Links read on 28th February 2014

Batteries caused the INS Sindhuratna mishap. TheHindu
Some myths regarding indian militart industrial complex relationship. BS
Cabinet is bare IE
Problems being faced while deciding maritime policies Livemint
Tech M buys BASF Business Servces Co in Germany. Livemint
RIL seems frustrated with lack of clarity on gas pricing. Hindu
HDFC raises loan of $ 300 million from a consortium. Reuters
Navy needs an overhaul. Next govt should do something in this regard. IE
Citibank Group shows reduced profitability due to a fraud in Mexico. BBC
Chinese seem to be opposing entry of FDA officials. But China should understand that such norms are good for its long term. Same true for India as well I think. Bloomberg
North Korea fired some missiles in the Sea. CNN

Links read on 27th February 2014

Indian Railway stations have contaminated waters. NDTV
Problems faced by the IT industry in India. - Personal view of an HR in IT. Dev
Cairn India story so far. BT
Canon India now joins others in warning people against unauthorized ecommerce deals and sales. Next
A rather angry post by Filtercoffee on the subramine fire issue and how the attitude of people is what is worrying.
India moves closer to the possibility of using Bt. crops. ET
Jaswant Singh on how India - Japan and Korea need to form an alliance. Project-Syndicate
How there is no escape for India from oligoarchs. BS
How to secure internet transactions. Squamble

Links read on 26th February 2014

Smartphone market grew 3 times in 2013. 1 billion smartphones shipped in 2013 with 30% coming from China. Newer base seems Vietnam. Interesting NextBigWhat
4 point guide to sign up for voting. MumbaiBoss
El Nino effect to be clear only in April. Still, it is hoped that conditions will not be as severe as that in 2009. Firstpost
Crazy logic of politicians in India. TOi
Dalia Lama visits an American think tank. VanityFair
Putin doesnt like Fracking. DailyBeast
A very touching advertisement. Youtube
India 2nd in the list of countries paying maximum taxes for people in maximum bracket BBC

Links read on 25th February 2014

Time to weigh Pros and cons for China into SAARC. DNA
IOC buys a stake in Canadian LNG project. Good move. India needs to invest abroad for energy./ Livemint
Why Rajan matters? Livemint
The exponential increase in the government employees. BL
Interview with Avalon Consulting founder. VentureIntelligence
Venezulan tragedy seems overlooked amongst other grave tragedies. TheAtlantic
Committee submits report on banking license. More action in the near future likely now. ET

Links read on 24th February 2014

In-spite of relief that Italian marines will get for not being charged under anti-piracy law, Italians play with loopholes in Indian law and the investigation agencies. TheHindu
Chinese monitor Modi speeches very carefully- Aptly seen from their action towards remarks on Chinese expansionist remark. TheHindu
LPG subsidy being delayed in Andhra. Infact, this is the case all over India in my belief. TheHindu
DA to be combined with Basic pay for government employees BL
German President calls for a new role for globally powerful nations like itself. ProjectSyndicate
Good argument on why fiscal deficit shall not necessary result in twin deficit. However, supply side bottlenecks should fall in place for this to hold true. BL
Capitalism v/s socialism very well explained under the topic of Morality of markets. Livemint
MasterCard buys into m-commerce company C-Sam. Mobile payment seems to be at its inflexion point. Gigaom
Vertical Farming Guardian
Chetan Bhagat on dilema currently the Indian votes faces TOI
Outlook editor's interview on selfregulation for media in india and the Indian Express story of the Army  coup. Openthemagazine

Links read on 21st February 2014

Development of Nuclear energy in South Korea and lessons for Iran. The Bulletin
Internet access using light - New experiments being carried out to make light a carrier of internet The Hindu
Germany over a tight spot about Ukraine. Globalpost
Atlas Copco develops a new kind of mining mobile rig for faster mining. Mining.com
Top profitable PSUs in India. ONGC tops the lsit ET
Classified Documents related to Subhash Chandra Bose being asked to probe on his death. Some believe he was in Russia when declared dead/ DNA
Case for Israel and Iran to be friends. The Guardian
11 rules for critical thinking farnamstreetblog

Links read on 20th February 2014

Rural India seen shining under UPA. LiveMint
West Bengal farmers now have an app for answering most of their questions Trak.in
Good piece on how the US taper is good for India. BS
Saving the most important lake is the No. 1 priority of Iranian president. Hope he succeeds there. TheHindu
Government launches Vikaspedia. Great initiative.  BL
How Indian maids are exploited and ILOs recommendations. Livemint
An infographic on how we are running out of anti-biotics TheAtlantic
How water can be a major issue in the future. Some good points. TheHindu
Chinese offer to build Indian infrastructure. ET

Links read on 19th February 2014

How it is becoming increasingly difficult for India to support Afghanistan for arms. Sunday Guardian
Interesting article on why Modi himself should short the Nifty. Karthik
India is 4th most dangerous nation for journalists. TOI
How disregarding can be a big positive. NYTimes
How contacting Mumbai police is a failure and systems need to be in place for quickly calling them AjayShah
China surpasses India in Gold consumption - Ofcurse this is all official figures. I am sure there will be more routes for entry of Gold into India DNA
10 things that 3D printing can do. Readwrite
US is now concerned on drug supplies from India due to the Ranbaxy case NYTimes
How content branding on the television is more going popular and widespread BT
Campaign launched by Doordarshan for sustainable transport Firstpost

Links read on 18th February 2014

What shall we miss about Loop Mobile - the Guts and fighting spirit Firstpost
Why more and more Indian domestic help are joining the internet based job sites BBC`
Success strategies for Indian Pharmaceuticals industry. BS Quite a lot of management jargons thrown in
Retailer is the best 15-min MBA ET
Infographic on Bitcon Reuters
How Modi's PM media campaign is the audacious ever in India's history IndiaToday
India's inflation bubble Livemint
Brief overview of KG-6 Basin and the RIL and government role in it. Good read BS
World's most extra ordinary hotel Mihir Garh, Rajasthan. WSJ
KedarSoman on Perfectionism. KedarSoman
Winter Olympics 2014 Medal Tally. NVONews
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Links read on 17th February 2014

Great piece on how Demogoguary has the capacity to ruin a great nation StoicStudy
Shekhar Gupta on how Indian corporates are causing most of the defaults and their relation to politicsIE
How inflation targeting is the new Gold Standard. Ajay Shah
How slow poison by the leaving government can hurt India indefinitely. Pragati
An economic alliance which we have not heard before. TheAtlantic
Inescapable trilemma” - Deep economic integration, democratic politics and nation-states are incompatibleLivemint

How to alter the music business ecosystem in India. Medianama

Chinese ships again enter Japanese waters. NDTV

Chrome and Firefox Mozilla are vulnerable browsers - Indian agency BGR

China losing friends - Potential advantage for the RoW. Project Syndicate

Selling Indian leaders - A look at the Rs. 2000 cr media campaign by political parties. NewIE

Links read on 14th February 2014

A novel way to protest against Essar's coal block. Scroll.in
International reactions for Modi meeting US Ambassador Powell TheCable
Challenges for Public Sector Banks in India BS
Sad stat of education in India BS
The Maruti 800 revolution BS
Spectrum auction sets apart big players from small ones in India' telecom sector. FirstBiz
41 Posts things to know for no particular reason. HuffingtonPost
India needs leadership at city levels. Livemint
Renault chief on how value is more important than low cost: An interview  BL
How the Indian general political parties lack any coherent economic policies. ForeignAffairs

Links read on 13th February 2014

Bibek Debroy on ways to reduce Fiscal deficit for India. Part 1 ET
Singapore has now become a pharmaceutical hub for drug innovation. Pharmaphorum (Global companies Spent $500 million on R&D)
China becomes the 4th nation to now use biofuels for aviation. ShanghaiDaily
Digital space is the future for IT companies like TCS. Livemint
Good cause wrong method adopted by MNS in toll issueFirstpost
How Chinese goods and imports is troubling Indian small scale manufacturing BT
Japan opening up for defense equipment export. Great opportunity for India. Reuters
India and Indonesia naval joint exercises and the dilema Indonesia faces in having to chose between China and India Diplomat
South Africa is the most attractive nation for solar energy. Photovoltaics
Interstate trade in China much lower than foreign trade. Economist3

Links read on 12th February 2014

India and its need to curb racial behaviour . Good Piece DNA
Regionwise growth in India and how some political parties have a better chance at the 2014 general elections ET
MJ Akbar's interview about the political scene in India ET
A brief look at the Railway Budget 2014 BL
RBI thinks Bitcon, a virtual currency is in an evolution mode and can come up in future. BL
Mistakes people make during Networking Forbes
India must drastically improve knowhow on aviation to regain lost rating Livemint
India third most vulnerable merging economy. Alphaideas
GMAT - An exam with margins greater than that of Apple. Fortune

Links read on 11th February 2014

India finally gets its Olympics ban revoked. TOI
China-Taiwan hold talks after a long time Livemint
India's regulator wants US FDA to keep them in loop before inspection BS
Kejriwal files FIR for Oil/Gas pricing. Livemint
Loreal buys back a portion of its stake from Nestle. Livemint Interestingly, Loreal holds a stake in Sanofi.
How Kejriwal is a liability for AAP. Firstpost
ArcelorMittal to buy an Italian steelmaker Ilva. TOI
Emerging currencies are not the equal. ForumBlog

Links read on 6th February 2014

Refrigerating milk right at dairy farmers in India. ForumBlog
International Oil companies performing better than national oil companies IHS
Looks like everyone is selling the PC / hardware business. First IBM and now Sony. So, vaio is now not a sony. Trak.in
India US relations on a decline and sliding even more. VikramSood
Why is India among the most fragile nations Alphaideas
Retail / FMCG sector growth seen to be tapering. ET
Responsibility of vehicle safety - Government or the car makers. Do the car manufacturers need regulations to incorporate safety features? Good Read. BS
Moto G sells off within minutes after Indian launch on Flipkart. Livemint
India to build the largest solar power generating unit. ScientificAmerican
An impressive track record of the Philippines President and how actions of China are raising alarms there in Philippines. DeccanHerald
The Navi Mumbai airport now seems to be on track. BS

Links read on 5th February 2014

Bid for a steel pallet manufacturer gets afected by govt changing export duty. Livemint
BP to enter into Jet / Aviation fuel supply in India Livemint
BSNL alleges Huawei of hacking. Serious charge for a Chinese company. Livemint
A brilliant view of the 7th continent - Antarctica Deepak
Self Belief and Kohli. BS
An interview providing a look at GSK Consumer's revenues and the future. BS Never knew that Crocin is directly GSK Asia Pacific and doesnt feature in the listed entity.
Need for a change in India's attitude to its North Eastern fellow countrymen. BS
Emerging markets facing tough times. Alphaideas
Youth facing tough times globally. TheHindu
Modi's pitch to West Bengal - State = Mamta, Centre = Himself and overlooker = PranabdaTheHindu
Now FIIs and NRIs can also invest in the Indian Insurance sector. Livemint

Links read on 4th February 2014

Bosch to invest Rs. MSN cr in India
Interesting 3D printing stores in Netherlands. 3DPrin ting
India's failing regulators. Drug Authority, Car, Aviation, etc have failed recently. BS
Middle Class is slowly eroding for businesses. NYTimes
British did advise India during Operation BlueStar. FirstPost
MNEGRA wages to be hiked. More fiscal problems for India. BS
Beginning of India's spectrum auction for the 3rd time FT
Cigarette companies facing tough times. Economist
Agenda for Agriculture thereby utilizing the youth of the country. CentreRight
A look at how there are differences between the creatives and the client facing people in advertising world. DNA
How North Koreans have always been a part of Japan and the discrimination in Japan. Fairobserver
Saying yes creates happiness and saying no created success. bakadesuyo

Links read on 3rd February 2014

Understanding the unbalanced nature of growth amongst different district. IdeasofIndia.in
Brazil breathtaking photographs. HuffingtonPost
A surgeon on why the food that we are taking to prevent heart diseases are infact the resasons for the increase in heart diseases. Good explaination. Tunedbosy
Internet spreading slowly in India. Livemint
An interview with Rajiv Bajaj - I like it when he says that Bajaj is a challenger to the market leader Honda globally. FirstBiz
How being an outsider is the new politics in India. TOI
Now Rajasthan scraps FDI. How can a decison made by previous govt be reversed just like that?Livemint
India's first indigenous 3D printer. Trak.in
How India missed out on opportunity during crisis and there is no point blaming the tapering or the the easing during the crisis. CapitalMind
How subsidies become inflationary. BS
President of India has a veto in inviting parties to form government in case of coalition. Something I didnt know before. BS
Brilliant charts comparing different EMs and demonstrating the perils of capital account liberalization. Gulzar

Links read on 1st February 2014

Interview with Arnab on his iterview with Congress Vice-President. NYTimes
Titan Repositioning - Is it worth dropping the previous positioning? Marketing Practice
Email Etiquettes DNA
Low-cost India made cars fail the safety tests of EU and the US. Firstpost
A good news for Patna residents. Water harvesting projects planned.l TOI
Chennai emerges the metro for maximum retail absorption. ET
Indian Financial Sector Reform. Carnegie
Yahoo mail account passwords stolen. NPR.org
A brilliant lesson for all schools. Must try. momastery.com
Swami Aseemanand’s radical service to the Sangh CaravanMagazine - A brilliant work done.
Powerful explosion in Mizarom. NitiCentral
Gandhi becoming quite popular in China BBC
An interview with Modi'ss wife. IE