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Indian Government Advances WMD Detection Effort
The Indian government has approved more than $6 million for producing technology for the rapid detection of biological, chemical or nuclear materials, the Press Trust of India reported yesterday (see GSN, March 24). “Under the project for NBC defense, [the Defense Research and Development Organization] has been tasked to develop quick and fast detection systems Read More »
- July 12, 2010
- | Filed under South Asia, Biological Weapons, and Countermeasures
Pakistan Weighs Death Penalty for Biological Weapons Users
Pakistan is considering imposing strong penalties that include the death sentence for those found guilty of developing, producing or deploying biological weapons, The News reported today (see GSN, Jan. 6). Islamabad’s governing Cabinet is set to consider legislation containing the proposed penalties today at the request of the nation’s Foreign Office. The biological weapons measure, Read More »
- June 30, 2010
- | Filed under South Asia and Research
Risk Management in Agriculture: What Role for Governments?
(OECD) Agricultural risk management policies should focus on catastrophic risks, according to this overview. Managing normal risk should be the preserve of farmers themselves, not of government policy.
- November 8, 2000
- | Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, Agriculture, International, and Policy & Initiatives