Emboldened Corporates

murali772 - 20-FEB-2014

Lokayukta police on Tuesday arrested a chief environmental officer in the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) while he was accepting Rs 50,000-bribe from an employee of a leading instant food manufacturer.

Alarming air quality scene in India

murali772 - 27-JAN-2014

But for the first three weeks of this year, New Delhi’s average daily peak reading of fine particulate matter from Punjabi Bagh, a monitor whose readings are often below those of other city and independent monitors, was 473, more than twice as high as the average of 227 in Beijing.

Core City - 'Pete' Decongestion Proposal - Making Streets Bus & Bicycle Only

Vasanth - 24-JAN-2014

PUBLIC TRANSPORT (BUS) AND NMT ACCESSIBILITY PLAN FOR THE HISTORIC CORE OF BANGALORE CITY by MURALI T V, JOINT DIRECTOR OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, GOVT. OF KARNATAKA

http://www.urbanmobilityindia.in/Upload/Conference/1c5ff3e0-b8fc-4b6e-ba3f-e795e22522ca.pdf

FDI in Railways

murali772 - 9-JAN-2014

Whether or not foreign direct investment (FDI) will be allowed for high speed trains in Indian Railways is still being discussed as the Home Ministry is yet to respond to the Cabinet note sent by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion’s (DIPP) to the Home Ministry.

Time for Siddaramaiah to switch to AAP?

murali772 - 2-JAN-2014

Amidst displeasure expressed by some Congress MLAs and flak from civil society activists, Congress MLAs D K Shiva Kumar and R Roshan Baig were sworn in as cabinet ministers here on Wednesday. Both Shiva Kumar and Baig were administered the oath of office and secrecy by governor H R Bhardwaj at Raj Bhavan.

Fountainhead of scams

murali772 - 1-JAN-2014

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) probing the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) recruitment scam has found that 15 per cent of the total aspirants paid bribes ranging from Rs. 45 lakh to Rs. 75 lakh fixed by Chairman, Gonal Bheemappa, and other members of the commission.

Speeding inferno's

murali772 - 1-JAN-2014

Kolur, a regional sales manager in a private firm, said he and others saw rats running around the coach. “We even had an argument with the TTE on the poor condition of blankets given to us and the rats,” he told Express.

Karnataka MLAs' right to Junkets Act

murali772 - 29-DEC-2013

While one set of MLAs is packing its bags for an exotic Latin American vacation, some of their colleagues are already taking in the sun and sand in Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.

The Genetically Modified (GM) crop debate

murali772 - 23-DEC-2013

In the debate over whether India should go for transgenic or genetically modified (GM) crops or not, there is a viewpoint that supports its ability to enhance production and increase food security, while against the motion there's a word of caution on the grounds that it will encourage monoculture and end diversity of traditional crops.

Some unsolicited advice for AAP, Bengaluru

murali772 - 17-DEC-2013

Aam Aadmi Party's rout of the Congress, I would like to believe, had more to do with the revulsion of the Delhi-ites with the inept and corrupt Central regime than with the comparatively competent Sheila Dikshit government. Perhaps some of the populist programmes, listed in AAP's election manifesto, too helped in garnering votes.