Silverpuram: In a village 3 Km from Sterlite plant, every other house has a cancer patient... From the archives of this blog: Taking away good, fertile, agricultural land for industrial gas-belchers is a bad idea
Prosperity Gospel: Padre with three planes wants followers to pay for a $54 million private jet
How Japan dealt with the Christian Threat: When Christians were captured they would be made to renounce their faith and live their lives as Buddhists. The state “wants not martyrs, but apostates. Apostates better than martyrs attest the impotence of a religion, especially when those apostates had been apostles of the faith and priests.” After they renounced their faith, priests were forced to take wives as part of their new lives and were constantly monitored by the authorities. If renunciation was not forthcoming through torture, however, the final act would be execution.
India-China border: China is digging for gold right next to its disputed border with India. “Extensive power lines and communication networks have been established, while construction is under way on an airport that can handle passenger jets.”
Tariff battle:
In a retaliatory move, India proposes to raise duties by up to 100% on
20 products such as almonds, apple and specific motorcycles imported
from the US
Karnataka bungle: “Once Modi and Shah left, the leaders here went into sleeping mode. The induction of former CM S M
Krishna was not used for the
benefit of the party. If the party had issued a ticket to Krishna’s
daughter Shambhavi from Maddur, a better show would have been possible”.
Caste math: A profile of the new Karnataka assembly
NASA satellites reveal freshwater decline: In northern India, groundwater extraction for irrigation of crops such as wheat and rice have caused a rapid decline in available water, despite rainfall being normal throughout the period studied. The fact that extractions already exceed recharge during normal precipitation does not bode well for the availability of groundwater during future droughts.
Pashtun movement: A new nonviolent mass movement has swept through Pakistan in recent months, demanding an end to Pakistan military’s oppression and extrajudicial killings of minority ethnic Pashtuns. This grassroots movement has rattled Pakistan’s deep state, primarily the notorious spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence.
Flipkart deal: Is that really good news for India? For India as a country, the falling of Flipkart into foreign hands is a serious setback to Modi’s ‘Make in India’ dreams. The entire e-commerce battle is now America versus America.
Indian trader, farmer groups decry Flipkart deal: Traders say they are most concerned about predatory pricing and steep
discounting by e-commerce firms with deep pockets thanks to foreign
funding that could edge out smaller rivals. . “Whoever is protesting also has a story to tell. If you look at our history as a country, there was a history of colonialism. And there is always a fear that you start with trade and then it becomes control”.
We need a level playing field, say retailers:
"While we have been telling that there is no level playing field, they
are still not being taken care of. The real war is not about online and
offline; our belief is that the real issue is about FDI in multi-brand
retail is allowed or not".
"The Hindu Religion alone is Santana Dharma. The various creeds that you hear of nowadays have come into existence by the will of God & will disappear again thro His will.....The Hindu Region has always existed & will always exist" Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna date 20.10.1884 p642
Meat alternatives:
The largest share of meat alternative consumers are people looking to
reduce their meat intake and so-called flexitarians. There are growing
health, ethical and sustainability concerns around animal farming and so
every market forecast is highly optimistic that the market for meat
substitutes will grow.