Can the TRIPS Agreement (1994) readily facilitate the transfer of technology to developing and least developed countries?

Impact of 3D printer.

The grid extension has long been the primary means of electrification of the region. However, connection to the grid is most of the time practically impossible due to geographical remoteness, thick jungles, rugged terrains, high costs of supply, low household incomes, low consumptions, dispersed settlement of consumers, and inadequate road infrastructures. As a result, decentralized diesel generators are most often used for rural electrification in the region. However, the high costs that are associated with the transportation of fuels and the maintenance of those systems make them unsuitable for rural electrification in developing countries. On a world basis, fossil fuel resources are experiencing a rapid depletion, resulting in an ever-increasing price which tends to make them unaffordable for developing nations. The growing evidence of global warming phenomena due to the release of greenhouse gases when burning those fuels is another critical reason for reducing our dependence on them. Therefore, finding alternative energy sources to meet the growing energy demand while minimizing adverse environmental impacts is becoming an imperative task.

Renewable energy sources, namely solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, and hydro, being inexhaustible, locally available, free, and eco-friendly can constitute potential sources of alternative energy, especially for local power generation in remote rural areas. Increasing interest has been given to their utilization since the oil crises of the 1970s.

The main drawbacks associated with the utilization of renewable energy sources are their unreliability and inability to work efficiently due to their intermittent and fluctuating nature, which generally leads to the over-sizing of the system, thereby increasing the investment cost.

Climate change is drastically affecting the availability of and accessibility to food in many developing countries. Are there obligations that States have, the fulfillment of which would lessen the impact of climate change on food.

Developing countries have witnessed a lot of entrepreneurial activities as a result of economic globalization.

Low birth weight (LBW) is still a major public health issue, particularly in poor nations. However, LBW is still linked to cardio-metabolic, mental, and infant and adult mortality in both developed and developing nations. Between 15% and 20% of all births are thought to be LBW or very low birth weight ( 1500 g), as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), which equates to at least 20 million infants worldwide.

FDI is a big issue in the Indian economy today.

We are planning a study to determine thalassemia carrier prevalence in a developing country

A free market economy requires less state intervention. Concurrently, it often requires a degree of democratisation of its institutions which- to a certain extent- facilitates economic activity. This is at least partially true as far as a significant number of countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia are concerned. Thus, it seems that a democratic climate seems to favour a free market economy. At the same time, a free market economy appears to be reliant on democracy for its functioning. This reciprocal relationship presents an interesting research ground that has probably been explored in insufficient depth. What are your kind responses to this empirical observation?