Why is Mumbai unsustainable?

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In India, there is no animal more respected than cows. This millenary tradition comes from the story of Krishna, one of the main deities of Hinduism, which is practiced by 80% of the population of the subcontinent.

However, despite the halo that surrounds these animals, the situation of the millions of cows in India is out of control, with ruminants abandoned to their fate, grazing famished among garbage until they lose their lives.

In addition, the abandoned cows also foster a climate of religious tension, which reaches its peak in the nascent beef industry, operated by a Muslim minority, which uses these animals so much for daily sustenance.

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One of the concerns that remains in our country refers to the capacity to sustain this export strategy when it is intensely based on the exploitation of natural resources and the availability of internationally cheap labor. Sufficient emphasis has been placed on the need for export development based on light industry, which creates new advantages by incorporating greater value added to production. The policies that this requires go far beyond the strictly commercial ones, and need to look to the future with the same determination as Korea did several decades ago, and as other Asian economies continue to do by transforming agricultural societies into industrial powers.

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This is undoubtedly an unprecedented situation in one of the countries hardest hit by the pandemic, which continues to string together record numbers and has had to resort to desperate measures, such as the installation of makeshift crematoria and pyres.

Despite the appearance of the Indian variant of the coronavirus, experts insist that it was detected last October and that the current situation may not be directly related.

Thus, he recalled that India has been hit from the beginning with rates “far above those of the countries surrounding it” and has clarified that the Government is working on it: “It is not part of COVAX, but the next step is to see what measures need to be taken and to what extent the capacities in the health system are already in place to be able to deal with this situation”, he stressed.

The WHO regrets that, due to the health crisis, the Serum Institute – in charge of the production of more than 60 percent of the vaccines worldwide – will not be able to deliver the 90 million doses it had planned to distribute between April and May.

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The largest and most expensive residence in the world, which was also intended to be the greenest building in the world has recently been completed in Mumbai, India; and the truth is that the sensations it leaves us with are like spring roll sauce: bittersweet.

The world’s largest and most expensive residence, which was also intended to be the world’s greenest building has recently been completed in Mumbai, India; and the truth is that the sensations it leaves us with are like spring roll sauce: sweet and sour.

Built in a country that has approximately one third of its population in the highest levels of world poverty, the Antilia House perfectly exemplifies the diseases that affect our current society, the abuse in consumption, the extreme waste and an unsustainable way of life for the planet.

It contains a care and beauty area, gymnasium, a dance studio, swimming pool, party room, guest rooms, a multitude of lounges and a 50-seat cinema. Three helipads have been installed on the roof and the basement has parking for 160 vehicles. The Ambani family has hired more than 600 employees to keep the entire complex clean, tidy and ready for operation.