HOT TOPICS
SPOTLIGHT AGENCIES
murali772 - 8-JUN-2018
Question 1
Humaradesh, a state in India, has been suffering from political violence (by state as well as non-state actors) for over 50 years.
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Socialism - the cause of the Greek economic melt-down? murali772 - 4-JUL-2015
The following write-up (with emphasis added by me by highlighting where I felt it appropriate) on the subject reached me through a whatsapp group, yesterday, along-with a question as to whether I was the author, knowing me to be talking a similar language all along: |
Why would anybody want to invest in Karnataka, Mr CM? murali772 - 31-DEC-2014
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will soon go on a business tour to the United States (US) to showcase Karnataka as a preferred destination for investment soon, IT/ BT Minister S R Patil said on Wednesday.
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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. |
Towards a level playing field regime? murali772 - 12-DEC-2013
India’s competition watchdog has fined Coal India Ltd (CIL) and three of its subsidiaries a combined Rs.1,773 crore for misusing their position as monopoly suppliers of coal to fix prices and supply poor-quality coal, and do so on conditions that favoured them over the buyers. The specific charges against Coal India, the first state-run company to be fined by the Comp |
ATM Clusters instead of Individual ATMs to reduce ATM crimes Vasanth - 24-NOV-2013
Offlate ATM thefts are increasing in Bangalore and the recent incident of the Corporation Bank manager being attacked in the heart of the city in the morning shows how poor is Bank's monitoring and security systems are. Bangalore Police cannot give security to every ATM with so many banks and so many ATMs across the city. |
Public assets or perpetual burdens? murali772 - 20-NOV-2013
Babus and public sector executives may have to surrender phones and broadband connections from private operators such as Airtel and Vodafone and shift to the networks of state-owned MTNL and BSNL as part of the government's plan to improve the finances of the two PSUs. |
wgwwd - 2-SEP-2013
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Land Acquisition, R & R Bill - last nail on industrialisation coffin? murali772 - 28-AUG-2013
The Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation, and Resettlement Bill introduced in Parliament is a terrible piece of work. It is a Luddite proposal that threatens all economic development. |
Proposed new land acquisition bill Commander V Joshua - 28-AUG-2013
The New Land Acquisition Bill – A fraud on farmers. |