Mysore Road Flyover - Maintenace gone all wrong

Ravi_D - 16-OCT-2008

Creating new infrastructure generally takes the spotlight. Maintaining it is not, but it is as important. When properly cared for, things live long and strong.

Will those days ever come back

asj - 15-OCT-2008

An old friend from Girgaum (densly populated South Mumbai) found me on the web. I left Girgaum in 1991.
 
But his e-mail or part of it is worth a ponder - 
 

Kingfisher and Jet announce alliance

Devesh - 13-OCT-2008

[Cross Posted from my aviation blog]

Solar rickshaws

murali772 - 13-OCT-2008

Solar-powered rickshaws called green rickshaws were introduced in Chandni Chowk here on Thursday as part of a pilot project. Each of these rickshaws costs about Rs.17,000 and the idea is to have them in place of the man-pulled rickshaws.

Not having an elected council is a costly mistake

mcadambi - 13-OCT-2008

By not having an elected council in place, BBMP is not able to get matching grants under JNNURM for development of Bangalore. We have lost precious time and money thanks to malgovernance. Lokmanya Tilak in the early 20th century cried for Swaraj for all Indians. We in 21st century Bangalore cannot even manage our own neighbourhoods!

Make Roads / footpaths and then dig them away to glory

asj - 11-OCT-2008

Earlier this year in August Pune saw some frantic road digging in the name of erecting Ganesh Pandals. This video from Ranjit Gadgil gives a taster

[video:http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Igomry8c1TM]

CAG seeks greater powers

murali772 - 10-OCT-2008

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) is firming up a proposal seeking powers commensurate with those enjoyed by other investigative agencies like CBI, Enforcement Directorate and Income Tax.

NICE PRR on!

blrsri - 8-OCT-2008

From TOI today:

Belgaum is Ideal for Nano Plant

belgaumblog - 5-OCT-2008

2,611 acres of land available at Vantamuri’Belgaum has good infrastructure, says Abhay Kumar Patil, MLA

Tata Motors can take a look at an “ideal site” in Belgaum before taking any decision on relocating its Nano car manufacturing plant said Mr.patil.

Fund Children; not Schools

murali772 - 5-OCT-2008

The most striking lesson for India is from Sweden’s education reforms in the early 1990s. Sweden has decentralised its system - shifting the control of schools from the centre to municipalities - and has given parents a choice whether to send their children to state or private schools (but paid by the state with a voucher).