In the name of crecimiento and investment, the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi - in power since the end of May - has decided to make the environmental protection regulations more flexible in order to facilitate the construction of infrastructure and the implementation of polygons Industrial
Indian media have revealed that the National Council of the fauna and the plant species has given the green light to about 140 projects, such as the construction of a pinch (made with three fingers) hydroelectric and a gas pipeline in the northeast. What has never been seen in such a short time.
This deluge of authorizations comes just days after a change in leadership within the organization. The scales traditionally reserved for five NGO they are now occupied by representatives of an environmental agency under the Government of Gujarat, the seat of the prime minister.
Similarly, ten Scientists with different competences (from marine fauna to Himalayan flora) had to abandon their seats to two experts specialized in the protection of the tiger and the elephant.