Theft & destruction of Indias Natural Resources

[Guest]

Starting this threat to document the theft of Indias natural resources which has accelerated since the late nineties.

We believe we are wealthier as a nation but in reality we are poorer.

The list of resources that are being siphoned away of destroyed by MNCs, politicians, nations and wrong are



Mineral - ores, diamonds

Water - control of fresh water sources; water poisoning because of fertilizers and pesticides - coke and pepsi

Land - Destruction of soil productivity due to extensive use of poisonous fertilizers

Forests - Rampant destruction of forests by mining comglomerates

Biodiversity - Monoculture related destruction





Please feel free to add more.

[Guest]

http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/b...eatures%29



A Land Mine Waiting to Explode

This could be independent India’s biggest scam, worth an alleged Rs 300,000 crore. From the small to the big, famous to the infamous, all are guilty of illegal mining in Orissa.



Das says that even suspicions that the illegally mined iron ore and manganese loads wind their way across the border to such places as Nepal and China, and are then used to make small weapons for Maoists, cannot be ruled out.

[Guest]

Deforestation of Chatisgarh by Congress stooges.

[Guest]

Please participate and also forward the posts to friends and family.

This is one of the most dangerous things happening in India with very little coverage from mainstream press.

We will be left with nothing like the empty kolar mines

[Guest]

[url="http://www.dailypioneer.com/231667/Ivory-mafia-makes-a-killing-in-Kerala.html"]Ivory mafia makes a killing in Kerala[/url]

40 elephants done to death in 3 years



Inter-State ivory peddlers are flourishing in Kerala despite the vigil mounted by the police and Forest department. Authorities admit the number of elephants — both wild and tamed — falling victim to these rackets is increasing by the year.



Forest officials call the criminals ‘ivory mafia’. Ivory worth crores of rupees had been seized by the department personnel in 2009 but smuggling of ivory has still not stopped. Officials say the seized ivory may not constitute even half the volume of the contraband being smuggled out of the State.



According to the department, at least 12 wild elephants died in the past three years but when the bodies were found by wildlife guards, their tusks and teeth were missing. Officials say the ivory mafia manages to extract them before the Forest personnel spot the bodies. The department had identified at least three cases of poaching last year, all related to tusk-extraction and peddling.



The average weight of the tusks of a fully grown tusker could come up to 75 kg. The domestic price of ivory is Rs 16,000 per kg and this could be much higher in the international market. This means that the tusks of an elephant could fetch up to Rs 12 lakh for the owner, the officials said.



“This is about the elephants that died of natural causes or in accidents. One estimate is that about 40 elephants had become victims of mafia-backed poachers in three years,” said an official.



The usual method adopted by the poachers to kill wild elephants is to first catch them by planting allu — planks with nails jutting out — on the elephant corridors. Poachers also use low-intensity explosives hidden in huge balls of jaggery that explode in the mouths of the pachyderms. They also shoot elephants to death occasionally, according to officials. Since the killings take place in deep forests, the authorities come to know later.

[Guest]

Mittal does not want to invest in a Steel plant but sure have plenty of mining interests



He has huge interests in Bellary Mines, Chiria Mines even Goa Mines.

But there is no giving back to the land.

Same story with Reliance. All Mukesh Ambani gives is - huge bribes to politicians and that exclusive school where his own daughter is head girl

[Guest]

Found this thread on GMOs



http://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewtop...71&start=0



Also this great series. Please watch this series to understand what is happening in INdia



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hErvV5YEH...re=related

[Guest]

Latest loot



Global giant Rio Tinto may soon get diamond mining licence for project in Madhya Pradesh, India



Did we even know that we had diamond mines in India? Is there a relationship to insurgencies in these regions. Look at Africa

[Guest]

Shocking..

CBI report on wholesale loot of India and the interconnections - telecom, mines, oil & natural gas.. Look at the names



- Tata

- Reliance - Mukesh Ambani

- Politicians - Raja, Koda etc

- Media

- NGOs



http://beta.thehindu.com/multimedia/arch...11165a.pdf

[shameem007]

Please participate and also forward the posts to friends and family.

This is one of the most dangerous things happening in India with very little coverage from mainstream press.

We will be left with nothing like the empty kolar mines