As the growth versus green debate intensifies with the Environment ministry issuing benchmarks for marking no-go areas, the coal ministry and the NHAI building pressure for clearances through the PMO and the National Investment Board being rechristened as Cabinet Committee on Investment, both sides are building their case on the poor’s right to a better life. Unfortunately, it is a matter of convenience, and not conviction, for both.
The growth vs green debate: Not in the name of the poor
Jay Mazoomdaar
• February 25, 2013, 15:32:46 IST
As the growth versus green debate intensifies with the Environment ministry issuing benchmarks for marking no-go areas, the coal ministry and the NHAI building pressure for clearances through the PMO and the National Investment Board being rechristened as Cabinet Committee on Investment, both sides are building their case on the poor’s right to a better life. Unfortunately, it is a matter of convenience, and not conviction, for both.
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Written by Jay Mazoomdaar
Recipient of a number of journalism awards and prizes, including those from International Press Institute, Commonwealth Press Union and Prem Bhatia Trust, for his investigative reports, Jay Mazoomdaar’s focus is on environment, development, community and conflict. An independent journalist based in Delhi, he also dabbles in political and sports writing and films occasional documentaries. see more
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