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Failed PPP's, and finally, a good model murali772 - 5-AUG-2018
With government-owned, and thereby incapacitated, "public utilities" (BESCOM, BMTC, BWSSB, etc in Bengaluru) unable to meet the burgeoning and varied demands of the fast-growing urban centres, the way out for managing them very clearly points to PPP's.
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murali772 - 19-APR-2014
Yesterday, talking about the previous evening's IPL match, a friend said that he was happy that Mumbai Indians had lost, largely because he can't stand Nita Ambani. |
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Grab the opportunity to offload Air-India murali772 - 20-NOV-2013
Industry leader Ratan Tata today expressed interest in the possibility of privatisation of Air India, saying he would be very happy to look at it whenever it happened. "As an when it happens, we would be very happy to look at it," the Chairman Emeritus of the Tata Group said when asked whether he would be interested if Air India was privatised. |
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wgwwd - 16-SEP-2013
Well, many of you may feel, this is a political/controvesial thingi. But I wanted specifically to analyze from an ordinary "Praja's"(Mr.Common Man) view. Someone said :
He also said : |
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"Rs 4500 not good enough" - how much is? silkboard - 30-JAN-2013
Some interesting numbers from the ongoing protests by anganwadi workers. See them in context of minimum wages prescribed by state government. From The Hindu, Jan 24, |
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Namma Railu - Economic Returns! kbsyed61 - 27-JAN-2013
In the era of market economy, there is absolutely no chance or room for any projects only on basis of social good. The government officials who are entrusted to consider such projects for approvals are increasingly scrutinizing the projects very closely taking into account the investments and returns it will accrue in coming years. |
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Iniquitous CDP, conflicts thereof, and a SDZ (Sustainable Development Zone) plan as a solution murali772 - 16-NOV-2012
The Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) - 95 marked out large areas around the city as "Green Belt" (check here), along which no development was to be allowed. |
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Right to sack a recalcitrant worker murali772 - 25-JUL-2012
The brutal attacks on senior managers of Maruti-Suzuki's Manesar unit, leaving one of them dead and several others seriously injured, has again brought to the fore the matter of labour law reforms. |
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murali772 - 23-MAY-2012
The government has instituted very strict labour laws. But, unable to comply with them, even as they remain the biggest employers in the country, government organisations are openly flouting the laws, as comes out clearly in each of the following cases: |
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Delhi Power Distribution privatisation - a model for all cities to follow? murali772 - 24-DEC-2011
Linked here is a ppt presentation on the transformation of the Delhi power supply scenario, at least in those parts coming under Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd (TPDDL), over the 8 years since the taking over from the Delhi Vidyut Board (DVB). The information was obtained from TPDDL themselves. |
