Links read on 30th September 2014

'Wagh Bakri' to get listed on exchange. Livemint
Maruti to recall close to 70000 cars for possible fault in wiring harness. Livemint
Port of Antwerp to tie-up with those in Houston in US. News360
JVs amongst PSUs will ensure that operations at Talcher Fertiliser unit at Orissa will resume. CT
Heavy discounts for online shopping in October. Trak.in
Pricing cap draws ire of pharmaceutical companies Hindu
Govt of India makes ABS - Anti Lock braking compulsorry for commercial vehicles. News360
Unrest in Hong Kong still continues. News360
A very interesting analysis of how commodities end up being sold over again and again amongst the same set of companies creating bubble. ICIS

Links read on 29th September 2014

Strides Arcolab buys out Shasun Pharma in an all cash deal. Luvemint
Maharashtra politics on a brink of too much change and confusion. Livemint
IDFC to sell two of its subsidiary companies. Livemint
Situation in HongKong moves to become volatile - Students should rethink their demands and the effect their demands will have on HK while authorities should change the way they responded to peaceful protests. Bloomberg
140 held after sectarian clashes in Vadodara. Australian
4 Syrian provinces attacked by US led air attack. TOI
Volcano in Japan erupts all of a sudden causing death of 36 hikers. Xinhuanet
Amazon Chief happy with progress in India. $ 2 billion more investments planned. PanAsiabizz
Chennai Railway station to be India's first Wi-Fi enabled station. ET

Links read on 26th September 2014

Difference between ISRO and DRDO and why ISRO is more successful in comparison. OneIndia
Reliance Jio manages to get loan from Korean bank for infrastructure. Livemint
Modi's oped in Wall Street Journal. WSJ
Saudi Aramco all set to become a global player in petrochemicals News360
India's water reservoirs at 86% of its capacity. Livemint
Now Amma cement comes into play in Tamil Nadu. NVONews
Mumbai suburban trains to use resins imported from SABIC - polycarbonate resin. NVONews
Some google search suggestions. Hilarious PhDComics
India-China agree for ending Himalayan border issue. News360

Links read on 24th September 2014

214 Coal blocks cancelled by SC. Power, Banks, Steel sector to be affected. Livemint HT
National optical fibre Network likely to miss its target. Livemint
Actions of SAT on actions of NSE after Emkay crash. Very interesting points. AjayShah
Food Park inaugurated in Karnataka. ET
Chinese army calls for a flag meeting even as it intrudes India. DNA
Green tribunal reserves verdict on plea against grant of clearance for projects on western ghats. DNA
Allow private trade to play a role in grain market ET

Links read on 22nd September 2014

LIC has to now get more transparent and accountable and not always act as an underwriter for PSU disinvestment. BS
Sun Pharma has taken a very bold move and a commendable one by the deal with Merck.BS
Burger King all set for a entry in India. BS
Investing in small cities can help. BS
Gujarat govt launches helpline to build toilets. DNA
Police verification for passport likely to go now. Self attestion to be practiced. IE
IR start to plan projects under the Modi govt mandate. ET
France asks India to finalize the 30000 cr joint missile program. ET
A view on Xi Jinping's visit to India.Midday
Focus and state based approach to be considered to manufacturing. ET

Links read on 19th September 2014

French aircraft strike Iraq. A look at how the coliation is getting form to fight the ISIL. BBC
Comic on how too much academic can cause academic auto-pilot PhD Comics
Whats app becomes a tool for UP policemen to detect  crimes. Trak.in
Big Basket valuation reached Rs. 1000 cr. Nice to see this. Trak.in
Fingers crossed for Mars mission. Mangalyan set to enter the Mars orbit. Good Luck ! NVONews
Govt caps prices of 36 drugs. Tough times for Indian pharma majors. Livemint
Scotland rejects independence. Livemint
Chinese Premier's visit is a dampner. Firstpost

Links read on 18th September 2014

Hyundai purchases a very expensive land in Korea for its headquarters - Shareholders not happy. ET
Regulatory approval for one more nuclear reactor in UAE. Nuclear news
India's trade is flat yoy. DeepakShenoy
In India 20 lakh people have been displaced in 2013 on account of Natural Disasters. Livemint
Reliance Jio signs tower sharing pact with GTL now. I am increasingly clueless on what RIL is trying to build. Livemint
India's import of Oil from Iran has increased 50% yoy basis ET
After Tatas, Alibaba in talks with Snapdeal for India Entry. BT
New gas pricing report ready. Rumors that the price is less than that set by Rangarajan Panel BS
Natco Pharma and Orchid Chemicals get trouble from USFDA. FE
RBI's wilful default treatment raises some constitutional issues. AjayShah
Triumph automobiles from UK eyes 15% share of Indian superbike market. FE

Links read on 17th September 2014

Why we need more CEOs like Mary Barra, The CEO of GM. BS
India will always be Vietnam's friend. NVONEws
Stock markets to get a pie of the $125 billion assets. BT
India to be the world's 5th largest exporter by 2030 Forbes
LIC owns 20% of Indian stock markets. DeepakShenoy
Indian Railways revenues up by 10%. Hindu
India is on a brink of Urban Revolution - 600 million Indians to dwell in cities.Firstpost
Petrol vehicles back in demand on account of rising diesel prices. BS
RIL to turnaround Hazira Cracker to boost productivity. CT

Links read on 16th September 2014

China and its water hegemony. Livemint
China to oppose Indo-Vietnam Oil deal in the disputed South China Sea. ET
Oil ministry wants to stop RIL selling crude oil  to itself from the KGD6 basin. Firstpost
Volcano in Philipines erupts. Lot of people evacuated. CIR.CA
Lupin and Merck to work together in developing markets. Big positive for the Indian major. ET
AP signs agreement for 24x7 power supply in state with NTPC and Solar Energy Corp. Zee
China - India PM meet expectations high. Among the issues the revival of the old silk route is on top priority it seems. TOI
Lessons from India's debt crisis. Quick remedy needed. Livemint
Gold demand in India up. All the anti-gold media predicting death of the gold negated. FXStreet

Links read on 15th September 2014

500 people feared dead after a ship in the Mediterranean was sunk by traffickers. HT
Things that ought to be done for developing North-East Indian frontier NVONews
Gilead Dciences to provide license to 7 Indian generic manufacturers to manufacture Hepatitis C drug generic. DTE
Government sacks all 5 independent Directors at MRPL. Strange really to see that change in regime leads to change in Directors. ET
How Aadhar can help achieve the fiscal deficit target. AjayShah
Reliance's stake in Jio raised to close to 99%. Revenues and profitability from this investment remain the biggest investor concern.BS
Amazon and Karnataka tax authorities at loggerheads over VAT issue.  -Livemint
 Cognizant makes an acquisition in healthcare IT firm. FE
 

Links read on 11th September 2014

M&M eyes US market for selling SSangyong vehicles - Feasibility study being done. Reuters
Crysler's Jeep to sell 1 million vehicles in 2014 Yahoo
Railways to carry goods free of cost for J&K rescue work. Zeenews
Goa raises more money than planned despite the ban on mining industry. DNA
ONGC stake sale announced. 5% stake sale started.ANINews
Digital Taluka launched in Gujarat in India. Way to go. trak.in
Government to invest $26 billion for technology firms. ET
India successfully test fires n-capable Agni 1 missile. NVONews

Links read on 10th September 2014

PM Modi keen on improving ties with Singapore. NVONews
Changing international trade patterns - How increasing transparency in transfer pricing is an opportunity for India Urbanomics
Modi urges Indians to not pollute Ganga. NIE
India has an upper hand for talks with China this time. Hope it uses the opportunity wisely. BS, Hindu
Role played by commodity markets in India AjayShah
Throughout the developed there is a situation of stagnant wages. Economist
Diesel price expected to come down - Gr8 news. ET
Technical design and non-installation of a proposed gas dehydrator was the reason behind the pipeleak that killed 22. Newsminute
Disinvestment in PSUs now planned- ONGC and Coal India to be initial targets. Livemint

Links read on 9th September 2014

RBI allows bankers to take action against guarantors of loans in case of defaults. Livemint
Biocon buys back Syngene's GE sold stake. Livemint
SBI has Rs 4000 cr exposure in coal related assets and not so much as being stated in media.Livemint
Extremely heavy rains expected in Western India FE
Indians know that Rain is the ultimate real finance minister of India Urbanomics
Madhura Garment CEO given the task of turning around the loss making Pantaloons ET
Reliance petrol pumps to be operational by October 2014 because of diesel price deregulation. RIL
India has emerged as the second largest mobile advertising industry in the world. Trak.in
Nalanda university comes back to life. Kedarsoman
Deutche bank says USD 6.5 per unit is a necessary minimum price for D6 block to economically produce gas NVINEws

Links read on 8th September 2014

Indian external minister tries to cool China saying that Chinese President's visit will result in something substantial. Seems that she is trying to negate the effect caused by Modi's expansionist nations comment. NVONews
70% of Jammu and Kashmir under floods. Army work has now picked up after rains stop. NVONews
Uber counters RBI by now planning to use wallet to charge for its services. Nice. WSJ
Ammonia gas leak leaves at least 33 people sick in China CT
Excellent article on Modi's foreign policy. Brookings
The market optimism can help India develop a broad based growth. BS
Earthquake in Bosnia kills 5 miners. Reutera
India has a lot to learn from German in terms of energy. Hindi

Links read on 5th September 2014

Petrochemical export from USA to India, Europe and Japan could trigger ethane price rise thereby remove the advantage of the gas discovery in USA. Seems too far fetched I think. HCP
Kashmir floods worsen. Omar Abdullah takes things in his own hands. Firstpost
Potassium can help reduce strokes in women, NVONews
EPFO to launch PF number portability by September end.Livemint
Excellent article on the rise and fall of Jignesh Shah. Forbes
Retail investors will get 5% discount on stake sell in PSUs. WSJ
Wipro gets 5 year deal from a tobacco company. Livemint
According to China, Japan is wooing India to counter China. NVONews
Euro reeling after the ECB increases the liquidity. Globeand the mail
Australia offers Uranium and coal to see that it improves relations with India. BT
Is India's power outage really caused by coal shortage. Scroll

Links read on 4th September 2014

Coal India rushes to provide coal to the coal starved power plants in India Reuters
Election commission taking measures to maximize number of voters in Maharashtra elections DNA
Lessons India can learn from China w.r.t Planning and implementation. Hindu
Raghuram Rajan's 1 year achievements are low bag tricks which did the job for him. WSJ
Late withdrawal of monsoons in India cheer farmers. ET
Saudi plans a nuclear plant. Algemeiner
Contrasting tales of Modi and Rajan. Livemint
Australia interested in a N-Cooperation with India. NVONEws
Lack of internet is an opportunity in India. NVONews
Cipla to invest Rs. 600 crore in R&D. BS

Links read on 3rd September 2014

New guidelines for ATM card usage since November. Bankbazaar
NDA governments woes may ease in the wake of stake sale and release of funds by RBI. ET
Nippon raises its stake in Reliance Life post increase in FDI allowed in Insurance sector HBL
Explosion in a steel factory in Japan HBL
Every month 9000 phones put under surveillance by Indian govt. HT
PMIs indicate that Indian growth momentum is slipping. Livemint
India's agricultural sector exports grow most in the past decade. India at poll position. Livemint
China is ready to firm up ties with India.DNA
 

Links read on 2nd September 2014

US manufacturing sees a high growth rate on one hand while EU is gripping 0 growth. Livemint
RIL finds an ally in ONGC which says gas pricing needs to be close to $ 7 per mmBtu for breakeven, DNA
Chinese poultry hit by a bird flu. DNA
India Inc's debt has been rising at an alarming rate. A look at the debt of different sectors. HBL
Mumbai faced a blackout in the morning today. BBC
12 Indian companies  feature in Forbes' 50 in Asia Pacific. HBL
Chinese pain can prove to be India's gain. HBL
Maruti Suzuki to expand in Gujarat. Plant to start in 2017 Livemint
IOC to commission its Paradip refinery very soon to process dirty cheaper oil. Livemint
Research analysts to be registered by SEBI. NVONews

Links read on 1st September 2014

Wipro to double its manpower in Muscat. ET
Heart Failure Drug hopes from Novartis leads to Novartis to rise sharply. Bloomberg
government urges SC to keep some coal blocks with the companies themselves. Reuters
Probe against dozen online etail firms for looking whether they have flouted on FDI norms. BGR
India to develop 50 low cost airports.NIE
India takes a step in becoming mercury free by signing the Minamata convention. NIE
Indian PSU banks prepare a roadmap for capital infusions required in the future. Firstpost
10 things to be done w.r.t finance once a child is born - Chauhan
Europe seems to be going nowhere. GDP of EU seen at 0%. BI