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A joint parliamentary panel’s report reveals how the industry pressured the government into diluting its biodiversity law.

An old ad for Vicco Vajradanti, a decades-old brand of herbal toothpaste and tooth powder, which ran in the 1980s and 1990s, opened to majestic views of waterfalls and forested slopes. The scenes then cut to close-ups of flowers and plants as the voice-over in Hindi went: “Nature’s gifts, so beautiful, so seductive. Nature gives us so much with so much love.” A few shots later, by way of setting up its products as ayurvedic medicines, it added: “Nature has given us many invaluable herbs for good dental health, which ayurveda adopted as medicines.”
While I grew up watching the …

The Supreme Court has mandated all advertisers to submit self-declarations certifying that their ads had no bogus claims. Easier said than implemented.
The moment my account was withheld, my world of learning came crashing down, but then came a sudden realization.
The Coastal Aquaculture Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2023, proposes to exempt India’s seafood industry from coastal regulations, just when the coast needed more protection.