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Way out of the mining imbroglio murali772 - 1-DEC-2009
Mining, like defence contracts, is prone to corruption. Extracting resources from the ground does not lend itself to the usual rules of competition. A mine is a natural monopoly and the state, which gives the right to mining, is also a monopoly. The two come together in the backroom and you get crony capitalism. What is the answer? |
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Citizen participation in policies idontspam - 1-DEC-2009
(The mayor) told officials and residents of his city that "it's not that complex. We can be doing a lot more of this and in a quicker way if you adopt and embrace this proposal.We are counting on all of you. If we're successful here...if the community all agrees that this works... |
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idontspam - 28-NOV-2009
Refer Indian Express story - Helpless Desk Here is a classic case of good intentions wrongly implemented. The intention |
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Grade separator projects across 7 arterial corridors vaishvittal - 25-NOV-2009
The BBMP’s Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) has approved grade separator projects and road widening across the 12 arterial corridors in Bengaluru. This is part of making these corridors signal-free. |
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Citizens question transport department’s policy draft vaishvittal - 24-NOV-2009
At a recent meet on sustainable transport, Bangaloreans and officials discussed the state transport department’s draft policy, a document not many are aware of. Read more on Citizen Matters |
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Govt firm on privatising Escoms murali772 - 19-NOV-2009
The Government is firm on privatising the Electricity Supply Companies (Escoms) as per their policy. Both Central, State govts regard the move as key step in power reforms, and also for ensuring financial stability, Energy Minister K S Eshwarappa said here on Wednesday. |
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murali772 - 15-NOV-2009
Growth accelerated with tentative reforms in 1980, and shot up to 9% after reforms deepened in the current decade. How much lower would infant mortality, illiteracy and poverty have been had India commenced reform a decade earlier, and enjoyed correspondingly faster growth and human development? |
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Industry of 'poverty-wallahs' exposed murali772 - 15-NOV-2009
More people on the earth have risen out of poverty in the past 25 years than at any other time in human history, and this has happened primarily because of sustained high economic growth in India and China. |
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idontspam - 14-NOV-2009
Ten steps to change Bangalore - From Mohandas Pai |
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Recycling of old stories - BMTC's way of remaining in the news murali772 - 13-NOV-2009
Here's a peace of information for commuters who are used to that `blind wait' - without a clue on the arrival or departure schedule - for BMTC buses. Keonics in association with Siemens Information Systems is running a pilot project for BMTC to introduce global positioning system (GPS) devices on its fleet. |