‘It’s our god, our mother’ For forests

‘It’s our god, our mother’: For Odisha’s tribes, preserving forests is key to a sustainable future

Access to naturally grown forest produce would go a long way in protecting tribal communities in Odisha from the worst impacts of climate change.

https://scroll.in/article/861261/its-our-god-our-mother-for-odishas-tribes-preserving-forests-is-key-to-a-sustainable-future

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Centre has allowed import of GM edible oil, violating food safety laws

Governments have broken laws,and ignored scientific warnings to permit food companies to sell us dangerous and untested processed food products for years. 

https://scroll.in/article/863560/for-years-indias-food-safety-regulator-has-twisted-rules-to-allow-sale-of-unsafe-processed-food

The governments, including this one, allowed illegal import of Genetically Modified edible oil for years. Modi govt wrongly is passing the blame to state governments for it:

https://scroll.in/article/863839/centre-admits-in-parliament-that-it-allowed-import-of-gm-edible-oil-in-violation-of-food-safety-law 

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