Links read on 31st July 2014

The number of districts in India is not exactly known. Depends on whom you ask. QZ
Bolivia declares Israel a terrorist nation. Lays down restrictions on Israelis traveling there. DNA
Indian state run consortium acquire coal assets in Africa at cheap valuations. Good news for power producers. ET
How Modi's task is very tough and it will take patience and time to pursue the huge and tough tasks. Niticentral
Gurgaon's Rapid Metro fares to be hiked. BS
US economy grew at 4% in the previous quarter. Thats huge. BBC
A helicopter view of what Modi is doing in silence possible and how his silence is different than that of Manmohan Firstpost
There is something that can be learnt  by India by the way Australia handled the Adani coal mill acquisition TOI

Links read on 30th July 2014

A possible solution for the WTO standoff. BS
Chinese President cleaning campaign shows he is in charge. FT
Yields of EMs and the secular stagnation philosophy. Urbanomics
India's urban housing challenges and possible solutions Pragati
Competition Commission of India raises issues of national interest in the Sun-Ranbaxy merger Livemint
The paradoxial situation of the Indian Right. Livemint
Tata wannts to invest $35 billion in next 3 years to become one of the top 25 companies of the world. BS
Railway zones to be ranked for food and cleanliness TOI
Road maps for cold storage  missing. Here, Govt needs to work quickly. HT
Advise for Modi - Why fixing policies is important. TOI
AP to set up 20 electronic manufacturing clusters Hindu

Links read on 29yh July 2014

An argument on justifying India's stand at the WTO. Livemint. Another one against India's stand. FE
Adani gets coal mining nod from Australian government. Livemint
SBI  now looking closer at the promoters, books and Plan B before offering capital. FE
Fruits now need endorsements by actors. FE
The way India fought World War I TOI
Think tank of the government looking out for new members BS
India must develop a comprehensive plan to eliminate economic barriers like China Livemint
No big subsidy reform intended by Modi ET

Links read on 28th July 2014

A look at the consumption inequality in India - Rural and Urban separated. Livemint
Reliance Power bids for the Jaypee hydro-power plants.  Livemint
Indian ship owner can now operate ships with foreign flags. A move that will greatly help the Indian shipping firms ET
Essar Oil and BASF in talks for a petrochemicals JV. Great news for the Indian Chemicals  Industry ET
Government asks bus maker Volvo to look into its design  to prevent mishaps ET
Indonesia gets a new popular leader - Similar to the kind in India. Thehindu
Gadkari wants Indian port capacity to be doubled in 5 years NVONews
Russia to face tough banking sanctions Telegraph

Links read on 25th July 2014

 A Pro-Russia rebel in Ukraine has admitted that they shot the Malaysian Airline #MH17 by mistake thinking it to be ukraine cargo plane Dalymail
 50 IAF officers fall prey to credit card fraud IT
An excellent paper on the way India should go about in the manufacturing sector. Foreign collaborations and technical support IRCIER
It seems Modi magic is losing its favour - Uttarakhand Bypolls seem to suggest this FE
An oped on how West Bengal government is neglecting tea farm and its workers DNA
India opens funding for infrastructure  project Livemint
India is the only market where Google has special pricing Livemint
Merck cuts 600 sales representatives as part of its reorganization WSJ

Links read on 24th July 2014

Yet another plane goes missing after losing contact with radar Livemint. Plane might have crashed DNA
Maoists blow up rail track in Bihar - Major accident prevented by derailment of a pilot engine The Hindu
Strategic lessons learnt based on Kargil war TribuneIndia
Unilever revenue growth lower than expectations in emerging markets  L:ivemint
Bills for FDI in insurance and SEBI power increase approved by the cabinet The Hindu
Odhisa flood situation worsens DNA
Tourism promotion for NE states looks to be in focus. Tour and Travel
President Pranab seems to be busy host Zeenews
India needs to enforce low through tough punitive actions Livemint

Links read on 22nd July 2014

India's stance on Israel - Gaza conflict goes a matter of "deep concern" not condemn NewsMinute
India may decide upon its stance for the WTO to address concerns related to food security TOI
India's mars orbiter completes 80% of its journey. Landing to be in September ending. NVONews
GOI all set to promote the Indian growth story through investor conferences abroad ET
Why the Indian Inc always nods positively to the budgets irrespective of the govt. BS
BRIC A great leap for developing nations DC
Indian people the most optimistic in terms of job prospects. BT
TRAI keeps the license fees unchanged for 2 quarters BGR
Can anything good come out of the Ukraine crisis ? Bloombergview

Links read on 21st July 2014

 The Israel-Palestine war explained in economist
A shift in Mumbai's property market. Areas like Cuff Parade have infact depreciated in terms of value Firstpost
Satyam scam report by SEBI out. Simple explaination in DC
Socialism can increase the corruption nature in an individual - A study. AjayShah
Putin calls for a truce to investigate the plane crash ET
Train deraliment in the US causes oil spillage and injury to 2 train personnel Theglobanadmail
Kochi plans time bound infrastructure projects - Seems to be very ambitious Hindu
Yet another minor accident in the Indian navy. The tally seems to be rising at a very fast pace. NIE
Green field projects and their value creation and the role of government and PPP. Urbanomics
Singapore is facing a tough problem economically it seems livemint

Links read on 8th July 2014

Audio which shows Ukraine rebels shot down the Malaysian airlines MH17 Theatlantic
Guru Purnima and its relevance DNA
A business complex in Mumbai catches fire. One fireman killed DNA
TMC is facing a downfall in popularity in WestBengal. It has to do something to prevent right wing popularity rising DNA
Debate over BJP's reluctance to criticize Israel over the attacks in Gaza DNA
Global pharma companies in India face trouble due to pricing caps Livemint
The new neutrality of Germany and Korea seems to be helping both the countries to operate independently of its allies and partners. But maybe the strength is an illusion that may not be sustainable Livemint
India (Modi) seems to be having his say in the BRICS bank Livemint
CAG slams IAF for making a loss inspite of knowing well in advance its future requirement Livemint
Russian pipeline analysis for India. It is better for India to seek imports through sea and acquiring equity stakes in Russian oil entities says a study Aurasiareview

Links read on 17th July 2014

Microsoft to cut 18000 jobs - India will be least affected DNA
Narendra Modi to do a U turn on FDI in retail it seems. DNA
RedBus ESOP rouble - Legal but doesnt look to be moral Livemint
Thousands of Chinese civil servants directed to use public transport Livemint
IAF seems to be closer to clinch a mega jet fighter deal with Dassault Iniatoday
Merger of HDFC and HDFC Bank may not make economic sense Firstpost
Malaysian airlines flight crashes in Ukraine - Rumours of it being shot afloat CNN

Links read on 16th July 2014

ITC, Microsoft plan to set-up paper unit and office respectively in Telangana Firstpost
A leader who has met 15 PMs of India Newsminute
Modi and Chinese President discuss about the border dispute. Hope the dispute is amicably solved BS
The new train to Katra gets stuck in tunnel due to engine failure HT
Oil Ministry want RIL to keep the oil blocks which cabinet wants to take back after expiry BS
Land acquisition act being amended by the govt. FE
Microsft working on a glass to help the blind ZDNET
India has 1/3rd of the world's extreme poors of the world IE
Points that Modi said in the BRICS speech TOI
Japan nears restarting the nuclear reactors for energy. Close to 48 new reactors to be restarted TOI
ONGC looks ro raise close to $3 billion.Seek proposals from I bankers Livemint
India's stand on the Isael-Palestine issue irks the West. Thehindu

Links read on 15th July 2014

Airbus patents seats that look like bicycle seats to save space and costs BI
Google Chrome causes laptop batteries to drain at a faster pace -Google also acknowledges this Forbes
Google inks a deal with Novartis for smart contact lens Mashable
Jewellers winding down gold schemes to keep up with new rules Moneylife
Indonesia awaits election results Bloomberg
US to monitor anti-Semitism in the EU. JTA
There was Rs.10000 crore financial irregularity in Bihar during the past year. DNA
RBI takes steps to increase infra spending - Eases infra lending norms and also reduces CRR/SLR for Infra bonds Capitalmind
A lot of private sector investment needed to boost the challenges in the budget BS

Links read on 14th July 2014

Interesting opportunities for Food Sector in India ET
India has been investing Rs 900-1000 crore to Bhutan for quite sometime now. Indiaspend
Investigations on GSK employees by Chinese continue and a closed court case to be held Reuters
Fixed Maturity Plans to be severely affected due to the budget announcementLivemint
Strong Royal Enfield  sales and growth help Eicher motors Livemint
Mylan Laboratories to but Abbots non-US generics business Livemint
Over 1 crore Indians are unemployed - Startling DNA
Old records stil helping the vinyl-records industry - But growth needs to pick up for survival Theatlantic
ICICI bank looking to list insurance businesses separately FE
A good analysis of the union budget - The best I've read so far FE
Apparel industry asks govt to expedite the EU free trade scheme ET
Govt of India to set up ITIs. ET
Water for Posco to not affect irrigation ET

Links read on 11th July 2014

The ultimate goal of the NSA is total population control - Pretty dangerous game played by surveillence of calls and internet Theguardian
Venezula charges for clean air in the form of tax at the airports BBC
Union Budget 2014  - Opinion Livemint
Manufacturing sector in India grows by 4% m/m. Something to cheer Livemint
A rather different article on whether tax policy decisions should consider .taking private decisions  ET
Charts showing the level of innovation in India w.r.t countries Prepforum
Burden of high expectations ET
Views on Budget 2014 Telegraph, BS

Links read on 10th July 2014

Air Strikes by Israel in the Gaza strip continue - Toll of the dead reaches 64 IE
A publication also doesnt make the professor happy PhDComics
Infographic on budget 2014 Trak.in
7 key initiatives taken to boost SMEs and entrepreneurs Trak.in
How the Israekl-Palestine war is affecting the youth of the region Theatlantic
What is wrong in the railway budget Livemint
Amit Shah - A modern day Chanakya Newsminte
Debt mutual funds and fmps destroyed due to the budget Capitalmind

Links read on 9th July 2014

A long read on how ONCG is being ripped off systematically and how its future looks to be in trouble Caravan
Power crisis returns- The possible reasons BS
Lessons learnt during slowdown Anaggh
Amiot Shah, BJP's new President's challenges - Regional parties Niticentral
Abe's smart lecture in Australia Lowyinstitute
French Retailer - Carrefour to shut shops in India. 800 jobs to be affected ET
Behind all the recent wars, the main motive was black gold (Oil)  Juancole
50 blindfolded bodies found in Iraq TheHindu
MNC's investing in the Deccan triangle of India - Pune - Hyderabad - Bangalore BS
Reliance manages to get involved in a tickets scam for Fifa world cup.  WSJ

Links read on 8th July 2014

Japan on the highest typhoon alert barely a year after major cyclone hit it before. BS
Iraq crisis partially responsible for currency depreciation DNA
Philips launches an innovative male groominr product - Aqua shavers BT
Navy mishaps list in the past 2+ years PIB
The trouble with economics as a social science especially after the crash of 2008-09Projectsyndicate
Railway budget announcements in brief Livemint\
There has been a decline in poverty in India confirms a panel. Livemit
Brahmos missile test fired from Odhisa Livemint
Modi's endoresement for Aadhar is one positive step BS
The 47 million unemployment issue in India - Says India is in a job crisis BS

Links read on 7th July 2014

Statistics showing the popularity of soccer in the world Urbanomics
Modi plans 1 toilet per second as a target for 100 days Downtoearth
Takeover of media by corporates - Pros and Cons DH
Growing rice using less water Thehindu
Why Mod should focus on doing other things rather than bringing new investors to equity markets BS
Deepak Fertilizers - A Good profile and a great company Frbes
How people are expecting a blockbuster budget and constraints Modi will face WSJ
Subsidy - The difficulty in progress for India WSKJ
As the Anil Ambani market capitalization rises, it is planning to cut 6000 jobs for increasing profitability Trak.in
40 large economies of the world BI
Another explosion in a pharmaceutical company in AP BS
Equity participation from smaller cities increase sharply ET

Links read on 2nd July 2014

A lot of buildings collapsed in Indian metros recently - Lax in law enforcement clearly visible Globeandmail
Woodland and its strategy of selling outdoor adventure to Indians BT
Ratan Tata to write a memoir Blooomberg
Indian government expresses its feelings against BJP snoofing by the NSA Indiatoday
Modi seeks Singapore help for low cost housing solutions NIE
Texas producing as much oil as Iraq IBITime
Monsoon end of season Sales start early this season for Pantaloons and ABG. News360
Roche goes for yet another acquisition Dealbook
Chidambaram inherited a bigger mess than Jaitley Livemint
Russia gets yet another way to hit USA- Tries massive hacking of the energy supplying companies. News360
A Picture of the leaky Mumbai MetroFB

Links read on 1st July 2014

Japanese firms up the CAPEX amid bleak mood in the hope of a better future. Bloomberg
Governing the Sea and  the lawlessness prevailing and some steps to save the threats facing the oceans Projectsyndicate
400 Job cuts by Tata Steel in the UK due to lack of demand Livemint
NGOs and politics go hand in hand. a bold article on NGOs and their ownership Livemint
West India to be the worst affected due to the poor  monsoon this year Livemitn
Prakash Javdekar catches the late comers in his ministry ET
Tata Sons pledges TCS shares for Docomo acquisition BS
Industrial Development in Goa will come to a halt if the notification by the Central Govt accepted. Parriker appeals to the MOEF Thehindu
Houston remains US's best and the most growing city BI
Irctc is allegedly selling its user database for advertisers and Spammers trak.in