Yearly Archives: 2023

India’s data protection law needs refinement

Changes can help make the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 ‘future-proof’ and ensure a better complaints mechanism. India is no Europe, and this seems especially true in the face of a task such as drafting and conceptualising a data protection law for over 1.4 billion Indians. The European Union’s …

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Clean Energy solutions

Clean Energy solutions Source: PIB Context Addressing the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM -14) 8th Mission Innovation (MI-8) meeting, being attended by representatives of over 40 countries in Goa yesterday, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space Dr Jitendra …

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New tech transfer arrangement for scaling up indigenous knowledge system

New tech transfer arrangement for scaling up indigenous knowledge system can help integrate sustainable practices in livestock production system<. Source :PIB A technology transfer arrangement can help to scale two environment-friendly technologies—an indigenous herbal formulation with the potential to control Mastitis, an ailment common among dairy animals, and an indigenous …

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Why are tomato prices still high?

The story so far: As prices of tomatoes hover between ₹100 and ₹200 in various parts of the country, the Reserve Bank of India’s latest monthly bulletin has highlighted that the volatility of tomato prices has historically contributed to overall inflation levels in the country. How is tomato produced in …

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What are the takeaways from the NATO summit?

For quite a few years, many questions were asked about the relevance of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). However, the war in Eastern Europe has upended these narratives and provided a renewed raison deter not just for strengthening the alliance but its expansion as well. The latest NATO summit …

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Industry body urges Ministry to reconsider regulatory Bill

An industry body for medical device manufacturers is opposing the Centre’s plan to bring the New Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Bill, 2022 to Parliament in the upcoming monsoon session, and has written to Health Minister, expressing its dismay. The move to introduce and pass the legislation, which aims to …

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