The message is simple cheap growth has a high environmental cost. What does biotech multinational giant Monsanto have to say. A human animal conflict is unfolding in Corbett National Park. This time the humans are being hunted. Crop raiding by elephants has left many people dead in Corbett.
Toxicity is inherent in it.
It is built upon an intensive use of energy and materials. One aspect of this toxicity which is little understood, is the speed with which it can grow. Recent studies done by the World Bank have been stunning. It is not surprising, therefore, why Southeast Asia, East Asia and China which have recently seen unprecedented growth rates in human economic history, are today suffering from extremely high levels of pollution. India has not enjoyed the same rapid economic growth as these regions of Asia but it too is suffering from increasing levels of pollution.