K. G. Bhagat & Company

03/12/2014

The recent announcement by the Ministry of Defence that it will not be able to spare land for Solar Power is a commendable stand, which is based on their assessment of needs and future requirements.

Similar assessment studies are required to be conducted by various States in India, which have enthusiastically ventured into setting up of large scale Solar Farms without taking into account its long term impact on the scarce source i.e. LAND, because a lot of Real Estate is required to fulfill on the Solar Mission of India because ambitious target of 20,000 MW of Grid Connected Solar Power by the year 2022. The extant of Land required can be estimated from the fact that for 1MW of Solar Project, about 7-8 acres of land is required and by that count for 20,000MW about 1,50,000 Acres of land would be required.

Take for example the case of Punjab, where various large and small Solar Projects have been allocated and established/being established/proposed to be established, on Agricultural Lands. This has a direct impact of shrinking the Food Bowl of our Country by pushing us towards import of foodgrains, in addition to making idle the Farmers/Labour who work on that land to grow crops. At this stage, this may not be of significant impact, but with the ambitious Solar Policy of our Nation on its path of implementation, in the long run it is likely to have irreversible adverse effects on the production of foodgrains in India and labour market for unskilled workforce.

What's the way forward? The Government should come out with an advisory to various States and the Agencies accountable for implementation of the Solar Policy of the Nation, to be sensitive to the use of Agricultural Lands and other lands which may have a better potential value/use, other than using them for setting up of the Solar Farm.

This by no way means that the author is against the laudable objectives of self-sufficiency to be achieved through the Solar Policy of India, but wants Modi Government to fine tune and optimize it for the larger benefit of the 'We the People" keeping in mind the long term consequences of Solar Mission such that it turns out to be Boon and not a Bane.

- Advocate Vineet Bhagat

11/11/2014

MNRE invites proposals from promoters/builders/institutions for Renewable Energy Installations, Green Campus Development&Awareness/Trainings

10/11/2014

Authority under PPV&FR Act is wrongly equating term "Benefit" with "Sale Value" which needs to be challenged in the court of law

01/11/2014

Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has mandated multi-system operators (MSO) in Digital Addressable System (DAS) areas to place Star India channels on reference interconnect offer (RIO) with effect from November, 10.
Star channels would be disconnected if MSOs fail to enter into the RIO agreement by November, 10. Earlier, Star had issued disconnection notices to MSOs including DEN networks, Siti Cable and IndusInd Media & Communications Ltd. (IMCL) for non-signing of RIO agreement.
Recently, Star India has amended RIO to offer incentives to the MSOs and local cable operators (LCO's). The incentive to the MSOs is based on the number of Star channels carried, the number viewers and the ease of access to these channels.

28/10/2014

Soon going online, look out for our all new web page!
Our website will always be a work in progress. We will continue to update it regularly with new posts and publications and always strive to enhance our communication further through the use of social media.
However, while we are at it, there might be something which could have been overlooked and as it is, new perspectives are always welcomed.
Your feedback and comments can help us improve and make us serve you better, so please feel free to write to us regarding anything and everything you feel about our new page!

21/10/2014

Wishing everyone a very Prosperous Year ahead!
Shubh Dhanteras and Diwali!

17/10/2014

Try it Out!!! You will be amazed at the Breakthroughs you cause for yourself!!

NO ONE TO SAY NO!!
In a world that lacks so many traditional gatekeepers, there are fewer people than ever to say no to your project, your idea, your song. If you want to put it out there, go ahead.

On the other hand, that also means that there are fewer people who can say yes. That's now your job too.

If you work in an organization, the underlying rule is simple: People are not afraid of failure, they’re afraid of blame.

Avoid looking in the mirror and saying no.
More challenging: practice looking in the mirror and saying YES.

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2014/10/no-one-to-say-no.html

In a world that lacks so many traditional gatekeepers, there are fewer people than ever to say no to your project, your idea, your song. If you want to put it out there, go ahead. On the other hand, that...

16/10/2014

It is all in the Mind!!!
We are what we stand for...

LINE or STAFF?
The most urgent jobs tend to be line jobs. Profit and loss. Schedules to be drawn and honored. Projects to deliver.

The line manager initiates. The line manager delivers.

Staff jobs are important, no doubt about it. The staff keeps the lights on, provides resources on demand and is standing by ready to help the line manager. But the staff person doesn't get to say yes and doesn't get to say go.

In fact, the best staff people get that way by acting like they're on the line.

When you can, take responsibility. Say go.

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2014/10/line-or-staff.html

07/10/2014

Why most people fail to create a BRAND!! Very insightful!

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07/10/2014

The Nature of Failure!! Worth a read .. I never did look at this perspective ..


Cassandra and Pollyanna
You will often hear from people who will announce that it's all over, that this is the crisis that ends it, once and for all. The Cassandra sees the end of the road for the project or the brand or the culture. It's the end, now.

Cassandra is countered by the Pollyanna, who thinks everything is fine, will be fine and always is fine.

[Update: I got the details of the mythological Cassandra wrong, sorry. In legend, she not only says the world is going to end, but she's right, because she has the ability to see the future. And her curse is that no one listens to her! My point below, though, still stands enough that I'll leave it here:]

The thing is: failure almost always arrives in a whimper. It is almost always the result of missed opportunities, a series of bad choices and the rust that comes from things gradually getting worse.

Things don't usually explode. They melt.


http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2014/10/cassandra-and-pollyanna.html

You will often hear from people who will announce that it's all over, that this is the crisis that ends it, once and for all. The Cassandra sees the end of the road for the project or the brand or...

01/10/2014

Freedom to Communicate :)

The sophistication of truth
A common form of complexity is the sophistication of fear.

Long words when short ones will do. Fancy clothes to keep the riffraff out and to give us a costume to hide behind. Most of all, the sneer of, "you don't understand" or, "you don't know the people I know..."

"It's complicated," we say, even when it isn't.

We invent these facades because they provide safety. Safety from the unknown, from being questioned, from being called out as a fraud. These facades lead to bad writing, lousy communication and a refuge from the things we fear.

I'm more interested in the sophistication required to deliver the truth.

Simplicity.

Awareness.

Beauty.

These take fearlessness. This is, "here it is, I made this, I know you can understand it, does it work for you?"

Our work doesn't have to be obtuse to be important or brave.

Source: http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2014/09/the-sophistication-of-truth.html

29/09/2014

^The Delhi University’s law faculty dean has written a letter to the Bar Council of India (BCI), which has derecognised the college and barred its graduates from becoming advocates, as reported yesterday.