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Disincentivising Private Tpt - some light at the end of the tunnel s_yajaman - 8-AUG-2009
Finally some light at the end of the tunnel. Read this today in the ET |
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Save Pedestrian Infrastructure in Indian Cities / Towns Petition indian - 20-JUL-2009
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/save-pedestrian-infrastructureIndian code for the Pedestrian Facilities 5- |
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Slum redevelopment authority and its questionable plans asj - 10-JUL-2009
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Mumbai/Dharavi-remake-plan-a- |
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asj - 7-JUL-2009
Read Shri Manivannan's post on the other thread to do with H2O. In Pune too, one consultant on such matters had said, there is enough water to go 24/7. |
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Ravi_D - 2-JUL-2009
Some interesting observations from P Sainath's piece The Age of aam crorepati on India Together: |
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New e-procurement portal - transparency!? silkboard - 21-APR-2008
I didn't know about this new e-procurement portal launched last year by the state government. Have a look here (site isn't setup right, watch the warnings). What should interest us most is "transparency". There is a section intended for "citizens", cool! But the citizen's page doesn't have much right now. A list of tenders is available, which shows up only two items. There is a news and information link too, but that leads to a third party commercial website.
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Tier 2 chinese towns better than b'luru idontspam - 30-MAY-2009
Chinese cities that are nowhere in the league of Shanghai score better than Bangalore on atleast two fronts — respect for and execution of urban regulations and city orderliness.
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VOTE YOU MUST but Whom to vote? Vasanthkumar Mysoremath - 9-APR-2009
India had enough of 'minority voters rule', hung verdicts in the past elections that resulted in unholy alliances, 'live-in' arrangements, 20:20 experiments, jumping jacks, rat racing and horse trading, first past the post etc. There is a wave that is sweeping the enlightened voters who are sick of false promises, political jingoism. |
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FAA downgrades Indian Civil Aviation mcadambi - 31-MAR-2009
We have to pat ourselves on our backs! The Federal Aviation Authority of the US (FAA) has downgraded Indian Civil Aviation to Category 2 - a privelge we share with countries like Senegal and Nigeria! |
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Railways - a major letdown for Karnataka nijavaada - 14-FEB-2009
In continuation with some threads on transportation, highways, and the unjust treatment Karnataka (including Bengaluru) has been facing from the Center, here're some fresh wounds the Railway ministry has made on Karnataka. |