katju 16/12/2015

The Supreme Court's specific directions not only violate the...

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The Surrogacy Conundrum that Indian Law Needs to Resolve

Akhileshwar Pathak 07/12/2015

It is stated that commercial surrogacy is legal in...