Archives for 2nd June 2016

ECOCIDE/EXTINCTION

From the Green Revolution to GMOs: Living in the shadow of global agribusiness

2nd June 2016

Colin Todhunter writes: Powerful corporations hold sway over a globalised system of food and agriculture from seed to plate. The narrative about farming has been shaped to benefit this handful of influential corporations. With major mergers within the agribusiness sector in the pipeline, power will be further consolidated and the situation is likely to worsen….

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ENERGY

Video: AAP Leader Ashish Khetan alleges “massive power scam” involving Adani, Ambani and Essar

Akhil Kumar reports: Citing an investigation conducted by the finance ministry’s Department of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Ashish Khetan, AAP member and vice-chairman of the Delhi Dialogue Commission, has written to PM Narendra Modi demanding swift action in what he says is a massive scam in which major Indian power companies have been siphoning off public money offshore….

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