Quick notes: ID theft, Policy confusion...

• SSN scare: Your Social Security Number now looks like a time bomb. It Is.  (lesson for India). 



• Memo to Nitin Gadkari: Shift to e-vehicles won’t happen at gun point, govt needs to handhold auto firms



• Fossil Fuel Deadline: China developing timetable to end sales of fossil fuel cars. 



• Govt confusing automakers: After 18 months of sudden rule changes (like tax increase for hybrid cars), carmakers ask govt to set clear, stable policies.



• Dr. Appachanda Thimmaiah: Helping the entire country of Bhutan go organic 



• Land encroachment in Western Ghats: Approximately 1,65,796 acres of forest land, including 1,04,497 acres in the ecologically sensitive zone of Western Ghats, has been encroached upon. Christist land grab caused pogroms on tribals.



• Pakistan’s population surges: “The prophet Muhammad asked believers to marry and produce children.” 



• Extreme weather: As of now, only 2% of India's population is exposed to extreme weather, but by 2100, about 70% of the people will suffer.