Greenpeace India "May Close Soon"

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Source: bbc

The environmental group Greenpeace has said it may be forced to shut down in India in a month because the government has frozen its bank accounts.

India blocked the group's accounts last month, accusing it of violating tax laws and working against its economic interests.

Greenpeace says the restrictions are an "attempt to silence criticism".

In a long-running dispute India has accused the environmental group of "stalling development projects" by protesting against large infrastructure plans.

Since coming to power in May last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has pushed through a series of long-awaited reforms and new policies making it easier for companies to win approval for new projects.

Greenpeace activists have accused him of watering down environmental rules after the government allowed industries to operate closer to protected green zones.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-32587435

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1. If Nature doesn’t care about India, Why should India care about Nature?

But seriously, closing down the Greenpeace office in India is a stupid thing to do.

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2. There's a long-simmering war between the Indian government and NGOs

This is yet another battle in it.

http://foreignpolicy.com/2014/07/21/indias-ngo-backlash/

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3. humans are getting more self destructive

in the face of over population .

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4. yes, and the 'needs' of the greedy are increasingly difficult to meet