Devinder Sharma

Devinder Sharma
Baba Ramdev's plan for reviving agriculture in India
Tens of thousands of people had come to Delhi to support the fast of Swami Ramdev that began on 4th June. In the early hours of 5th June (the midnight of June 4/5)
Posted on 14 Jun, 2011 05:31 PM


Monsoon blues - Don't take the Met Department's "almost normal" monsoon prediction for 2011 for granted - Article by Devinder Sharma
In 2009 when India was faced with one of its worst droughts, the monsoon forecast was for an 'almost normal' rainfall season.
Posted on 21 May, 2011 09:51 AM

You must have heard of the meteorological department’s monsoon forecast. It promises to be a near normal monsoon season from June-September with rains expected to be 98 per cent of the long period average with a 5 per cent variation. Sounds good.

Tsunami, mangroves and market economy: No lessons learnt - Article by Devinder Sharma
In the midst of all the technological prowess that the world boasts of, nature still has its own ways of making us realise that we are not on the right track,
Posted on 16 Mar, 2011 02:40 PM

The terrible earthquake and the disastrous sweep of the tsunami has left a trail of suffering in Japan. As our hearts go out to the Japanese, and to the impacted people, every natural disaster should provide us an opportunity to access where we have gone wrong.

Budget 2011-12 Analysis: Times of 'tough love' - Devinder Sharma
In 2010-11, Rs 5.02 lakh crore was provided by way of tax exemptions to industry. This is nothing but a subsidy for the rich.
Posted on 04 Mar, 2011 11:42 AM


Kerala's bill to penalise Coke - Relief and compensation for Plachimada factory victims
The Kerala government's decision to bring in a bill: Plachimada Coca-Cola Victims — Relief and Compensation Claims Special Tribunal in the State Assembly yesterday is certainly an epic decision.
Posted on 01 Mar, 2011 02:39 PM

 'The Bill proposes to get compensation from the company and to form a tribunal to provide time-bound compensation. The tribunal is to have a chairman, a technical member and an administrative member'.

Corruption has fuelled India's economic growth - OneWorld South Asia interview with Devinder Sharma
Devinder Sharma talks about the pressing farm crisis, the next steps for MGNREGA and howrampant corruption has fuelled India's economic growth.
Posted on 01 Feb, 2011 05:18 PM


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