We in the Indian Society for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development are pleased to inform you that Ashok B Sharma has received the prestigious Prem Bhatia Memorial Award for reporting on environmental and social affairs on August 11. For Photograph - Please Open Attachment

Earlier Mr Sharma received the FAO Award for excellence in agriculture journalism at a function in Delhi on September 2001 - tks-

News Brief in The Financial Express, India, Aug 12, 2004
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FE Staffer Bags Award

The first ever Prem Bhatia Memorial Award for reporting on environmental and social affairs was given to Mr Ashok B Sharma, a special correspondent with The Financial Express. Speaking on the occasion, Ms Vandana Shiva, director, Resesearch Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology praised Mr Sharma for standing out among journalists of his genre in commenting on new and emerging issues and for widening the scope of environmental journalism.

News Brief In The Indian Express, Aug 12, 2004
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Financial Express Staffer Gets Award

Ashok B Sharma, a special correspondent with The Financial Express, on Wednesday received the first ever Prem Bhatia Memorial Award for reporting on environmental and social affairs

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CAPTION :- FE's Ashok B Sharma receiving Prem Bhatia Memorial Award for excellence in environment journalism from Air Marshall (Retd) OP Mehra at a function in New Delhi on Wednesday - FE Photo ------------------------------

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