18 Aug 2010
Who is to be blamed for global warming ?
An income / expenditure survey of 63,000 Indian households ( selected from an initial listing of 450,000 households ) found :
· 45 % of the Indian population earn less than Rs.20 per day ( less than US $ 0.50 )
That is nearly 500 million people !
If they cut down trees for firewood to cook their 4 teaspoons of rice , could you blame them for global warming ?
[ source : Interview with Rajesh Shukla – author : How India Earns, Spends and Saves : Times of India / Aug 11,2010 ]
Hemen Parekh
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