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Who is more Influential in shaping Public Opinion?   NGOs or   Industry Associations During school I read one proverb, " one rotten apple spoils the whole basket ". In recent times there were many headlines in newspapers in which business houses were involved for many wrong reasons.   Some of them are: Coal mines allocation  2G allocation Defence contracts   Midday meal contracts Civil contracts Liquor Contracts Fund or loans diversion by large corporates Stock market manipulation Black Money Tax violations Pollution of water bodies by industries Land grabbing Illegal Mining Spurious and sub-standard products many more... Sometimes I wonder why none of these issues were ever highlighted or discussed by industry chambers. Why always NGOs came in front to expose these issues?  What is wrong with Industry Chambers? Why one rotten apple was allowed to spoils the whole basket? It is quite a disturbing trend, because today in public opinion

Should we allow India to become dustbin of the World? I know it is risky but you have to pay for my product, don't ask any question, this is my business, who are you? Yesterday (18th August 2014) in The Times of India, New Delhi Edition, on page 12, I saw an art icle , titled "Munna Bhai F SSAI".     It is a classic case how ignorance a bout the subject can create confusion in the society and create mistrust between various stakeholders.  On matters related to sc ience, editors must ensure that reports must have factual information and must quote the well researched reference of documents in support of their argument. Opinion s based on misleading information or planted b y vested interest group shows the weakness of standards in journalism. It is high time that country should clearly decide the role of editors and code of conduct in Newspapers I ndustry as we are expecting or planning to do for political class and judiciar y. Hopefully, some