Helen Pidd — India Blackouts Leave 700 Million Without Power

Power cuts plunge 20 of India's 28 states into darkness as energy suppliers fail to meet growing demand.

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India Blackouts Leave 700 Million Without Power
Helen Pidd

This is either an anomaly or the beginning of trend. Impossible to know which yet. But if it is a trend, it is an ominous one.

Model on food prices and social unrest predicts crisis in 2013

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Model on food prices and social unrest predicts crisis in 2013

by Edward Harrison