As a river dies: India could be facing its greatest human catastrophe ever

[Binkie The Clown]

2. And yet economists talk about India's bright economic future.

Economists, it seems, know nothing about ecology and the habitat needed to support such vast numbers of human animals. They seem to forget that, after all is said and done, a human being is still a biological creature, an animal that needs habitat to survive. This is probably because those living in cities are far enough removed from the food-growing habitat that supports them that they forget it even exists, or that it is crucial to survival. To them, food comes from a supermarket, and if demand exceeds supply, new suppliers will come online to meet the demand.