Gene-hunters home in on India
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Foreign geneticists are making every effort to collect human genetic material from India, while the Indian government plans tighter laws on the export of human blood and DNA samples in accordance with the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). The government plans to limit exports to those foreign collaborators who agree to technology transfer and to pay royalties from discoveries made using the genetic material. However, India has been unable to amend its Patent Act to comply with GATT due to opposition from environmental groups.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1996
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India opens up its nuclear reactors to foreign inspection
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India is to allow international experts to examine two of its existing nuclear reactors and the design for its new 500-MW reactors. Experts commend the action, but perceive it as a response to criticism about the unsafe nature of its older reactors, and as an action related to India's refusal to sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. Indian officials denies this second accusation, saying that the measure is intended to boost confidence in the industry and to attract private-sector investment.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1997
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India's nuclear tests meet with domestic praise and protests
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Nuclear tests carried out by India's Bharatiya Janata Party government have been widely approved by the general public and have also been supported by scientists. However, protestors, including Kuldip Nayar, India's former high commissioner to the UK, believe that such spending is dangerous and the tests are a political diversion.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1998
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