How to pave the way for scams in Defence contracts

murali772 - 5-APR-2012

The Inland Rules was brought in 1986, when the Bofors scam took place, to knock out all honest and straight forward arms dealers. Coincidentally, thereafter, it seems that the scams in defence purchases have become bigger and bigger.

Coalgate: the cost of ideology

murali772 - 2-APR-2012

The Left Front has always opposed amendment of the Coal Mines Nationalisation Act, 1973, that banned private coal mining, save for captive purposes. UPA-1 wanted to amend this Act in 2004 to allow private mining-after which truly competitive auctions would have become feasible. But the LF prevented any amendment.

Open letter to Akhilesh Yadav

murali772 - 19-MAR-2012

Dear Akhilesh Yadav

There are three key infrastructural areas where Bangalore has failed - power supply, water supply, & public bus transport services. And, the solutions to all of them are simple - they are detailed in the blogs linked below:

National PPP Policy 2011 - Draft for Consultation

murali772 - 30-SEP-2011

The Union Finance Minister, in the Budget speech for the year 2011-12 had announced that It is our endeavor to come up with a comprehensive policy that can be used by the Centre and the State Governments in further developing Public-Private Partnerships.

Why not put the temple wealth to good use?

murali772 - 11-JUL-2011

What should India, rising but still plagued by poverty, do with a newly discovered treasure of gold coins, statues and jewels in the vault of a Hindu temple, valued at about $22 billion? Suggestions are pouring in from across the country and the world. Some say it should be used to establish universities and colleges.

An idea of how to increase Volov buses Revenue

Nitin Sharma - 12-FEB-2011

Hello friends,

Greetings to all i am Nitin. i have a BUSINESS IDEA FOR  VOLVO BUSSES to increase its revenue.

                            so here i am putting my idea about how BMTC can increase volvo busses revenue

'Honest People Can't Work in City'

avinash2060 - 21-JAN-2011

From Bangalore Mirror:

Business-Standard's double standards - worse than Tata's?

silkboard - 17-NOV-2010

Since I read almost all editorials carried by Business Standard, read their (Mr T N Ninnan's?) take today on Tata's Rs 15 cr remark as well. To quote the editorial:

Mr. Tata has neither been brave nor has he served the cause of good governance. His tangential remarks this week ... make him look smaller.

RAJAs TATAs and what about all the local scams

Public Agenda - 15-NOV-2010

what if any is the link with the growing corporate style industrialisation and the increasing corruption in the state

how many clearances are now required by the SEZ ( Centre) and Industrial townships and Industrial corridor policies. Sezs were first brought in as a GO in 2000 by NDA govt, 5 yrs later the UPA passed the law. in 2009 the SEZ policy was issued by the state

Agricultural liberalization need of the hour

murali772 - 1-NOV-2010

The following are the excerpts (for a quick reading) from an excellent essay by Dr Jayaprakash Narayan, on the subject. The full essay can be accessed from the attached document.