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Posted by balaji 18 hours ago (http://blogs.worldbank.org)Indian Express Op-Ed: Bt Entreaty
Posted by balaji 20 hours ago (http://www.indianexpress.com)
The argument over genetically modified food is one that, however, is actually being won by the scientists — and, in the process, it is the protestors who are coming across as more than a little wild-eyed.
Is the Indian state flirting with [fiscal] danger?
Posted by balaji 20 hours ago (http://www.livemint.com)
When you spend someone else’s money on somebody else—and then you do not care about either the efficiency of spending or the price.
“And that’s government,” said Friedman. Touché.
“And that’s government,” said Friedman. Touché.
Mr. Bhagwat termed Bt brinjal as “videshi” (foreign) and sought to equate it with the problem of infiltration of people from across the border.
Partisan stimulus poisoned the well - baltimoresun.com
Posted by balaji 23 hours ago (http://www.baltimoresun.com)
The Republicans were sufficiently appalled by both the substance and the process of the stimulus that they united against it, as did the public. The pork, fake ZIP codes and spending on items never intended to stimulate the economy fueled the migration of independents from Mr. Obama and set the tone for his first year: Bipartisanship was out; phony partisan spin was in.
Is the BT Brinjal debate really so cut and dried? « churumuri
Posted by balaji 1 day 11 hours ago (http://churumuri.wordpress.com)
While some environmentalists term GM crops “anti-nature”, saying it is against the ecosystem, in fact their opposition to GE crops can be termed as an act of support for the ongoing environmental degradation.
A section of our society opposes these new breeding methods in the name globalisation and rich corporations controlling the lives of poor people.
A section of our society opposes these new breeding methods in the name globalisation and rich corporations controlling the lives of poor people.
Poachers and tourists threaten survival of Jarawa tribe
Posted by balaji 3 days ago (http://www.survivalinternational.org)
Indian encroachment risks exposing the Jarawa to diseases to which they have no immunity, and creating a dependency on outsiders. Poachers steal the game the Jarawa rely on, and there are reports of sexual exploitation of Jarawa women.
Andaman tribe’s extermination complete as last member dies
Posted by balaji 3 days ago (http://www.survivalinternational.org)
Survival’s director Stephen Corry said today, ‘The Great Andamanese were first massacred, then all but wiped out by paternalistic policies which left them ravaged by epidemics of disease, and robbed of their land and independence.
India forms new climate change body - says IPCC untrustworthy
Posted by balaji 3 days ago (http://www.telegraph.co.uk)
“There is a fine line between climate science and climate evangelism. I am for climate science. I think people misused [the] IPCC report, [the] IPCC doesn’t do the original research which is one of the weaknesses… they just take published literature and then they derive assessments, so we had goof-ups on Amazon forest, glaciers, snow peaks.
Justice Thomas Defends Campaign Finance Ruling
Posted by balaji 4 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com)
“I found it fascinating that the people who were editorializing against it were The New York Times Company and The Washington Post Company,” Justice Thomas said. “These are corporations.”
Last speaker of ancient language of Bo dies in India
Posted by balaji 4 days ago (http://news.bbc.co.uk)
"It is generally believed that all Andamanese languages might be the last representatives of those languages which go back to pre-Neolithic times," Professor Abbi said.
Peggy Noonan: The Obama Contradiction
Posted by balaji 4 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
"To heal our country we need to get the arrogance out of the White House and the elitists out of the Congress. We need tough love. We need a real adult in the White House because we don't have adults in the Congress."
Mahinda Rajapaksa Op-Ed on WSJ: Sri Lanka Looks to the Future
Posted by balaji 4 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
We ask investors to see the huge opportunities and natural resources available to them, to experience the proud work ethic of Sri Lankans and make use of the enormous talent of our graduates and adaptability of our skilled workers.
Independence for railways
Posted by balaji 4 days ago (http://www.livemint.com)
The railways is not a partner in India’s growth efforts. For that to happen, it needs to be freed of pernicious political control.
Paul Ryan’s Moment
Posted by balaji 5 days ago (http://douthat.blogs.nytimes.com)
There are hundreds of Republican politicians in Washington, but Ryan is one of the few worth taking seriously on substance — and one of the few, as a result, who can critique the Obama administration without resorting to gimmickry or sloganeering.
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