Over one million! That’s how many Indians rose to defend the rather abstract concept—of Net neutrality—in 12 days flat. Perhaps, there were not really...

It’s that time of the year when the US <g data-gr-id="47">hectors</g> and bullies an assorted collection of countries that have failed to...

It takes gall to say that the land acquisition law benefits the poor and farmers and the marginalised. But then, Narendra Modi would not be where he...

The conventional view is that intellectual property rights (IPRs) are the best way to promote innovation. Without the rewards that IPRs such as...

It has taken the government of India a decade and more to grasp a basic truth—that open source software (OSS) is the way to go. March-end, the...

When your physician gets his diagnosis of your ailment right, that’s half the battle won. But if he then puts you on a regimen that will only worsen...

As we enjoy great advantages from the inventions of others, we should be glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours; and this we...

What are the cases of scientific misconduct that have been brought before Society for Scientific Values (SSV)?Plagiarism, fabrication or falsification...

Among the goods that come within the ambit of intellectual property rights (IPRs), none is more contentious than pharmaceuticals, especially those...

What’s good for biodiversity is not always good for business—or so it appears. The long overdue guidelines on access and benefit sharing (ABS) of...

Barack Obama’s town hall speech at Siri Fort at the tail end of his India visit captured the country’s imagination and, very likely, touched its soul....

Six years ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) adopted a Strategy and Plan of Action on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property (IP),...