Friday 31 August 2012

The evolving information technology in banking can not only help introduce transparency and reduce costs for the banks, but also improve customer service and reach, while enabling financial inclusion - Technology as agent of change in Indian banking
Economy : Refiners, power and fertiliser producers to benefit the most from the fall in prices - Natural Gas Spot Prices Drop 20%
From India to China,growth models must adjust to a darkening global outlook - The emerging Slowdown
Economy : The Cabinet Committee has passed the proposal seeking a total ban on employing children under 14 years and of 14-18 year olds in hazardous occupations - Finally, the will for the right ban
The growing incidence of violent confrontations between peri-urban communities and municipal authorities in big cities over mindless dumping of garbage underscores the urgent need for environmentally sustainable solutions Trashing the suburbs
Economy : The Planning Commission’s draft 12th Plan for health has attracted much debate and controversy - Anybody ill here and seen a doctor yet?
While the penicillin business sale deal will help lower the company’s debt, the Street is awaiting
more clarity on the product road map to rerate the scrip - Not yet ready to bloom

Economy : An anthology of independent evaluations of MGNREGA shows that it has provided income security, improved health, narrowed the gender gap and created useful assets - Much more than a survival scheme
Careful analysis suggests the supply side of the economy is still capable of sustaining nine per cent growth - Supplying demand

Thursday 30 August 2012

Agriculture : ‘Jal’ cyclone hit the standing paddy crop very badly in rabi-2011.Plans are afoot to distribute black gram, green gram, and maize seed - Scanty rainfall casts shadow over paddy yield in five mandals
MONSOON IN INDIA Rainfall for the period June 1, 2012, to Aug 28, 2012 - August rains best among recent drought years
Agriculture : The Krishna Western Delta (KWD) is in the grip of severe agrarian crisis and farmers who have pinned their hopes for a normal kharif are looking worried a lot - Dry spell shatters hopesof paddy farmers
Agriculture : Sweet potato weevil causes extensive damage in the field as well as in storage - Integrated management of sweet potato weevil
Consumption Expenditure outpaces urban areas by 25% from 2009-12 - Rural India outpaces urban spendings
A Society where the private commercial gain trumps the larger public interest in promoting educational access can never be a fair one - Publishers VS Students
India-focused cases are in demand as MBA and executive education faculty seek to add content from emerging markets - Harvard courses focus on India cases
Forcing banks to hold govt assets while opening up to foreign capital flows winds up penalizing small Indian savers - Favoring foreigners in finance

Wednesday 29 August 2012

Women are admired for their traits like compassion, tolerance and amiability. But sometimes, these traits are mistaken for submissiveness - Women, stop holding yourselves back
A lack of regional champions and disinterest from the rest of India make the northeast poor and militant - Northeast India: A bridge not to burn
Private players will unearth the full potential of this natural resource but it is the state that should benefit from its mining - Should coal be denationalized?

Tuesday 28 August 2012

In spite of its potential, the northeast suffers because no government has moved to reduce its remoteness - Northeast India: A bridge too far?
AP Genco also implementing 17 thermal and hydel projects with capacity of 15,000 MW at an investment of Rs 79,000 crore - 15 thermal projects to add 24,120 MW to State grid
Agriculture: Poor inflows impact cultivation in ayacut areas - State to submit interim report on kharif conditions
High prices in domestic market and delay in FCI tenders push mills to the verge of closure - Mills starving despite record wheat output
Sodium reduction has became a culinary cause celebre.But it is a more marketing ploy than a health measure - Why the salt shaker left your table
The parliamentary stalemate continues on one of the greatest corruption scandals in Indian history - Defending the indefensible

Monday 27 August 2012

Four crises – of liquidity, growth, employment and thus of national security – continue to threaten India’s future - Crises still building
 
The sector, which was opened to 100 per cent FDI in 2001, encountered a series of takeovers between 2006 and 2010 - Flip-flop in the pharma sector
Macroeconomic Number - STATSGURU

Sunday 26 August 2012

A Planning Commission committee has called for pooling of farm land for landless and woman farmers - Booking a meal for tomorrow
Currently, potato prices are quoted at Rs.1,200-2,800 a quintal across India. West Bengal and Uttarkhand, where the current harvest is on, are the only states that have registered a decline in prices since July, compared to 4-22% rise in other states - West Bengal to allow inter-state transfer of potato after October
Science and Technology : Device can help cut down power consumption - Technopark firm develops high-end solar-powered inverter
Agriculture : Not only buds, but leaves too are under attack by another pest, Spodoptera: farm expert.‘It could be due to crop developing resistance to bollworm or problem with seed quality’ - Crop attacked by bollworm at the crucial flowering stage

Saturday 25 August 2012

According to data , - 61.4 per cent rainfall was recorded till date - Scanty rainfall worries farmers
Economy : In less than half a decade the mood of India’s economic policy establishment has swung from hubris to dismay - Finding the will to govern the economy
Doctors advise caution while dealing with Prostate cancer.Early detection may not always help - Screen with care

Friday 24 August 2012

Contrary to popular belief, researchers have found that the majorityof rice varieties are not singularly responsiblefor causing diabetes - Rice to the rescue
Economy : The fiscal deficit target for the current financial year will be reassessed after mid-year review depending on the pace of expenditure and resource position of the government - Fiscal deficit target to be reassessed: FM
In a low-returns world, with limited capital gains, finding equities with steady dividend payouts will be crucial - Investing for low returns
Agriculture : We are predominantly an agricultural economy, with the agricultural sector providing employment and subsistence to almost 70 per cent of the workforce - GM crops are no way forward
The Government has taken up the development of the power and energy sector in India on priority - GROWING IN STRENGTH

Thursday 23 August 2012

Agriculture : Cultivation of high yielding varieties of pomegranate with intensive care and management in the recent past under irrigated condition led to certain severe pest problems - Management of Anar butterfly in pomegranate
Economy : Compared to several western countries, India though endowed with a lot of natural resources, lags behind in agricultural production - High-density planting increases banana yield and brings hope
Agriculture : The rare gene found in the roots can improve yield by 60 per cent - Growing rice in soil poor in phosphorus possible

Wednesday 22 August 2012

Being an effective leader is challenging and honest self-reflection is the key to creating a successful organisation - Self-discovery and leadership
Most women are plagued with the malady of ‘terminal niceness’.Unfortunately, many women are inherently programmed to be ‘people pleasers’ - Stop trying to please everyone
Reforms, competition in distribution and ending coal monopoly are the only antidotes to power failures - No Reform, No Power
Economy : Adverse weather events around the world, such as floods in China, the changing pattern of the monsoons in India, devastating drought in the United States and the resulting damage to local, national and regional economies, are stark reminders that climate change is not a fringe concern of environmentalists, but an issue of profound importance for economic development - Warming signs for the economy
Its economy needs radical re-engineering on a par with its original transformation three decades ago - The weakening of China’s four pillars
Economy : The threat of the ongoing power crisis degenerating into a law and order problem has brought into focus the handling of energy management by the power utilities as well as the government - Groping in the dark to manage power crisis

Tuesday 21 August 2012

The electricity deficit is the worst of the multiple deficits plaguing the Indian economy today - The power grid knockout
Incentivising fund managers will help but may not be sufficient to encourage investors to part with their nest eggs - Mutual funds: Investors still matter
On a Planet that's warming up fast,we can't live without AC's,but can't live with them either - The Cost of Staying Cool
Economy : Sure, the rains are picking up, but droughts will strike again. How the govt can boost incomes of farm help to enable them to face a drought better - Drought-Proofing Farm Labourers

Monday 20 August 2012

The Banking Sector - STATSGURU
Science and Technology : Technological skills and aptitude are key aspects that companies look for while recruiting, say experts - ‘IT must be replaced with Business Technology’
Economy : The listing of the Protection of Women Against Sexual Harassment at Workplace Bill for discussion and adoption in the current session of Parliament is a welcome step - Where the mind should have no fear

Sunday 19 August 2012

India has about 300 TV News Channels and Counting.Most of them are run by peoples with  interests rather than new-real estates,Chit funds,politics, Ponzi Schemes - WE ALSO MAKE  TV NEWS
Government to have public-private partnerships with farmers for agri business companies - Small farmers Inc

Saturday 18 August 2012

Economy : In a poll of 370 gender experts on how well women fared in G20 countries (g20women.trust.org.), India was ranked the worst country to be a woman while Canada was the best - No country for young women

Friday 17 August 2012

Inflammable pine needles that caused forest fires are now being used as bio fuel,giving Himachal Pradesh Villages a Source of income - Best of Waste:Pine needles boost rural economy
The global savings glut will end and central banks will learn they must tolerate high inflation - Low rates worldwide cannot last

Thursday 16 August 2012

Wednesday 15 August 2012

Socio Economy : India has some of the best quaternary and tertiary care in the world and is gradually acquiring a name for itself even in the field of ‘medical tourism - The Lack of Primary Healthcare

Tuesday 14 August 2012

World commodity prices might be declining. This is good news for India, and Indian equities in particular - Is the commodity boom ending?
Economy : A recent amendment to the Right to Education Act legitimising home-schooling may lead to children with disabilities being “pushed out” of the systemDon’t disable her right to go to school
Trigger from regulatory action, rain revival; however, most futures still trading at discount to spot prices - Agri futures fall up to 20% in a week

Sunday 12 August 2012

Contrary to popular belief, researchers have found that the majorityof rice varieties are not singularly responsiblefor causing diabetes - Rice to the rescue
Inflows from Almatti and Narayanpur in Karnataka to major reservoirs have begun - Agriculture operations pick up in Prakasam

Saturday 11 August 2012

Science & Technology : The panels produce enough power to run a 12.5 HP motor all through the day - Harnessing solar energy to run a 3-phase AC pump

Friday 10 August 2012

Economy : Rural development minister says more interactions on extensively discussed bill unnecessary - REVISED LAND ACQUISITON BILL

Wednesday 8 August 2012

For one, Prices must Communicate to Customers the actual cost of energy at the time of Consumption - Coming out of the Dark
Corruption will continue till the country's industrialization is complete - India, in transition and corrupt
Research has proved that fun and humour at the workplace is essential to balance the mind, body, and spirit - Use humour to increase productivity
Expectations for growth and interest rate cuts have been revised downwards, bur not for the rupee - The expectations downshift
We cannot allow state utilities to crumble under losses but ‘smart’ subsidies are fundamental to making farming viable - Should power subsidies to farmers be scrapped?

Tuesday 7 August 2012

 Retirement Investments Country Wise - Kelkar asked to Chalk out fiscal Consolidation Road map
Economy : There is a constitutional commitment. There are central and state policies. There are schools, teachers and welfare schemes. But even today, six decades post-Independence, meaningful education remains an elusive dream for several children in the country - Education for all: waking up to an elusive dream

Monday 6 August 2012

Economy : Cutting input subsidies in agriculture, getting incentive structures right and declaring organised retail as a priority sector will boost private and public investment - Switch from Farm Subsidy to Investment
Economy - Robust growth in sales and profits has helped them grow the combined market cap by 92 per cent to ~17 lakh crore during FY08-12 - 8 sectors double shareholders’ wealth in 4 yrs

Saturday 4 August 2012

Friday 3 August 2012

Schience & Tech : The grid collapse is a symptom of serious sickness in the power sector caused by deficient capacity, inefficient transmission and distribution networks, state-owned utilities that are close to bankruptcy and a government that is simply not able to get its policy act together For India, two days in Bharat
Economy : Over the past decade, the proportion of the world’s children affected by malnutrition has not improved as much as gains seen in under-five mortality - Global healthcare gets a better platform
Science & Tech : State capital has least scope of grid collapse owing to its proximity to
the Ramagundam Thermal Power Station - ‘City protected from grid collapse’

Wednesday 1 August 2012

An Electoral System Designed fora predominantly rural Country cannot cope with the urban revolution - The Urban Voter not on a Roll
Demand Component of GDP during “DROUGHT” years - 2012-13: Annus horribilis
Given the current rainfall trends in June and July, the monsoon (June 1-September 30) rainfall for the country as a whole is in all likelihood to be “deficient” (defined as less than 90 per cent of LPA, the Long Period Average) - Predicting the monsoon
Economy - RBI has raised inflation forecast and lowered GDP growth projection - GROWTH-INFLATION DILEMMA
Economy : Why the RBI’s fears about India’s growing current account deficit are misplaced - It’s Not The Usual Suspect