The new ordinance on land acquisition will allow land grabbers to deprive millions, destroy agriculture, horticulture, rivers, forests, tree cover and mangroves to extract minerals as well as ground water, without replenishment at a pace that will not leave anything for the next generation, warns activist Medha Patkar.
The elements are all aligned to make India a global powerhouse, says IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde.
'If fame, money and comfort are the only factors that drive us, then we are playing cricket for entirely the wrong reasons.'
