India Update
Published by MAC on 2006-06-28
India Update
28th June 2006
The Indian Communist Party is threatening Orissa-wide protests in response to the governments' announcement that it intends to partially privatise the country's biggest aluminium producer.
Delhi-based Toxic Links claims that millions of Indians are now at risk from mercury poisoning.
An eloquent article in the Goa Herald says it would be hard to find anywhere in the world that has suffered more from its reliance on mining.