independent.co.uk — Over 1,500 farmers in an Indian state committed suicide after being driven to debt by crop failure, it was reported today. The agricultural state of Chattisgarh was hit by falling water levels. "The water level has gone down below 250 feet here. It used to be at 40 feet a few years ago," Shatrughan Sahu, a villager in one of the districts...
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benjai28Apr 15, 2009
for an instant i thought it was and article from the onion
jasej1Apr 15, 2009
I can't seem to find any other reference to this event. CNN, AP, etc don't have information on this. :/
sweeneyownsApr 16, 2009
mcgangbang is a modern marvel. how dare you.
ihatehimApr 18, 2009
lol
pnunnApr 19, 2009
(gasp, shudder, stand up from couch, scratch ass, return to seated position, shudder again)
lobrien006Apr 20, 2009
"...millions of people that aren't supposed to be there consuming water....?" Who are you? everyone deserves water. Maybe if you stopped washing your cars 3 times a week we could have enough water for everyone... and I don't mean just Americans.PS How much fresh water do you get from Canada???
technopunditApr 22, 2009
Somewhere, those poor souls are being fitted with their wings.Moth wings.
thefinancemannApr 24, 2009
Guarantee if I bring this up around the water cooler no one has heard of or cares about this. People...unfortunately...are uninformed jerks...and generally suck.
manowarMay 13, 2009
@Usaar33 with 5 minutes, Google and Wiki Mughal Empire1526During this period, Mughal India was the second largest economy in the world. The gross domestic product of India in the 16th century was estimated at about 24.5% of the world economy, in comparison to Ming China's 25% share.[6][7]1600An estimate of India's pre-colonial economy puts the annual revenue of Emperor Akbar's treasury in 1600 at £17.5 million, in contrast to the entire treasury of Great Britain in 1800, which totalled £16 million. The gross domestic product of Mughal India in 1600 was estimated at about 22.6% the world economy, in comparison to Ming China's 29.2% share.[6][7]1700By this time, the Mughal Empire expanded to almost 1,000 million acres (4,000,000 km2), or 90 per cent of South Asia, and a uniform customs and tax administration system was enforced. Annual revenue reported by the Emperor Aurangzeb's exchequer exceeded £100 million in 1700 (twice that of Europe then). Thus, India emerged as the world's largest economy, followed by Manchu China and Western Europe.[6][7]# ^ a b c Angus Maddison (2001). The World Economy: A Millennial Perspective, OECD, Paris# ^ a b c Angus Maddison (2003). The World Economy: Historical Statistics, OECD, Paris
macgyrl64Jun 8, 2009
Either some parts of the world are going to turn into a mad max sort of deal or the people become nomads moving around to where the water is, perhaps both? Anyway to invest in water?