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Neutral Net: A gate-pass to the global society
The Asian Age, September 19, 2015
By Pradeep S Mehta
Noam Chomsky, a
famous leftist American philosopher, once said: “The
Internet could be a very positive step towards education,
organisation and participation in a meaningful society.”
This stands true in the current scenario, where the
Internet has moulded the world into a global society,
truncated distances and enabled thought sharing beyond
boundaries. Also acting as an educational hub, the
Internet has helped providing solutions in seconds, which
earlier used to take hours of search in libraries. There
is no denying that the Internet has now turned into what
Bill Gates once referred as “town square for the global
village.
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India’s change of tack on climate issue
Business Line, September 17, 2015
By Pradeep S Mehta
A pull-back from
the emission reduction commitments made in 2009 is likely.
But we should have a sustainable plan.
With the
submission deadline for the Intended Nationally Determined
Contributions (INDC) for the Paris Climate Summit drawing
near, the spotlight is once again on New Delhi. India,
which is hosting a meeting of like-minded developing
countries on this subject, is the last major player which
is yet to announce its INDC.
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The mess that is food regulation
The Hindu Business Line, September 03, 2015
By Pradeep S Mehta
The Food Safety
and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has produced a
volcanic blast in the Indian food processing industry.
In the process,
it is not just Maggi or Nestle which has been singed; the
law and the regulator, the Food Safety and Standard Act,
2006 (FSSA), and the FSSAI, have been scathed as well.
This is especially after the Bombay High Court’s order
questioning the lab test results and violation of the
principles of natural justice by it, during the process.
Both, consumer safety and investment climate are at stake;
we need a convergent approach..
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