March 2010
Biopiracy Killer App?
India’s Traditional Knowledge Digital Library believes it has found the silver bullet in the biopiracy wars. Critics say it is aiming at the wrong targets.
Why Should It Be Easy For Them?
Dr Vandana Shiva, ecofeminist activist and head of Navdanya, says traditional knowledge should be in the public domain, not a government monopolized library.
We Have Solved The Problem Of Biopiracy 100 Percent
Dr V. K. Gupta, Director of the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library, explains why the Indian approach to biopiracy has been so effective.
Why Phirang Hotties Leave Bollywood Viewers … Cold!
However all is not lost and Bollywood would do well to emulate the smart and profitable move of filmmaker Imtiaz Ali and producer Saif Ali Khan.
A Light on Dark Matter
What we see comprises just 10 percent of our universe. We know nothing of the remaining 90 percent, except that it exercises gravitational pull on observable objects.
Corporate Thieves
The next time you hear music or movie studios whine about the hazards of pirated downloads by struggling college students, give them a lesson on the theft of medicinal products and seeds from Asia, Africa and Latin America by their corporate buddies, will you?
Unstripping SRK?
Shah Rukh Khan claims he was body scanned at Heathrow. Officials say his allegation is fabricated.
Anand Jon Broke
Anand Jon wants public lawyers for his trial.
$31 Million Scam
A 46-year-old chief accounting officer at an audio company has been indicted for embezzling $31 million. Sujata “Sue” Sachdeva, former vice president of finance for
Paypal Halts Personal Transactions In India
Paypal has suspended all payments to India.
Air India Gets Bailout
Air India is reeling under a $8 billion debt load.
Hiring Frenzy
Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, and Wipro expanded their global workforces by an average of 5.1 percent last quarter.