Posts : Analysis

Why is BBMP broke - where is the money?

silkboard - 21-OCT-2010

We are told that BBMP is broke, they have no money. How many of us know the reaon why. A growing city, with so much commerce (IT, BT and all) going on, how exactly would it be broke? No english is required to explain things, numbers always tell their story.

Non-shopping malls

sourav894 - 16-OCT-2010

One fine day, my teacher and I were discussing the mushrooming malls in the city of Bangalore. Here is an extract of the conversation-

Replicating the real world…

sourav894 - 16-OCT-2010

It is a fact, that the virtual world is a replica of the real world. Atleast it tries to be one! I’ll prove my point with a simple example. Searching, is one of the primary tasks in Information Management. Let’s assume your friend is in a train compartment and you have to find him out. What are the ways possible?

Are you okay giving priority to buses on Bengaluru roads?

silkboard - 12-OCT-2010

* Absolutely yes, make long dedicated bus lanes * Yes, but only where road or junction is wide enough * In theory yes, but don't know how you will do it * No, do not slow down my cars and mobikes.

Tale of CWG website - 112 Crore spent?

kbsyed61 - 10-OCT-2010

We all boast of being keepers and makers of world's back office solutions and IT systems. The list includes designing the Boeing's dream-liner to Bosch's washer-dryer. Recently concluded Soccer world cup's IT systems were supposed to have been supported by Mahindra Satyam team. Compare to this when we step down on our local website's, are left with disappointments and nothing else.

Monorail - Can routes be improved ?

Naveen - 6-OCT-2010

Bangalore - a vanishing act of 25paise/50 paise in circulation?

Neeyathi_hemmige - 5-OCT-2010

Dear Readers, have you noticed when you go shopping for groceries/ or hire an auto- you face the problem of paying the exact amount. More often than not you pay-up extra. The amount un-mindful of the other party in picture, the billing agent or the autowallah rounds of the figure to the next rupee.- Say if your grocery bill has come up to 100.78 paise- she /he says 101Rs.

Lobby for BRT in Bangalore - focus Big10, Circle routes?

silkboard - 1-OCT-2010

First things first. If you don't like BRT, think it absolutely can't be done, please keep out, and discuss on other posts. This thread is for those who think that BRT in some sort or form (dedicated corridors, only at some places, or priority signals, or bus only magic boxes, or whatever) is needed for Bangalore, and can possibly be done.

Should YI(Yelli Idheera) be revived?

gattu - 29-SEP-2010

 Hi,

Delhi's bus privatization experiment

Naveen - 24-SEP-2010

Excerpts from a 2007 paper about details of Delhi's city bus privatization process is reproduced below :