Links read on 28th August 2014

PM directs 10 ministries to hold press conferences and defend what they have done for the past 100 days. IE
Reasons why government lost the coal allocation case in SC. Livemint
India is still 135th in HDI list. Long way to go. IE
An Indian PSU success story. DNA
India set to commission 5000 ton of rare earth plant to become 5% of global rare earth output. Livemint, Firstpost
Rainfall overall deficit for 2014 is now 18%. This year may be called a drought year. Livemint
IOC crosses Rs.5 lakh crore in revenue. DNA
Southern part of south Indian Ocean targetted for searching MH370. Still the plane is not found is a tragedy in this time of technology. BBC
Sun Group channels license cancelled abruptly by I&B. Serious politics in play here. Newsmi9nute

Links read on 27th August 2014

EPFO can now invest 100% in government bonds. FE
Modi lifts LPG cylinder restrictions. FE
ONGC and Oil India shares rise as talks of subsidy cuts surface. Livemint
US Hypersonic weapon destroyed 4 seconds after launch NVONews
 Air India website crashes because of too many customers wanting the Rs 100 offer.ET
Tata and Snapdeal investment looks like a smart investment. FT
How reliable the rating agencies are? BS
Planning mass transit for urban India  - Are metros suitable financially for the smaller cities like Nagpur, Vijaywada, etc. Urbanomics

Links read on 26th August 2014

EPFO interest rate for the previous year is pegged at 8.75% Livemint
Heaviest violation of cease fire by Pakistan since 1971. DNA
Challenges and opportunities in GST - Nice explanationv Livemint
Buffet to help Burger King buy food ingredient manufacturing  company, Bloomberg
First 100 days of Modi in government. Thenaitonal
How PACL ran a Rs 50000 crore ponzi scheme Firstpost
Russian economy seems to be in trouble . Forbes
RIL and HPCL looking at a possible tie-up for retail. Reliane

Links read on 25th August 2014

Great explanation on how cultures emerge and evolution happens DNA
SC rules coal block allocation since 1993 were illegal. DNA
Let market decide on the GM crops impasse Livemint
Vegetable inflation is a case of serious concern - Ignored by everyone. Livemint
India looking for exploring Oil in the disputed area of the South China sea.  NDTV
IPO Analysis - Snowman Logistics - Deepak Shenoy
Wipro Technologies invested in awesome technology firms valuatin of which tripled in last 12 months - Thank to the son of its founder ET
Centre clears some projects long delayed on the Delhi - Mumbai industrial corridor BS
India should build a flexible coalition partnership independent of America or China. IE
Import of Coal in India can be avoided by proper policy and infrastructure can help save 15 billion import bill Indiaspend
Japan readies a trial Ebola Drug - Nice and Quick Firstpost
Surprise safety audit shows a lot of minor safety issues which can cause trouble. ET

Links read on 22nd August 2014

Federation of Export Organizations in India wants Into to have a FTA between India and China. I feel this will be detrimental to India only in the short term.  ET
A scam in the entrepreneur support systems ET
America needs to do much more than sanctions to deal with the Ukraine situation. It needs to recognize Ukraine KyivPost
Speed limits on Indian highways increased to 100 kmph. Firstpost
Something fishy is going on with the Mumbai Metro w.r.t transparency. DNA
Indo-Pak priorities should not be decided to move ahead with talks. Issues like trade and other things can be discussed. Filtercoffee
India deploys Aakash missiles in the NorthEast to counter Chinese moves. Zee

Links read on 20th August 2014

Why most investors shun Value Investing. ET
How money is made and lessons that the new BRICS banks can take. PS
Inconvenient investigations in banking transactions need to be done. Capitalmind
Citibank to hive off its old Japan's retail business Firstpost
MOU signed between Indian Railway and Czech Republic for modernization. Firstpost
Singapore has asked India for removal of ban on certain defense companies. ET
Standard Chartered bank fined $300 million over laundering, Et
PPF limit per account has now been revised to Rs. 1.5 lakh per account per year. ET
India's defense sector procurement needs prompt action. A lot of ordered equipment is obsolete. Hindu

Links read on 19th August 2014

How to stop Google from tracking every move of yours BGR
India's army chief denies Chinese troop incursion. BS
Indian taxi players to go the Uber way by enabling payment using credit cards and setting up facilities abroad to get single authentication facility. ET
Mysore Zoo is India's best zoo according to a survey. Hindu
Duracell and Braun among the major brands to be hived off P & G Globeand mail
India is hopeful of a permanent solution to food piling and moving ahead with trade facilitation agreement Hindu
Government to increase import duty on sugar if mill owners pay farmers on time. Livemint
Teachers who do not show up at work cost India more than a billion dollars QZ

Links read on 18th August 2014

A very happy Janmasthmi / Gopalkanha to everyone.

5 awesome entrepreneurial insights Trak.in
Alternatives to charging phone without electricity. Trak.in
The tragedy of the Arabs and how only they themselves can rise from the ashes. Economist
A POV of the Modi I-Day Speech by Santosh Desai. TOI
Skill Development Centre Opens in Rajasthan DNA
Rs. 950 cr earnmarked to protect India from Cyberspace attacks. HT
More babies for Parsis the only mantra to increase their population. DNA
5 Different uses of Aadhar card AZ
Why the US is supporting the Kurds - Its because the Yazidi's are in a very bad state and they were with the Kurds Dailybeast

Links read on 14th August 2014

New FDI policy will help the Indian Railways which has always been short of money. DH
Essay on anger by Meetasengupta. Meeta
India, China and Indonesia face similar situations and all seem to have popular leaders in place at the helm of things. Lets see who gets it right. Project-Syndicate
After November 1st, one will have to pay for using ATMs at home bank ATM machines as well for 5+ usage monthly BS
Pranab Mukherjee's speech on 14th August 2014 Firstpost
Swiss economic model is one that isn't perfect but it is an excellent model to study and follow. News360
Demand of gold falling in India. Hindu
Charging phones with sound can be made possible now. NVONews

Links read on 13th August 2014

Can Jet's decision to go only for full carrier service turn it profitable - People doubt it. But I am fairl confident that it will help trim losses. Livemint
Civil bodies to decide whether they want LBT or Octroi - DNA
Bill for setting up Judicial appointment commission passed in Parliament. Livemitn
It is always good to see that RBI and Finance Ministry are together this time.DNA
Statistical analysis of the probability of occurrence of the last digit shows Afghan elections were rigged. Livemint
India Inc should focus on collaborations - This is an area where India is behind the global peers FE
Modi's deal for Jammu and Kashmir - Seems to be strategically thought.  IE
Britannia has plan to be the number 1 biscuit maker in India. Interesting to note that the difference in market shares between Parle and Britannia is only 3%. Firstpost
Japan's GDP plunges on account of change in the VAT of the nation. But too much decline. Economics

Links read on 12th August 2014

11 ways to make your PC run faster BI
Colgate toothpaste in trouble with the ingredient Triclosan being linked to cancer CIRCA
Jet Lite now scrapped. Jet will now not operate in low cost version ET
Power firms in India now aiming for larger capacities and consolidation BS
SBI MF is now strengthening its base for expansion BS
Monsoon in India seems to be progressing well. Good for the economy Reuters
TRAI suggests to loosen the corporate proximity in Media WSJ
Jayawardane retires from Tests - Nice farewell article. IE

Links read on 11th August 2014

US must consider the independence of nations for making their own policies and not always try to rush for free arrangements Livemint
A hypothetical study on what can happen if India cuts its corporate tax rate to 20% Livemint
India is facing shortage of policemen and army personnel. DNA
Isreal - Gaze from both sides. Compromise and forgetting the past seems the way forward DN
US acts in Iraq but does nothing in Gaza - Shows US's attitude of favoring certain nations HT
India's manufacturing sector looks ripe for growth. Hiring seen increasing. HT
Greener paper covers developed by Akzo Nobel - Plastic cups sure have a competition coming up DTE
Uber is disrupting the Indian market. Trak,in'
Subsidies and protectionism have an adverse impact globally - A case of subsidies for shipping industry in China and its impact on the world. Economist
Rajasthan drafts new land acquisition policy. ET

Links read on 8th August 2014

Obama authorizes air strikes in Iraq to prevent the genocide going on there. NDTV
More delays in RIL's another nearby basin KG-D3 exploration on account of approvals and Rigs. DNA
India offers to buy more defense air-crafts from US's Boeing to get better deals. DNA
Air-Asia planning a nationwide service in some time. Good progress for a newly started airline BS
RBI Governor cautions the world on an impending global markets crash Firstpost
RBI has proposed a new payment gateway for anytime anywhere payment. NIE
A tribute to the 'Chacha Chaudhary' comics creator - Pran Sharma. Scroll
Ebola declared an international epidemic Livemint

Links read on 7th August 2014

Russia bans food from EU and also promises shelter to Snowden for another 3 years. Independent
Ratan Tata and WB govt in bitter war of words ET
Low prices and monsoon woes cause import of cotton into the country. BS
Cognizant results and guidance cause weakness in the Indian IT stocks. Firstpost
Deaths due to the Ebola epidemic continue. Tough situation in West Africa. Reuters
How twitter has changed the way politics is done in India. Livemint
China blocked some Korean sites for security reasons.  Reuters
A fast lane in Delhi/Gurgaon to save lives. Hindu
Shifting China's growth strategy to save it from being trapped in a middle income economy. PS

Links read on 6th August 2014

ITC tops the list of India's most admired companies. BS
Lupin ties up with Korea's LG Lifesciences for launching a new anti-diaetic drug in India.BS
Modi must get his act right and project power. Opinion post. Firstpost
FDI in Railways and defense sector discussed today. ET
World's fastest external charger developed. (15 mins full charge) BGR
70% foreign students in US are from India and China ET
Putin plans retaliatory measures in case of Western sanctions. NIE
How the Motorola G, Bhaghats new book has started a new chapter in India's ecommerce and a growing battle between Amazon and Flipkart. Firesbiz

Links read on 5th August 2014

Micromax surpasses Samsung to be India's largest phone brand. ET
Ebola deaths in Africa raise concerns of a global outburst. Hindu India taking precautions to see that India does not encounter such case. Dontoearth
Mahanadi flooding situation grave in Chattisgarh and nearby. NIE
India spent Rs 350 cr+ as rent for foreign embassies. DNA
IRCTC e-commerce is shut down quietly. Nextbigwhat
Jaitley defends India's WTO stand. HT
Can LNG be used as a tool for foreign policy - Lessons from USA. Unconventionalenergy
Case study of reviving a lake in Sikkim. Thebetterindia

Links read on 4th August 2014

How the recent land rush is going to affect the food security in the future DH
Goods once sold can now be returned. TOI
NASA's Voyager I close to stepping out of the solar system. Feat that it is now 11 billion miles away from earth. CNET l
Anil Ambani sells 4.8 lakh shares of TV Today Network. Still the stock rose 20%. Strange. ET
RIL and Tata line up massive CAPEX for India. FE
IB to monitor the private defence companies ET
India's black market is 75% of India's GDP. Thehindu/
300 people dead in an earthquake in China. Firstpost

Links read on 2nd August 2014

Done give up on Prasar Bharati. - Good advise to the government. IE
Honda's dream run in Indian car market continues - Takes over M&M on a monthly sales basis in SUVsET
Modi government decided to engage student interns for suggestions on policy. DNA
Coal use in China drops as hydro-electric plants start producing energy in China. Good news for India to get coal now and also expect prices to decline. Bloomberg
P & G to drop close to 100 brands from its portfoilo and concentrate on the strategic brands and products NYT
Change in labour law has the ability to bring subsistence so much more than any subsidy. Livemint
Propylene leak in Taiwan kills quite many. HCProcessing

Links read on 1st August 2014

Dow tanks on gears of Argentina defaults NEWS360 and what caused the default Mostlyecnomics
Nasa announces instruments for next Mars mission.  ARSTechnica
India's dollar reserves at $320 billion - Very close to all time high. ET
Modi takes a step in easing governance - Self attestation / Certification in place of affadivits/ attestations likely to be accepted. PMO
Pfizer Navi Mumbai plant is locked out. 200 employees out of jobs. Livemint
China's manufacturing sector growth picks up.  BBC
India saw $9 billion invested abroad in 5 countries in last 3 fiscals ET
Sharad Pawar opposes ban on GM trials. BS
REIT will bring about a radical change in the Indian real estate sector. Livemint