Wages against Housework

“They say its love; let’s say it’s an unwanted job. They call it frigidity; we call it absenteeism.”             Starting with such denting lines Silvia Federici’s ‘The wages against Housework Manifesto’ circumnavigates around the everyday oppression that is faced by the housewives particularly in the lower middle class and poor section, they are subjected to…

HOW IS GI DIFFERENT FROM TRADEMARK

WHAT IS GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION (GI)? Section 2(1)(e) [i]of the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999, defines GI as an indication capable of identifying goods, including natural goods, agricultural goods, or manufactured goods, as manufactured or originating in a country’s territory, or a locality or region within that territory, where a specific quality,…

OIL BONDS

WHAT ARE OIL BONDS? Oil bonds are special securities issued by the government to oil marketing companies in lieu of cash subsidy. These bonds are typically of a long-term tenure like 15-20 years and oil companies are paid interest. Oil bonds are special securities issued by the government to oil marketing companies in lieu of…