Tech-transfer finds consensus on all but IPR issue

Text to be presented to high level ministerial segment could be the first positive outcome at Cancun   By Arnan Pratim Dutta Cancun: A semblance of agreement on the crucial element of technology transfer may emerge as the first positive outcome at Cancun on the 10th day when a rather diluted text on the matter is handed over to the high level segment, where ministers get involved in negotiations.

Lab Reports

See also Press Releases [Sept. 18, 2010] CSE stands by its report on honey, debunks Australian honeymaker’s claims [Sept. 15, 2010] CSE busts the myth about ‘natural and pure’ honey CSE Lab Report Letters Letter from Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Minister of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Commerce & Industry Letter from Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Letter from Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Letter from Ministry of Commerce & Industry Presentation Factsheets CSE’s Pollution Monitoring Laboratory over the years: a decade of public science Regulations: not working to regulate contaminants Why antibiotic in food is harmful: creating resistance and indomitable superbugs International honey trade: the murky side of sweet business  

India rejigs MRV, proposes middle path on 'transparency'

December 2, 2010 India rejigs MRV, proposes middle path on 'transparency' By Arnab Pratim Dutta Cancun: India has urged the Negotiating Parties at COP16 in Cancun, Mexico to work through a middle path on the controversial issue of transparency on mitigation actions carried out by developing countries.

Experts from Pakistan, India call for implementing Bali declaration

December 2, 2010 2:04 am NEW DELHI, Dec. 1 — Experts and journalists from Pakistan, India and other regional countries have underlined the need for implementation of Bali Declaration to save the earth from environmental hazards. During a two-day media briefing organized by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) here, the experts said in the next few years there was an apprehension of fast changes in the world environment which could cause immense damage.

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