Links read on 27th March 2014

NHAI to start a new app so as to make easier for people to know about tolls and their legality. Trak.in
This election has not provided us with any new phrases yet - TOI
Insightful article on how BJP is changing internally. Firstpost
Stuff we learnt after the plane went missing TheHindu
Comments of Egypt and the Gulf Oil Money Juancole
Remittances grow by 12%. in Maharashtra. $7 billion in 2013 BS
How Modi has changed and become different from the old BJP ideology IE
Philips Healthcare and technology - Partners beig given more functions Livemint
Sam Pitroda - Idea of India challenged ET
China's submarine deployment sends shivers to India IndiaToday

Links read on 26th March 2014

EBola has 90% chances of Death. Terrible epidemic. Comapnies rushing to develop drugs and trials Bloomberg
Kotak Bank starts a new service - Social banking account. Interest development in nanking Trak.in
China's subtle and incremental reforms. Urbanomics
Buffets predction in 1999 proved correct about markets not providing adequate returns for 17 years.Deepak
EBay ships maximum material to Kerala and Karnataka. NextBigWhat
China - Israel cooperating in establishing a rail route as an alterative to the Suez canal controlled by Egypt. algemeiner
Modi makes promise to carry forward Vajpayees policies in Kashmir. DNA
Journalism at the verge of a major change and the need to think fundamentally different and establish a new business model. Niemanlab
Indian Growth story intact still short term uncertainities remain Livemint
Petrol prices may reduce by a rupee. ET
Police arrest IM senior operatives. IE

Links read on 25th March 2014

What the stand for Russia means for India and China - Gains in this new cold war AsiaTimes
Chidambaram and not Modi magic is moving the markets. WSJ
Rayban brand owner Luxoticca clinches a deal with Google Glass. Interesting times TheGlobeandmail
530 brotherhood supporters sentenced to capital punishment in Egypt. SFGate
China's rush for dams leaves the resettled in a limbo. BusinessWeek
Khushwant Singh on death. Aseemseth
Cosmic inflation explained in comical manner. PhDComics
The age of entrepreneurship awaits BL
Branded fruits attract Indian corporates now. DNA
Gold heads for its biggest fall in 4 months. HT
Medical equipment market is the sector waiting to be tapped by Indians. BL
Arvind Ltd is looking at expansion. Livemint

Links read on 24th March 2014

Why RBI shouldn't hurry banking licenses. Firstbiz
How excessive use of internet may harm causing us to be stalked by ourselves. TOI
University in US bans plastic water bottles. Plastic contribute maximum to the waste says a report/ bellinghamherald
Developments in the eastern part of UP. BS
France delays warplane delivery to Russia France24
Reimagining education in Peru Businessweek
Technology and changing the type of employment Project-Sundicate
Best way to hand out subsidies is through vouchers - E vidence from a small nation TTRamMohan
US defence spending shows how miniscule we are and how US will remian a global power for a long time to come VikramSood
Turkey shoots down a plane from Syria. NDTV

Links read on 21st March 2014

Indian Police finally adapt to the social media. Good to see it leveraging the Social MediaLightHouseInsights
UC Browser becomes India's most used mobile browser. Trak.in
Bicycle hit by a fast moving truck, yet nothing happened. Very Lucky to have come out of the accident uninjured. Dailymail
Bhutan can teach a lot about happiness HuffingtonPost
More people will now think before they fly after looking at this Aviation Herald
UPA's untrumpeted achievements MSN
World's first underwater museum - Amazing pictures Guardian
Unanswered questions for India which might be there in Henderson-Brooks Report DefenseBlogs
RIL and KG6 case - A good read in the economist Economist
How BJP, Congress deny people of Good Governance Firstpost

Links read on 20th March 2014

Narmada - Kshipra river interlinked in MP and questions regarding economic feasibility of river linking projects.. BT
One more top brass exit at Infosys. Livemint
Reliance retail turns after 7 years. Livemint. I believe D-Mart, is far better than Reliance retail in terms of turnover and profitability. But we have no idea of its numbers.
Generic Drug manufacturers, especially smaller ones to face tough times in India. Livemint
Nissan to launch a low cost car - Dastun Livemint
India seems to be losing it to Italy - First the marines case and now the Augusta-Westland corruption case. Thenewsminute. Similarity between Bofors and Augusta-Westland deal Indiatoday`
Crimea becoming more and more Russian by the hour. WashingtonPost
HongKong's integrated river Pearl delta city and bridge - China's huge ambitious project seems to be on schedule BS
India's problem is the need for conformity for cultural issues. DNAIndia However, not conforming to law and order is a different problem in itself.
Chinese co-operation sought for Indian railways and energy sector. Firstpost

Links read on 19th March 2014

Election commission gives a go ahead for banking licenses. Livemint
Livemint OECD social indicators. Good graphs as well.
A rant asking people to raise their expectations from the elections. DNA
Maharashtra CM indicates that farmers will get maximum relief for the crops destroyed on account of hailstorms. DNA
Modi cannot escape moral responsibillity for the riots - Sharad Pawar.- A sensible comment  DNA
Foreign policy and BJP. Hindu
India not to support unilateral sanctions on Russia. Hindu
Excellent article on why the Congress needs BJP. IE
The new Eastern Axis - India Mynmay Thailand and Japan IE
Boston Marathon to have more policemen amid increased participation Firstpost
Malaysia has an acute water crisis looming. Scroll.in
India needs to slowly being declassifying secret documents. IE

Links read on 18th Match 2014

Cairn Energy unable to sell 10% stake in its India unit on account of tax issues. Firstbiz
Keralites from Dubai get a chartered plane to Kerala for voting in elections.  Outlook
Indian economy less fragile than what it was a few months back. Livemint
E-commerce is now beginning to hurt the brick and mortar players. Livemint
Scenarios for Jayalalitha. - Intentions seems clear.  Thenewsminute
How a US President makes a telephone call. Yahoo
An interesting theory for the missing Malaysian plane to have used another aircraft as shadow. KeithLedger
An in teresting theory on how dust (aerosols) can enhance rainfall. Hindu
RIL may be pumping gas from a reservoir meant for ONGC. - DGH orders data. Firstbiz
The Sena  battle just got tougher. Interesting analysis done.  IE

Links read on 17th March 2014

Toyota India plant shut down on account of union problems. HT
How govt of India can earn more money by Deepak at CapitalMind
A short note on Home. Simple yet touching. ShaktiSpace
Why are we awful at assessing risks. Fool
Some important factors for India which can be learnt from MH370 disappearance that needs fast addressal. Acorn
How most eonomists missed the China slowdown. ICIS
5 global trends that India must follow ET
US manufacturing on a gain ET
Boom time for Election material traders/ Hindu

Links read on 14th March 2014

BP - Energy insights in the US BP
Crimea may actually want to join Russia and Ukraine will be fine with that.ForeignAffairs
New aviation guidelines may help regional connectivity in India BS
Why and How of the missing Aircraft DeccanHerald
Germany now gets into pressurizing Russia to back out of Ukraine. Firstpost
Fear can help branding Firstpost
Airtel has managed to raise money by bond sale in Swiss. DNAIndia
Pritish Nandyon the cartoon of politics. TOI
The missing Plane it seems was near India's Andaman Nicobar islands. DeccanHerald

Links read on 13th March 2014

No respite from the Maoist insurgency in India. Hindu
Economy revival for the new govt even if it is Modi will be slow. BS
Egypt lost close to USD 12 billion on corruption in gas and oil. EIPR.org
CBI chief and DoP differ on treatment of Lalu's case. IE
Hilarious - Weddig called off on account of differences in the kind of Biryani to be given during the wedding.Firstpost
Grammarcheck for journalists. Some good points.
Convergence theory of Infy and TCS goes for a toss. Livemint
Finding the Malaysian MH370 using circles on this Pi Day. - Need a miracle.  Livemint
Election preferences this General elections are seen changing and focussed more on national rather than regional issues. Livemint
India must act resolutely on Sri Lankan resolution IE

Links read on 12th March 2014

3 point agenda on governance. - Good points. BS
Apple - Retail problem in India - Getting motivated staff. Bhatnaturally
On cricket in Kashmir and sedition charges. DNA
Malaysian Airlines update - A lot of inconsistencies coming form Malaysian spokespersons. NYT
Report on how the condition in Ukraine shall affect Turkey. Wish we had such papers published for each major event w.r.t geopolitics. EDAM
Crack resistant Glass - Good concept. Wired
Media biases Firstpost
How twitter shapes public opinion. TOI

Links read on 11th March 2014

Hailstorms in parts of Maharashtra could prove to be beneficial for Congress-NCP alliance Firstpost
Chinese economy seems to be liberalizing. Deposit rates to be liberated off controls in 2 years. BS
Lok Sabha elections a test for survival for many in politics - Prithviraj. DNA
Tata Motors to lay off 600 odd employees. FE
India missed opportunity for mobile handset mnaufacturing. - Drastic fall in India's mobile production and increase in imports. Trak.in
20 clever things that were invented by Indians Storypick
A company Sprintz aims to revolutionize reading on mobile - Interesting concept. BostonGlobe
Very valid and believable points on why India Post Bank is not a great idea and that it has a few assets. BS
US retail sector in a tough state ZeroHedge

Links read on 10th March 2014

Hailstorms damage a lot of crops in Maharashtra. Central team to assess the loss. BL
Nano-fertilizer developed in India using bio-synthesis- Interesting. DNA
A rather good article on different shades of grey in political parties by Chetan Bhagat TOI
On the humble 50 paise coin - Seems its days are now numbered. ET
Comparison between India and Chinese infrastructure .BS
GSK gave USD 1 billion to raise its stake to 75% BT
Bibek Debroy in how education in Gujarat has definitely improved drastically. ET
20 reasons on why should one use Google PlusRealreach. Not that I am using it.
Possible reasons for the Malaysian Airlines MH370's sudden and mysterious disappearance. Quora
India's DCGI defends the Indian pharmaceutical industry - says the nyt reports as unbased. I hope he is right. TOI

Links read on 7th March 2014

French giant Carrefour which is currently in cash and carry format is in talks with Bharti Retail for entry into retail. livemint
US softens its stand on Modi. Livemint
IAF's Super Hercules aircraft lands in Kargil. Could prove beneficial for civilians there. DDNews
Kejriwal questions Modi on development and his choice of ministers. IE
Understanding the complex procedure of Mt. Gox bankruptcy. Very complex indeed. Fortune
Profits of DailyMail - pioneer of online news explained. Looks pretty much in the red Profits_Of_Doom
Crimea assembly likely to be dissolved. HuffingtonPost
Tech M and Texas Instruments together to make Internet of things (Iot). Great partnership I must say for a wonderful concept. ET
The man who nailed Sahara. Hindu

Links read on 6th March 2014

Sesa Goa deal with Sterlite is amongst top 10 deals on 2013. ET
Casualties of US's longest war. WashingtonPost
Causes of the submarine casualties in India IE
Us isn't handling its relations with India well. Telegraph
Apple doesnt bother about India. Does it exist for India even a bit? Techpinions
Deep sea diving and the tough conditions there Theatlantic
Not knowing password caused police to not take action against complaints for 8 years. BBC
Referrendum in Crimea shows that he people there are pro Russians. Things just got tougher for the West and diplomats. Livemint
Formula One set not to return to India even in 2015. Livemint
Interview with Jaiprakash Narayan where he points out where Kejriwal has succeeded and where has he gone wrong. BL

Links read on 5th March 2014

Former Soviet satellites surprised by Russian moves. GlobalPost
Life of a member of an Indian MP.PritishNandy
Russia fires ICBMs amid the tension. Newsweek
A Note to the new candidate Nandan. EcoPhilo
Nod given to GM crops - A very important point for Indian Agricultural sector. FirstPost
Mind Boggling numbers of Indian elections. Massive exercise. WSJ
India and the Great War book inagurated. Looks pretty interesting NVONews
Reading Putin's mind. ATimes
Clashes between AAP and BJP begin. TOI
India Russia likely to sign contract for construction of 3rd and 4th power generating nuclear plant at Kudankulam. Indrus

Links read on 4th March 2014

Description of some North Indian businesses - First geeneration enterprenuers Livemint
Airtel looking at expanding in Kenya. Livemint
Not much to worry on the incremental capital: output ratio Livemint
Putin orders troops back to bases. BL
Monsoon uncertainties. BL
Excellent article on why RBI targets inflation in the short term. RBI
PM MMS seeks to boost trade through talks at BIMSTEC. WSJ
Why G. Smith's retirement announcement shouldnt be a shock. DailyMaverick
Indian govt says that tax doesnt fall under the ambit of the treaty with the Dutch and so Vodafone is bound to pay taxes. ET

Links read on 3rd Match 2014

14 people control the entire Internet. BusinessInsider
Ukraine - Are students safe there? ET
Social Messaging Apps are well within TRAI rules. NextBigWhat
Why was the navy using 26-year old ship? Looking at things after Sindhuratna.TheHindu
China's manufacturing growth contracting. BBC
Why Russia doesn't feat the West anymore. Politico
Party's over socialists - A visible trend in Indian politics seems to be underway. TOI
Indo-French Jet deal and the possible hurdles. NDTV
Terrorist Attack in China. Firstpost
Why is Modi popular. IE