Fuel Populism killing air traffic (Fuel_Tax_Collection.png)

Devesh - 14-JUL-2008

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Fuel Populism killing air traffic

Devesh - 14-JUL-2008

Fuel populism killing air transportation

India, the world's largest democracy, has a sorry record in sound and bold economic administration. Populist measures abound, and nothing is sacred or immoral in the perpetual quest to obtain and then secure the "gaddi".

Fuel pricing in India is a prime example.

Public Transport on NICE Peripherial Road

Vasanth - 14-JUL-2008

Now the government has cleared NICE project, peripheral road should be complete very soon and it will be clogged by Bangalore Cars + Trucks!!

Beijing is in the 22nd century!

mcadambi - 13-JUL-2008

Beijing is far ahead of even New York City. Please read this wondeful article in New York Times:

http://tinyurl.com/6d9cbv

CAF's Position on Capital Value System

murali772 - 13-JUL-2008

CAF (Citizen's Action Forum)'s position on CVS being presented at the meeting with RWA's convened by the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Tuesday, the 15th July, '08 (9AM to 1.30PM) at the Ravindra Kalakshetra, J C Road, Bengaluru.

CAF's position on CVS

murali772 - 12-JUL-2008

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'The Next Asian Miracle' - by Professor Yasheng Huang

amaku - 11-JUL-2008

(A must read article by Professor Yasheng Huang, of the Sloan School of Management at MIT in Foreign Policy magazine, July/August 2008)

Careful - trouble in J C Nagar

swamy - 11-JUL-2008

Trouble reported in J C Nagar area. Be careful.

Source: Prohibitory orders as groups clash in Bangalore

... According to sources, the violence took place after a special weekly prayer over the adulteration of food served to a particular community in the J C Nagar locality ...

Praja meeting - Launch transportation WG and more

admin123 - 11-JUL-2008

[Update 3, Fri July 18] - We are on! Will also have a skypecast (what is it?) on for the meeting. So remote folks can listen in, and particpate as well. Will post a skypecast URL for the meeting as soon as we begin. We may have a presentation for the meeting as well. That will be shared via dimdim. See the details on how to get into the meeting.

BIAS Routes and Frequency - suggestions

narayan82 - 10-JUL-2008

The BIAS services (Vaayu Vajras) are Bleeding! Only 1 out of every 4 busses on route Nos. 3 & 4 are even close to half full. I have seen a lot of the busses running almost empty. The return journeys seem to be faring better.

The reasons for this could be the following