Links read on 30th January 2014

Brief profile of Dunkin Donuts/ BT
GVK Bop steps into large molecules by a US acquisition. BT
Thailand's PM profile and how her charm is now fading and Thailand is bracing for violence. Reuters
Why Google sold Motorola (to Lenovo). Qz
TOI (newspaper) introduced a smellable ad. Qz
Toll system to stay in Maharashtra despite violent DNA
Indo-Saudi defense pact possible. ArabNews
Reports of AAP trying to contest 350 Lok Sabha seats. IBNLive

Links read on 29th January 2014

Obama's annual speech Yahoo. Pretty impressive
America world's investment destination not China QZ
China installed the nost number of solar panels in 2013. QZ
Payment bank concept for greater financial inclusion Livemint
Tatas looking for a bigger pie in defense. BusinessLine
More Metros planned in  India - Nagpur now BusinessLine
How Cadbury is using Google+ Econsultancy
Pritish Nandy on Modi, Kejriwal and Rahul. MumbaiMirror
A provocative read on differences between Gujarat 2002 and 1984 riots. TOI
In-place maintenance pumps. Very useful Chemicalprocessing
Why do Germans do well in Olympics - EngineeringReuters

Links read on 28th January 2014

1000 cc bike launched in India for Rs. 18 lakhs. Trak.in
Latin America importing more refined products from US. - Progress likely to be seen there. HCP
Indian stocks getting more premium as compared to those in other emerging markets. Livemint
Foxconn to build more factories in USA. Bloomberg
Election expenses set to increase. IE
Huge potential in Aerospace - DRDO New Indian Express
Hilarious take of Rahul Gandhi's interview with Arnab. Unrealtimes
Indian Readership survey. - Print Media. MRUC
Rumours of Salman Khan's father getting an election seat from Gujarat. NVONews
3rd Industrial Revolution - Energy Internet. Project-Syndicate

Links read on 27th January 2014

Some reaction to the Ranbaxy US import ban on APIs WSJ and interview with the whistle-blower BusinessLine
Tricks for improving productivity. Trak.in - Listening to unfamiliar and hated songs helps improve productivity.
India Inclusive Innovation Fund to be launched. - Interesting concept. BusinessLine
Why the cooling dragon may not be so bad for India. BusinessLine
M.J.Akbar criticizing the new Congress advertisements in his own unique style. Sunday Guardian
How organizing the Mumbai parade was quite a turf of way between local police, ministry of defense.IE
MNS disrupt the tolls near Mumbai after having done so near Kolhapur. IE
ONGC and Mitsui sign pacts for oil and gas exploration - A very positive development considering the expertise of Mitsui in this field. The Hindu
A fact about cheques which not many know. Anand

Links read on 24th January 2014

Why better roads lead to more accidents. - Human behaviour is the cause. NewsScroll
How Bin Laden infact led to the integration of the entire radical movement. 20Committee
A good point of view by @Calamur regarding means adopted by AAP and democracy. DNA
How Indo-Japan ties have strengthened and the reason - Japan seeks new allys. Dailypioneer
Possible successor of Morkel in Germany. Bloomnberg
Internet connected devices and security concern. Forbes
Ranbaxy seems to be in trouble. Indian drug ingredients to US banned by US-FDAWSJ
Gloomy outlook for India's short term growth. GDP growth this quarter seen at less than 5% ET
Japan calls for reduction of unchecked military expansion in Asia. Project-Syndicate
PSU banks seem declare dividends after capitalization effectively giving back a fifth of what was infused in these banks. FE
SriLankan exports up by around 6% in these tough times. Lanka

Links read on 23rd January 2014

The Techie behind the Narendra Modi's online campaign. Livemint
Agenda at Davos by Kris Gopalakrishnan Livemint
Retailers enter frug manufacturing. Private labels for medicines now a reality. Livemint
12 subsidised LPG cylinders will cause torubles for the Fin Ministry targets. Hindu
A small opinion on Oil exploration and security. Hindu
Now Reckitt B also ups stake in its healthcare division. ET
Big 4 to hire more freshers this year. ET
How MRF is a dominant player in India and will continue being so. Good story about MRF's history and strengths. ET.
Indian Railway falls short of revenue targets inspite of increasing fares. DNA
An off beat read on why we procastinate. nautil.us
Best design for a pizza box. NewsScroll

Links read on 22nd January 2014

Fewer new manufacturing jobs to be generated in US inspite of growth of manufacturing hubs. TheAtlantic.
AAP's insurgent govt in Delhi. Distinction between AAP and Delhi government blurring. Livemint
Around 60 workers kidnapped in Afghanistan. IndianExpress
How bad is the Education system in India Indianexpress
The uncomfortable US-Japan alliance which basically hinges on the uncertain China. Economist
Google now acquires a Indian based web security start-up. Trak.in
Panel suggests composite cap for foreign investment. Pros and cons well explained. Livemint
Ila Patnaik on the cons of banking transaction tax. Well explained and good perspective provided.
US still India's most important ally. Reuters
9000% dividend by a bank declared. Hindu BusinessLine
US all set to set global oil supply and thereby control the oil market. CNBC

Links read on 21st January 2014

Wind energy the main source of energy in Spain - Great achievement. Elpais.com
Why Google acquired Nest? TOI
High temperatures cause Tennis matches to be called off in Australia. DNA
A good piece on Maruti and its possible future. BT
L&T is dshifting focus to International markets. BT
World's 85 richest hold half the world wealth. BT
Premium pricing for Indian Railways proving to be effective. BS
How Xerox evolved from a copier to innovative powerhouse. RealBusiness

Links read on 15th January 2014

Education standards of India do not seem to improve with regards to quality - A study report livemint
Turkey crisis - Self-inflicted by the ruling party. Livemint
A good perspective on why the solstice keeps moving and the significance of Makar Sankranti. KarthikS
Japanese view on Modi. Looks positive. Asia.Nikkei
World Bank Forecast - Future may be fairly good for Indian economy. Livemint
Indo-Korea trade is 18 billion $. Visit by the Korean President. BS
Why EU cannot leave Asia to the US? - Sceario in case US and China confront each other. ECFR.eu
Scale of universe measured to the accuracy of 1%.Space.com

Links read on 14th January 2013

Indian metros have achieved 100% digitalization while top 38 towns close to 75%. Great achievement.BS
FDI in retail brought to a halt in Delhi Trak.in
Modi  now tries to woo telecom and IT in gujarat. Fristpost
Sebi to announce new policies with respect to Independent DirectorDaily Bhaskar
China facing water shortage issues. Might lead tp power shutdown in some places. Startling!! QZ.com
Rs 2400 cr tax pressure mounting for A V Birla group. ET
Detroit new Mayor asks for 6 months to bring Detroit back from bankruptcy. Yahoo
Indira Gandhi's decision for Operation Bluestar was supported by British. Stopdeportations

Links read on 13th January 2014

Microsoft rebooting trying hard to transform iteslf.  Livemint
Every citizen in Norway is now a millionaire Trak.in
Kelkar panel recommends reducing the DGH powers. Livemint and some panel members dissent on revenue sharing mechanism proposal. Livemint. Things yet far from clear.
Remembering the Swing - Piece by Santosh Desai on pleasures of simplicity after a long time. TOI
Smuggling of gold gone up by 14 times. HT.
Sahara sues a publisher to make sure "The untold story" is not published. Qz.com
Caffine enhances long term memory. DNAIndia
A poem on Silence by Heena

Links read on 10th January 2014

Mumbai gets a new airport terminal. NYT
5 reasons to stop using antibacterial soaps. Salon.com
A very true picture of what happens at the IIT and may I add even the elite B-Schools. Newslaundry
IIP contracts by 2.1%. More interesting is that the radio, communication, computer, furniture, consumer durables saw the maximum contraction. Livemint
Tata Motors Jamshedpur factory faced one of its longest shutdown in recent times. Sunday Guardian
Arunachal Pradesh gets in principle forest clearance approval for building a hydroelectric power station Livemint
48000 register for AAP in 3 hours - Mightily impressive. BS

Links read on 9th January 2014

How the ISRO GSLV launch was shear hardwork by ISRO. ET
Abolishing taxes- Rethinking at basic level ajayshah
RBI's inconsistent approach for new banking license and competition in banks. ajayshah
Britannia Nutrichoice - Brand review. Bijoor
Indian Industrial  growth still stagnant. WSJ
Heat wave in Australia claims 100000 bats. Dailymail
Non merit subsidies need to be beheaded. ET
Happy New Year. PhDcomics

Links read on 8th January 2014

A good piece on Chunky Pandey Open
Charts showing how India does very little for its old as compared to others in BRICS. Firstpost
Stumbled upon an article on Difference between Embassies and Consulates. Diffen.com
10 facts about the Marcellus Shale and how it changes the US. Fuelfix
How Kishor Biyani proved to be the most profitable PE in India. ET
Changing role of the CAG - A new precedent is being set by allowing the CAG to audit the private telecom accounts. A good piece in DNA
India seeks Korean investment in infrastructure sector. ET
How fewer job creation is going to make jobseekers turn to farmlands. Livemint

Links read on 7th December 2014

Payment banks to be created in India for better financial inclusion. Livemint
Maths for Jayalalita's PM ambition. Logical and seems to be quite believable. BS
Coldest winter in US in the past 20 years. ET
Global reach of Indian pharmaceutical players increasing. India supplies almost as many drugs to UK as UK manufactures. FT
Fresh signs of cooling of Chinese economy to focus more on domestic consumers. NYT
The silence of Muzffarabad. Asianage
Bangladesh on a shaky ground after the elections proving not too legitimate DNA
Benchmark rates to be actual rates and not poll based as is the current practice. DeepakShenoy
Providing services to the Aam aadmi. Good points. Indianexpress
Chinese Government strengthens its grip on rare eath metals - Worrying news to the RoW. IHS-Janes

Links read on 6th January 2014

Blind lady gains vision after 13 years for no apparent reason. KoreaTimes
A preliminary post on how transaction tax can replace income tax, excise, service tax, etc. Taxanalyser.blogspot.com
Election commission EC tie-up with Google can prove to be a major concern for security. Trak.in
South now connected to the National Grid. India now connected to the same grid. Livemint
Some valid and good points on why India shouldn't spend close to Rs. 1000 cr per fighter jet. (126 such jets) TOI
Why Philips flattened the bulb. FastCoDesign
Vikramaditya enters Indian waters. TheHindu
A thought provoking article on whether helmets are not so effective in preventing head injuries or is it the change in preferences of people towards high energy, high speed adventures. DeccanHerald

Links read on 3rd January 2014

Threats to Indian news broadcasting. Livemint
Luxury cars makers seem to be having a good time in India despite a general slowdown in the automobile sector Livemint
Petrol and Diesel prices to be hiked. HT
Self-cleaning dishes - No need to wash dishes. Dornob - Lotus Effect
Oral Insulin pills may soon become possible - A great news for the 350 million diabetes patients. Theconversation.com
Getting out of comfort zones. HBRBlog
RIL+Bharti V/s Tata+Vodafone in the making in the Indian telecom sector. Interesting consolidation phase. Trak.in
ONGC set to spend $9 billion for new oil discoveries. Worldoil.com
China set to centralize military operations Socialreader
Unilever set to reduce its marketing workforce by aligning its local marketing structure to global one. ET
Why optimism may be bad news. Economist

Links read on 2nd January 2014

Suicides in Vidharbha region drop. Some good news finally Indian Express
HP to cut 34000 jobs by Oct 2014Firstpost
Private hospitals focus on small towns. FE
Obama's foreign policy dilemmas. BostonGlobe
A good article on the greatness of Jacques Kalis.ParthMN
Water formula of AAP - Full of leaks and potential of tampered meters. Moneylife
Better Q3 results expected: Crisil. Firstpost
ICT (Earstwhile UDCT), Matunga gets a $ 100000 research grant from Gates foundation. HT
A humorous article by AmericanDesi on Dhoom 3 and America.

Links read on 1st January 2014

Pranab Mukherjee at IIChE organized Chemcon. The Hindu
Pictures of New Year celebrations all over the world. Guardian
An opinion on how cities ought to be created. BS
RBI's financial stability analysis- Scary Firstpost
50 important events in India in 2013 NewIndianExpress
Lativa now joins Eurozone. QZ.com
Pritish Nandy on the new year and the new political game TOI
Japanese population declines. ET
Global conflicts that have the potential to cause trouble in 2014ForbesIndia
The DTH story in India. BS