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 Modi will close NITI Aayog due to fear, evidence found red handed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnVhXhc7cUk  
The Public India  Sep 29, 2024  Anjali Bharadhdwaj says Modi will close NITI Aayog due to fear, evidence found red handed

Govt ignored Niti red flag that data protection law could weaken RTI  https://indianexpress.com/article/india/govt-ignored-niti-red-flag-that-data-protection-law-could-weaken-rti-9593569/
Niti’s concern: Disclosure of personal info of public officials may not be possible in larger public interest too. On Jan 16, 2023, the NITI Aayog formally wrote to the Ministry of Electronics and IT urging it not to pass the proposed law as it would weaken the RTI act... the suggestion had come as part of the then ongoing inter-miniterial consultation and hte law was still in the draft stage.. 

 How a US-Based PR Firm Is Profiling Activists, Scientists Opposing Pesticides and GMO
Sarasvati Thuppadolla, Margot Gibbs and Elena DeBre  https://thewire.in/agriculture/how-a-us-based-pr-firm-is-profiling-activists-scientists-opposing-pesticides-and-gmo The firm spearheading this work is Missouri-based v-Fluence Interactive, founded and run by a former Monsanto executive, Jay Byrne, who previously worked as a communications executive at the US Agency for International Development (USAID). Since its creation in 2001, v-Fluence has provided a range of services including “in depth research, ongoing intelligence gathering, proprietary data-mining and analytics” to the global agrochemical and biotechnology industry.

v-Fluence also has links to corporate pesticide giants such as Syngenta which is currently facing a lawsuit in the US, with Byrne and v-Fluence as co-defendants. The lawsuit was filed by farmers with Parkinson’s disease who have alleged that their illness was caused by the company’s paraquat herbicide. They accuse Syngenta and v-Fluence of suppressing negative information on the dangers of paraquat, working to “neutralise” those who criticise it, and investigating the social media pages of people who reported injuries to Syngenta’s crisis hotline. 

 This Impending Disaster Can KILL 35 Lakh People | Mullaperiyar Dam Danger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQHPPdp0Cjg 
Gaurav Thakur   Sep 5, 2024 A major disaster could hit India, but we can prevent it. The 123-year-old Mullaperiyar Dam, located between Tamil Nadu and Kerala, is at risk of collapsing. If it bursts, it could flood five districts, affecting 3.5 million people. The dam, built in 1895, has shown cracks and leaks for decades, and experts, including the UN, IIT Roorkee, and Kerala's disaster management, recommend replacing it. If the dam fails, it could trigger a domino effect, breaking three nearby dams, including Asia's largest, Idukki Dam. But, despite the danger, Kerala and Tamil Nadu government are doing Blame Game Politics.