Links read on 30th April 2014

Warren Buffet hints at new CEO and also about his disagreement with  Coca Cola managament BS
Qualcomm bets in 3G, 4G data in India. ET
Pune-Mumbai expressway to get a new trauma centre DNA
Siemens looking for bidding for Rolls Royce energy business alongwith a possible bid for Alstom Energy and engine assets for which GE has already bid yahoo  Bloomberg
India is already the third largest economy in the world - Alongwith other statistics livemint
A start-up for finding employment for people in their notice period. - Just in time hiring strategy impact
Ukraine and how to kickstart its economy - BS
Heinsenberg's uncertainty principle is proved to be correct News360
Fire broke in PMO's office - Nothing lost though NIE
Tata group looks at innovation ET
El Mino dejargonized livemint
India to help militarize Afghanistan via Russia reuters

Links read on 29th April 2014

Enforcement Directorate seizes asset of around Rs. 1750 cr DNA

On Dictatorship DNA

Thorium scam revisited and how it is possible that there is actually no scam DNA

Fighting terror with development - Article showing how WestBengal has excelled in fighting Naxalism DNA

Reviving manufacturing in India would be a tough task especially when global growth is <4% estimated. Livemint

Internet snoofing - How it will be tough to pass laws for internet security when govts want control Livemint

Lessons that can be learnt from the resignation of the Korean PM by Indian politicians Livemint

A new factor for FMCG stock volatility - Monsoon forecast Livemint
An arbitrator appointed by SC to dela with RIL and govt case Livemint
How it may be possible that the gas in the KG6 basin may have actually run out Indiaspend
How Punjab is plagued by drugs and addiction Aljazeera
How US treasury will be a big loser in the Pfizer-Astra deal Bloomberg

Lniks read on 28th April 2014

How payment space in India is going to see a major change CapitalMind
Reliance, Tata and Aircel combine to provide joint national 3G roaming. trak.in
How Indian Pharma and patent are standing up to the US and India's possible stand in case of sanctions by the US DowntoEarth
Why Indian e-commerce playters remain unlisted and prefer PE HBL
Japanese FDI into India slowing. DNA
UK to ban Indian Alfonso mangoes from May  on charges of pests contamination livemint
What RIL Jio sees that Tata DocoMo hasnt seen in the Indian telecom market. Livemint
Pfizer and Astra Zaneca going for a mega deal it seems - Pharma in consolidation mode Livemint
A story on poverty reduction in Andra Pradesh by 2 CMs who made sure policies put in place by the predecessor are followed and bettered. Livemitn
25 things that happen to mid-twenties . Light read Storypick
Essar Energy UK minority investors unhappy with the management and asks govt for intervention firstbiz

Links read on 25th April 2014

Several Areas in Western Maharashtra to face lad shedding on account of Grid upgrade. TOI
Ecofirst, a subsidiary opf TCE helps get Green Rating to Heritage Tata House building BT
4 Indians that made it to the Time 100 list Trak.in
Modern Day Resurrection - Run Shaktianspace
April month proves the world most democratic month with elections in India, Indonesia, Iraq, Algeria and Indonesia, Afghanistan DowntoEarth
Emerging Technology - Sensors from Brain will help us control computers in the future Forumblog
Sun Pharma now gets lash from USFDA -  Tough time for India Pharma Sector Livemint
Flash floods in Afghanistan kill many. ET
What a retired Sp-ops guy who helped in Bin Laden operation does post retirement. Theatlantic
Lessons for Japanese in doing M&A with India. Quite a lot of high profile tie-ups have failed. WSJ
Made in India Gifts - A start=--up. Nextbigwhat
Chinese Navy officers' special request declined by India. Interesting. HT

Could Modi prove an excellent link between India and China - I doubt it. But good article with good debatable points ForeignPolicy

Links read on 24th April 2014

Rs 300 cr and 1.3 lakh litres of alcohol seized by poll panel so far during elections ET
Gold obsession pays dividends for women NPR
IMD forecasts below normal rainfall this season. ET
Deepak Fertilizer has to make open offer for Mangalore Fertilizers and Zauri Group is now expected to make a counterbid Livemint
Large companies like TaTaDocomo also failed to renew their domain address Trak.in
The brains behind creation of Fogg deo, current market leader in deodrants in India. BT
Games of throne - Blog by Nandy TOI
Flight mode to now be allowed in Indian airs Trak.in
In the last 13 years 26 asteroids hit Earth with huge force 600 kTons NVOnews
India's pharma sector exports growth lowest in the last 15 years. ET

Links read on 22nd April 2014

Global Pharmaceutical industry changing rapidly with huge M&As. Novartis tries to change its business via deals with GSK and Eli Lily. NDTV
Swipe Telecom - A success story in tablet market comes from someone I knew. Great work YourStory
Hindi and Telgu TV channels lead in terms of most watched channels. BS
The 4Ps of marketing for Modi's campaign and why Congress couldnt get such a good marketing campaign Firstbiz
US ambassador to India is of crucial importance - Some Indo-American names put forward. PoliticianIndian
Proud moment for India to see TCS reach top 10 service providing company globally.ET
Tyre stocks dip sharply on low margins. Livemint
Deathin the Korean ferry disaster reach in excess of 100. Sad News Telegraph

Links read on 21st April 2014

Iron-ore mining and exports allowed in Goa by SC but with conditions and caps. BT
Crysler buy out by Fiat complete and new vehicles in China Circa
71 cr aid for hailstorm affected farmers in Maharashtra DNA
China on its path to be the largest Christian country MontrealGazette
Mitsubishi and TCS set up a JV. Excellent news for TCS Moneycntrol
Leela Group to sell properties in Chennai and Delhi BT
International Laws are being violated by the Strong nations - An insightful article on why strong powers cannot by weak nations Livemint
Heartbleed and Open Source Softwares and problem of funding Livemint
Cadbury to be rebranded as Mondeles Livemint
Wipra and its lower guidance Livemint

Links read on 18th April 2014

El Nino doesn't necessarily mean a drought year though all drought years have been years of El Nino FE
Difficulties in land acquisition for creation of 100 cities. oing to be tough even in Modi comes to power  FE
SouthWest Airlines sharing 30% of its profit with its employees. This is how capitalism should be Fortune
Facebook used by IM person to instigate riots in 2009 DNA
RIL results - Refining and retail the only sectors doing well. BS
Indian smartphone brands seem to be all ready to take the big foreign players Trak.in
Perception of Modi and BJP in Pakistan Outlook
Yahoo's COO made a big profit even while getting fired. good Timing BW
Chennai's electrical suburban rail turns 83 Hindu
India unlikely to generate 150 million employment in 10 years ET
An accord reached in Ukraine prima facie Hindu
RIL and HPCL-Mittal plan refinery expansions Retuers

Links read on 17th April 2014

World's top 10 most innovative companies. FastCompany
Navin Patnaik's strategy to keep national parties guessing. Caravan
Tasks before the election commission and some good work done by it.  Livemint
Google revenues fall short but it seems to be a company all set to give strong results far into the future Livemimt
South Korea see huge capital inflows as Japan's yields fal record low. South Korea is a new perceived safe haven. Bloomberg
A ferry in South Korea capsizes - 10 feared dead. Around 400 ppl were in the ferry with most of them school children. DNA
M&M forays into electric scooters business in US. DNA
RCOM raises call rates by 20% - Other telecos shall follow suit - Get ready for high call rates DNA
Sushil  Kumar Shinde's story till these elections. - Pretty inspiring and loyal. telegraph
China's workforce is getting more savvy and mre restive. - Leading to increase in work strikes and walkouts. NDTV

Links read on 16th April 2014

Chinese small and medium scale business face the heat of increased interest rates and slowdown ET
Yahoo posts minor growth and lags peers in ad revenues. Only Alibaba stake seems to be the hope BT
The PM and the PMO. - Good article distinguishing PMs BS
Oil Ministry files petition to keep the oil blocks with RIL RIL
Junk food, schoolchildren and the role of major palyers like Coca Cola and Nestle DowntoEarth
Surveillance video cameras helping to keep crime at ba and so small business owners are pitching in to keep New Oreleans streets free of crimes  WDSU
Germany and its Leadership in Euro - Both sides explained quite well ProjectSyndicate
GSK gets FDA approval for a new diabetes drug. Pharmaphorum
2 officials die of cardic arrest during election duty in UP Zeenews
BJP It chief wants all IT companies carryig data of Indian consumers to have servers in India Medianama
Why Modi must embrace Aadhar? FE
Points why Alibaba is doing well in China. But is it sustainable? Forbes

Links read on 15th April 2014

Thorium is going to be the next nuclear fuel. Economist

Army Generals give an emotional birthday surprise to the widow of their colleague - Respect HT

Inefficient but very good progress on producing solar power even in the absence of sunlight Boston

India's nuclear Doctrine needs change - BS

Philips seeks to expand in the consumer electronics market ET

FMCG in developed market seems to be slowing. Nestle results dictate this Livemint Also, an article in ICIS suggests declining consumption with growing age. 

Google acquires a drone maker Titan Aerospace in Mexico Trak.in

Monsoons to be below normal in 2014 - A private forecasting company Skymet HT
Excellent pics on Water fight festival in Thailand CNN

Links read on 14th April 2014

Speculation that Micromax is in talks to get a stake in Pantech, Korea's third largest phone maker ET ET
Feedstock flexible is the key even in this shale gas boom. Some good points by Exxon Mobil spokesperson.  ICIS
BRICS is being rendered irrelevant - MINT and others being brought to the forefront carnegietsinghua.org
Growth projections by the IMF - Shocking to see Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, etc set to grow faster than India HBL
Company Act all set to see that small investors have a major role to play HBL
An article pondering about patents and innovation - Debate even as the number of patents filed reach a all time high DNA
Politics and Business - Free market - Good article on how anti-defection law is causing new parties to get formed DNA
India plans to reduce its reliance on monsoons. Livemint
India's growth mdel - During UPA and NDA - Seems brokenLivemint
Solar ATM's changing the face of ATMs in India CNBC

Links read on 11th April 2014

Ability to withhold truth from others is a pretty useful skill in corporate life Livemint
Death and Panic among farmers in hailstorm affected areas of Maharashtra Livemint
Industrial output shrinks in Feb 2014 - disturbing Livemint
How the Poonawalla Group is changing with time ET
Bajaj Auto has 50% share in three-wheelers and gearing up to meet increased demand. DigitalFC
Commercialization of Kudankulam plant to get delayed NDTV
How consultancies are thriving amid the volatile markets and how are they geared up for mid-sized companies BT
World's second largest ink manufacturer acquired by Goldman Sach and Koch industries Chemweek
40% twitter users haven't put up a single tweet while 30% have sent 1-10 tweets. Only 13% twitter users have 100 tweets. WSJ - Interesting Twitter statistics
Samsung's own war at home - A story of how hazardous conditions at Samsung's Korea facility is and the lawsuits. BusinessWeek
The rise of the Jindal empire Outlook

Links read on 10th April 2014

40% grains in India stored unprofessionally.  Livemint
Vodafone India shares sold by Piramal and Analjit Singh. ET
Twitter changes for advertisers but will it be good for the users. Livemint
Will the new govt after elections live upto the crushing expectations DNA
Ratnakar Bank receives yet another round of funding Livemitn
LIC has made handsome gains in this bull run ET and now selling some reuters
7 things you should never say to employees Entrepreneur
Vivek Wadhwa on how Latin America has a lot of potential and could render Indian IT stagnant NearshoreAmerica
Paying for infrastructure. Forbes
60% H1B's for Indians Deccanherald

Links read on 9th April 2014

Toyota recalls more than 6 million vehicles. Livemint
Indian banking sector well placed for a taper. Livemint
Sun Pharmaceutical may phase out Ranbaxy branded drugs in US. NDTV
Number of investors in shares rise as shares cross all time high. bt
Unit 1 of Kudankulam to go commercial by year endBS
How American healthcare policy is getting similar to Germany Atlantic.
How Indo-US ties fared during UPA  NDTV
How MOOCs are infact increasing social interaction - From brick to clicks and again to bricks. BBC
How elections are infact very god for economy. BT
SEBI to look for insider trading possibility in the Sun-Ranbaxy deal. BS
Couldnt resist sharing a link of Modi's speech in my hometown - Sangli India272
how Fin Ministry and RBI got it wrng for the two schemes - New Equity investor Rajiv Gandhi scheme and the inflation linked bonds Firstbiz

Links read on 8th April 2014

Google Glass - Some successful use in industry- especially mining, oil drilling, hospitals, etc.Yahoo
Why India's nuclear doctrine will not change even if a new govt comes in place in India Takshashila
PM Manmohan Singh may have been spied upon by US. NIE
Salient features of Indian election 2014 in 11 points. cnn
Why India's foreign policy needs a overhaul Hindu
Multiple companies get oil and gas blocks allocated in Myanmar - RIL wins some blocks while ONGC gets a stake in another block. livemint
Airtel and MTN of Africa launch platform for first international money transfer. et
Investment in renewable energy is down - However, productivty and per unit renewable energy costs are declining.time
Europe's energy situation explained in the light of Ukraine crisis in the economist

Links read on 7th April 2014

Sun, Earth and Mars to be collinear in April - Event is called 'Opposition'DNAIndia
RIL in talks with Russian Rosneft for Oil and Gas. Going Global is the way for RIL. RILTracker
5.8 billion dollars as cost to settle lawsuits for petroleum firm Huge. Huge. C-T.com
A look at BJP's manifesto. Livemint
Ranbaxy - Sun Pharma deal - A look at whats in store for the stakeholders. Livemint
A deal in which France's second largest phone company SFR's stakeholder sells the company to Altice SA. livemint $23 billion - Huge deal this is.
Premium trains now to get halts to improve revenues. DNA
Arunachal Pradesh's capital Itanagar finally gets a train. firstpost
America's new war on sugarNewsminute
A look at BJP manifesto's foreign, nuclear and defence policies. DNA

Links read on 4th April 2014

Cairn Energy given 2 more tax notices. Hindu
Kirloskar - Toyota strike doesnt seem to be ending soon ET
Differences between what SC wants to know w.r.t gas pricing and the prevalent market conditions FE
How India's PhD students and researched work on shoestring budgets. Overcoming all hurdles for research. ScienceCareers
ONGC asks $ 10 per MMBTU for Gas from the blocks offered to it. ET
21st century version of war - Crimea version. How Russia won and the West kept shouting. . VikramSood
Tesla's performance in stocks indicates there is more to come by way of disruption QZ
Lafarge and Holcim in talks for merger. It will be a deal among deals Livemint
A Brilliant analysis of the jobs debate. Livemint

Links read on 3rd April 2014

An example of a govt. school actually doing good - Rare. But nice narration. Livemint
Sun Pharma now gets the whip of US-FDA. Indian parma companies running into trouble and I think this is only a beginning. ET
Russia now turns to Alaska. Petition of 35000 odd people done. Telegraph
Chile faces a massive earthquake. CIR
Xi of China reinstates the old Mediterrain Silk Route using rails. IE
The Universe inflation theory explained in simple terms. Still complicated. TheDailyBeast
5 think tanks predict doom for India by 2050 due to climate change and water shortage. Scroll.in
Technology adds to the voes of Varanasi weavers since copies of designs are easily transmitted to the automatic looms in Surat. Hindu
Satyameva Jayate explained. MidDay
Mumbai, Ahmedabad have some of the safest roads in India. Quite difficult to digest. IndiaSpend
The meaning of Supreme Court order on Aadhar and how it is good. IE
how Geo-political fight is back. The 25-30 years of Soviet disintegration was infact an intermission. Great perspective. MostlyEconomics