Apar Gupta“PRS Legislative Research www.prsindia.org is seeking applications for the position of Research Assistant (RA), a support-level role in the PRS team. The RA will be required to undertake tasks related to basic research and data collation. This is a support role, but will give …
Archives for the month February 2010
Public consultation, the right way
The Bt-brinjal consultation process has been unprecedented in several respects. Often we find politician’s referring to the metaphorical device of a “public debate” without following up on it. However, Minister of State for Environment and Forests, Mr. Jairam Ramesh followed through on his promises. What we saw were 7 public consultations, in which 8000 people participated. Views of expert scientists, farmers, chief ministers, non-governmental organisations were also solicited and considered.
Threats posed to privacy by cloud computing
The privacy debate is raging online with the recent statements by Mark Zuckerberg that Online Privacy is a fading norm. The onset of cloud computing presents another challenge to online privacy. Columbia Law Prof. Eben Moglen at a recent talk …
Open House discussion by TRAI
Saptak SanyalTELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
TRAI will be holding Open House Discussion on the Amendments required in the Telecom Consumers’ Protection and Redressal of Grievances Regulations, 2007 and Foreign Investment in Broadcasting Sector on 24th and 25th February …
SC exempting telecom operators to pay licence fee
Telecom Tiger Correspondent reports that the Supreme Court (SC) has passed an interim order exempting telecom operators to pay licence fees taking into account revenues from non-telecom services as well. The order is pending a final decision by the court. …
No Longer A Moot Problem: The extent of CCI’s jurisdiction
A few months ago, with the ink still not dry on the notification enforcing the Competition Act, 2002, I drafted a moot court problem for the students of my alma matter on it. The problem essentially concerned the jurisdictional hurdles which the Competition Commission of India will have to pass.
Cabinet nod to copyright amendments
The Union Cabinet today approved the proposal to introduce a Bill to amend the Copyright Act, 1957. The press release notes, that the “Ministry of Human Resource Development has proposed the amendments in order to gain clarity, remove operational difficulties …
Experts, Artists and Idiots
Law Ministry’s approval to 3G Spectrum auction
I just came across this bit of news that Law Ministry has finally given its approval to the Notice Inviting Application (NIA) that outlines the policy for allocating the 3 G spectrum. As Law Ministry only last month raised certain …
Yet another spectrum issue… Justice denied to ISP
Yet another spectrum issue… but this time both DoT and TDSAT has to share the blame on an equal basis…!!
Last year ISPAI ( a lobbying organization of ISP similar to COAI) sued DoT for making them surrender 2.5 GHz …