00:00NASA saying that the frequency of both droughts and floods have doubled over the last 10 to 20
00:07years. In India, we are not only the world's most populous country, we are also the country
00:12where there is the biggest informal sector and the biggest proportion of population dependent
00:18on agriculture and allied industries. What is going to happen to those crops standing under
00:23the sun? Think of the farmer, big chunk of population dependent on agriculture. They're
00:28also dependent on the monsoons and climate change is going to disrupt the rainfall patterns
00:34it already has. How will there be crops at all? What economic growth are we talking of?
00:38There is just too much rain at the wrong place at the wrong time. From where will the crops
00:42come? And if the crops are not there, what economy are we talking of? India is one of the countries
00:47that is going to be the hardest hit even in economic terms. What economic growth are we
00:52talking of being negligent of climate change?
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