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Now that the Indian SC will hear the petitions challenging the Delhi HC’s verdict on gay sex on the 29th of September or thereabouts, the Cabinet has at last come out with its final view on the matter. This as we saw, was delayed since Chidambaram was off in the US, but . . . → Read More: Cabinet to Indian Supreme Court – "We'll leave Article 377 to you" As we approach the Copenhagen conference in December 2009, we’re finding a divide between developed countries like the US and developing countries like India and China. This is because rich nations want poorer countries to commit to drastic carbon emission cuts that the latter are unwilling to do without assistance. Clean Technology . . . → Read More: Patents standing in the way of Combating Climate Change This is a post, which I admit reveals rather more about myself than I would like. Nonetheless, I have something to say. More so because not a single site or article on the Internet says what I feel is the truth. Not even close. The time has come for someone to stand up and stick out his neck with the facts. First, my formal position on the whole rape issue. I do not condone rape. It’s a violation of a person’s privacy. This article is merely an examination of mostly subconscious responses in more or less every man or woman I have spoken to and is academic in nature. So no flaming please! Here goes… I really feel it’s time India had another viable party apart from the Congress. The BJP is not really an option as long as it continues with it’s hindutva agenda, disrupts parliament, and keeps inducting people into the party based on seniority instead of merit. For a democracy to work properly, people . . . → Read More: A "Green Party" in India? It's about time! I really wish the media would take the trouble to keep us posted of important court cases when they’re scheduled for a hearing. We were all waiting for the SC to arbitrate Article 377 on the 14th of September 2009 and when the date arrives, no report in the media to keep us informed of what happened. Luckily, my Google Calendar is set up to notify me a day before the date approaches, and so when I found there was no mention of it, I decided to dig the records for myself. Continue reading SC hearing on Article 377 postponed from 14th September to 29th Explains how we need to start paying the real cost of extracting natural resources from the earth in order to create sustainable processes . . . → Read More: The Real cost of Natural Resources There’s some good news and some bad news for those who feel that the Unique Identity number for Indians will be an invasion of their privacy. First the good news. It turns out that the ID will be linked to only four pieces of information namely: Name Address Date of Birth Fingerprints . . . → Read More: Indian Unique National ID will not include Personal Details It’s not often that I get to read a book that is as big an eye opener as “The Jungle“. It’s on the same plane as “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” and from what I read afterwards, was far more instrumental in bringing direct change to one of the largest industries in America based . . . → Read More: Book Review: "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair In an earlier post, I had lamented the large number of formats in the ebook business leading to users being unable to view their books on multiple devices, and forcing them to stay with one particular ebook provider. We had seen how the “ePub” format was the way to go as it . . . → Read More: Google Books allows eBooks download via the ePub format! |
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