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World Service,18 Jul 2011,10 mins

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Alan Johnston presents insight, wit and analysis from BBC correspondents around the world. In this edition: A sacred site, or a mountain of money? India's storming economy is good news for many: it's lifting people out of poverty, bringing them jobs, better health and housing - and in some cases, prosperity. But with development comes an insatiable appetite for resources, for the raw materials gobbled up by the factories which help power any economic boom. Justin Rowlatt, who's been travelling in Orissa, has been talking to members of one community who are determined to keep the modern world at bay, and preserve the Nyamgiri hills they hold sacred.

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