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How India’s battle with climate change could determine all of our fates | Environment | The Guardian
▻https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/nov/06/how-indias-battle-with-climate-change-could-determine-all-of-our-fates

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“It’s a lucky charm,” says Rajesh, pointing to the solar-powered battery in his window that he has smeared with turmeric as a blessing. “It has changed our life.”

He lives in Rajghat, a village on the border of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh states, and until very recently was one of the 240 million Indians who live without electricity. In the poverty that results, Rajghat has become a village of bachelors, with just two weddings in 20 years.

“No one wants to give their daughter to me,” says Sudama, another young man.

#inde #climat #énergie_renouvelable

The Bengal Famine: How the British engineered the worst genocide in human history for profit

►http://yourstory.com/2014/08/bengal-famine-genocide

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The British had a ruthless economic agenda when it came to operating in India and that did not include empathy for native citizens. Under the British Raj, India suffered countless famines. But the worst hit was Bengal. The first of these was in 1770, followed by severe ones in 1783, 1866, 1873, 1892, 1897 and lastly 1943-44. Previously, when famines had hit the country, indigenous rulers were quick with useful responses to avert major disasters. After the advent of the British, most of the famines were a consequence of monsoonal delays along with the exploitation of the country’s natural resources by the British for their own financial gain. Yet they did little to acknowledge the havoc these actions wrought. If anything, they were irritated at the inconveniences in taxing the famines brought about.

#inde #histoire #bengale #famine #empire_britannique

The Bengal Famine: How the British engineered the worst #genocide in human history for profit

The British had a ruthless economic agenda when it came to operating in India and that did not include empathy for native citizens. Under the British Raj, India suffered countless famines. But the worst hit was Bengal. The first of these was in 1770, followed by severe ones in 1783, 1866, 1873, 1892, 1897 and lastly 1943-44. Previously, when famines had hit the country, indigenous rulers were quick with useful responses to avert major disasters. After the advent of the British, most of the famines were a consequence of monsoonal delays along with the exploitation of the country’s natural resources by the British for their own financial gain. Yet they did little to acknowledge the havoc these actions wrought. If anything, they were irritated at the inconveniences in taxing the famines brought about.

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تحية | رجاء الناصر : المعارضة التي تشـبهنا | الأخبار
▻http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/199517

تحية | رجاء الناصر: المعارضة التي تشـبهنا

Long hommage du quotidien Al-Akhbar à Rajâ al-Nasser, un homme clé de la résistance de l’ombre en Syrie, celle des « Coordinations », celle dont on ne parle pas dans les médias (sauf dans ce quotidien exceptionnel une fois de plus).

▻http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/199519
▻http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/199518
▻http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/199520
▻http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/199521
▻http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/199559
▻http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/199558