RAJAs TATAs and what about all the local scams

Public Agenda - 15-NOV-2010

what if any is the link with the growing corporate style industrialisation and the increasing corruption in the state

how many clearances are now required by the SEZ ( Centre) and Industrial townships and Industrial corridor policies. Sezs were first brought in as a GO in 2000 by NDA govt, 5 yrs later the UPA passed the law. in 2009 the SEZ policy was issued by the state

Laudable approach - kannada kali

murali772 - 3-NOV-2010

Under a state government-sponsored scheme, the Visvesvaraya Technological University will conduct functional Kannada classes for non-state students and lectures in culture for those from the state. "There are thousands of engineering students from other states in the state.

Agricultural liberalization need of the hour

murali772 - 1-NOV-2010

The following are the excerpts (for a quick reading) from an excellent essay by Dr Jayaprakash Narayan, on the subject. The full essay can be accessed from the attached document.

Why is BBMP broke - where is the money?

silkboard - 21-OCT-2010

We are told that BBMP is broke, they have no money. How many of us know the reaon why. A growing city, with so much commerce (IT, BT and all) going on, how exactly would it be broke? No english is required to explain things, numbers always tell their story.

Protest to press for rights of evicted hawkers

vinay_sreenivasa - 20-OCT-2010

Dear All,

As you may be aware, since the last few months, street vendors have been getting evicted from different parts of Bangalore .

BBMP broke

idontspam - 20-OCT-2010

  "Forget mega infrastructure projects, there is no money even for ward-level works,"

Global Hunger index - India's pitiable position

murali772 - 18-OCT-2010

In observance of the World Food Day, on 16th October, Genetic Resource Ecology Energy & Nutrition Foundation (GREEN Foundation), with Bangalore Film Society, organised a group discussion on "The Crisis of Food Today", at Ashirvad, Bangalore.

Some happy developments on the RTI front

murali772 - 17-OCT-2010

Your access to information will get a tad easier with the state planning to bring in a law for proper maintenance of all public records. Based on a recommendation by the Karnataka Information Commission (KIC), the state will rope in Karnataka Public Records Act to make public information more accessible to the 'aam aadmi'.

Non-shopping malls

sourav894 - 16-OCT-2010

One fine day, my teacher and I were discussing the mushrooming malls in the city of Bangalore. Here is an extract of the conversation-

The everyday assassination of Gandhi

sourav894 - 16-OCT-2010

Recently the country celebrated Gandhi jayanti. This day hardly meant anything to many of us. Most students and professionals enjoyed their day with friends or watching a recent film. But, don’t you think, it is high time we sit back and think his principles and ideologies and what this man stood for?