Devinder Sharma
@Devinder_Sharma
Writer, Researcher, Columnist, Author #economics #global trade #food and agricultural policy #environment #development
Despite all the excitement being shown at the Indo-UK #FTA, please ensure that the country does not become a dump for #junkfood from UK. Make sure, no ultra-processed foods are allowed. India is already the capital for diabetics. Child obesity is growing. m.economictimes.com/opinion/et-com…
Prof. M.S Swaminathan, a visionary beyond science,was a tireless advocate for farmers’ rights, ecological justice & food sovereignty.@Devinder_Sharma reminds us that doesn’t reduce him to just a scientist. True tribute lies in collective memory—not elite silos. 🌾
Don't belittle the legacy of Prof M S Swaminathan's by keeping him confined to a scientific box. Globally, he was the only celeb I know who sought and fought for income parity for farmers. A giant of his times, please celebrate his centenary by unboxing the legend. My article
Don't belittle the legacy of Prof M S Swaminathan's by keeping him confined to a scientific box. Globally, he was the only celeb I know who sought and fought for income parity for farmers. A giant of his times, please celebrate his centenary by unboxing the legend. My article
India wastes 73.6 lakh tons of fruits and 1.2 crore tons of veg, amounting to a whopping over ₹1.52 lakh crore annually. This represents anything between 6-15% of all the fruit and 5-12% of veg produced, constituting 3.7% of India’s agricultural GVA. thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-b…
किसान की लौकी की फसल ₹1/किलो भी नहीं बिक रही, मुनाफा छोड़िए किसानों की लागत भी नहीं निकल रही, गायों को खिलाने को मजबूर, ₹1~1.5 लाख की लागत लगाकर भी अपनी लौकी की फसल फेंकने को मजबूर हैं किसान ! आप क्या भाव खरीद रहे हैं लौकी ?
My net worth is zero ! ~Anil Ambani Total debt across group companies stood over ₹1.7 lakh crore in 2018 ! Recoveries have ranged from as low as 1% at RCom to 37% in Reliance Capital, in lay mans terms, recovery ranged from ₹1 to ₹37 for ₹100 owed by Anil Ambani group !
More than Income, roads are a better marker to measure the grotesque inequality of India . For 12% car owners, mobility policy is pushing the 88% to scramble for space to move around .
The highway to divide. A public road turned into a toll-rich corridor, bypassing people, bulldozing nature. What an article, demolishing the myth of development that is being very cleverly used to usurp fertile agricultural land. Must read.
Since Mohali faces frequent power outages, why can't every cut in power be deducted from the monthly bill that customers pay? How long can the people pay for the inefficiencies of @PSPCLPb? @BhagwantMann
The highway to divide. A public road turned into a toll-rich corridor, bypassing people, bulldozing nature. What an article, demolishing the myth of development that is being very cleverly used to usurp fertile agricultural land. Must read.
#Landpooling policy being pushed in Punjab is a classic example of 'socialsm for the rich and capitalism for farmers.' If not, @BhagwantMann needs to explain.
Just like Modi’s 3 black farm laws, Panjab’s Land Pooling Policy gives no judicial route to farmers. All complaints to be handled by same corrupt babus grabbing land in the first place. @BhagwantMann ji, is this your idea of inqalab? farmers begging before officers looting them?
Thank you @dineshcsharma for opening our eyes to the "highest standards of transparency and compliance with regulatory mechanism" that has landed #medicaleducation into a dirty den of corruption. People ultimately pay the cost.
What must happen now: ✅ Ban pre‑harvest glyphosate desiccation ✅ Push for stricter residue limits aligned with health‑based benchmarks, not industry-friendly thresholds. ✅ Hold glyphosate manufacturers and regulators accountable—their complacency is poisoning our food.
Despite the stern warning about #Glyphosate health impact, a committee is seeking approval for herbicide tolerant #HtBtCotton. All members of the committee should be held accountable for any future health and environment damage that the society will face. pan-europe.info/press-releases…
long-term exposure to glyphosate and its formulations, even at very low levels equivalent to the EU’s Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI), causes early-onset leukemia in rats.
Despite the stern warning about #Glyphosate health impact, a committee is seeking approval for herbicide tolerant #HtBtCotton. All members of the committee should be held accountable for any future health and environment damage that the society will face. pan-europe.info/press-releases…
We should not introduce #HTcrops it will destroy our land & water & human health
Despite the stern warning about #Glyphosate health impact, a committee is seeking approval for herbicide tolerant #HtBtCotton. All members of the committee should be held accountable for any future health and environment damage that the society will face. pan-europe.info/press-releases…
@Agrigoi @ChouhanShivraj @OfficeofSSC @moefcc @Byadavbjp @PMOIndia - HTBt cotton does not get approval n glyphosate is banned. - Illegal HTBt cotton is tackled; guilty r punished. - GEAC Committee members approving HTBt cotton are personally made liable for any harm arising
Despite the stern warning about #Glyphosate health impact, a committee is seeking approval for herbicide tolerant #HtBtCotton. All members of the committee should be held accountable for any future health and environment damage that the society will face. pan-europe.info/press-releases…
This is how the nation gets squeezed while a few prosper. This is how income inequality is woven into the economic design that the world is made to follow. And we remain a mute and helpless spectator while policymakers celebrate a flawed premise of growth.
#Keonjhar | Odisha Vigilance raids properties of DFO Nityananda Nayak, found to be possessing 115 plots in several districts across the state. At least 53 plots are in his name, with 49 in his wife’s name, 16 in the name of his two sons, and another 4 plots in his daughter’s…
Want to know why our tax payments will never be enough? And this guy will come out clean after 20 years (our judicial system zindabad) and get arrears and pension. You fall ill or into bad times as a private employee (majority of Indians) you get nothing - no social security…
#Keonjhar | Odisha Vigilance raids properties of DFO Nityananda Nayak, found to be possessing 115 plots in several districts across the state. At least 53 plots are in his name, with 49 in his wife’s name, 16 in the name of his two sons, and another 4 plots in his daughter’s…
No one killed 180 persons in Mumbai train blast? 180 लोगों की मौत का जिम्मेदार कौन? किसने ब्लास्ट किया, सबूतों के अभाव में मुंबई ट्रेन विस्फोट में दोषी ठहराए गए सभी 12 लोगों को बरी किया गया, किसकी चूक है #Mumbai #TrainBlast #Rajthakre #UddhavThackeray
This is a very important warning. Countries like India cannot blindly push AI for enhancing automation not realising that #AI can potentially ruin lives.
Countries are eager to use AI to automate government processes, but this risks eroding public trust and feelings of democratic control – because with these uses, AI mistakes can ruin lives. newscientist.com/article/248809…
मोदी सरकार खरबपति मित्रों को loan write off के माध्यम से पिछले 9 वर्षों में 12 लाख करोड़ की “रेवड़ियाँ” बाँट चुकी है। देश में आर्थिक असमानता 100 वर्षों में सबसे चरम पर है, पर मोदी सरकार Public Sector बैंकों के लाखों करोड़ अपने मित्रों पर लुटा रही है। ग़रीब जनता को लूट कर,…