A
roundup of some key recent events:-
1. Post approval of
statehood for Telangana, there are 21 seperate demands for new states,
potentially raising India's future tally to 50 - http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/telangana-statehood-issue-upa-2-government-kcr-trs-chief-bifurcation-of-andhra-praddesh/1/297699.html
Last heard, Gurgaon's DLF mall was also planning to file petition for a seperate statehood, a new currency and an appropriate mention in the updated national anthem
Last heard, Gurgaon's DLF mall was also planning to file petition for a seperate statehood, a new currency and an appropriate mention in the updated national anthem
2. Madhya Pradesh CM
Shivraaj Singh Chouhan reinforces his flagship scheme, 'Kanyaadan Yojana', to
offer newly wed couples, cash sops worth INR 15000. Which is about
68% of the (Labour Bureau ratified) average annual income of a farmer
in Madhya Pradesh - http://www.siasat.com/english/news/%E2%80%98mp-mukhyamantri-kanyadan-scheme%E2%80%99-amount-increased-rs-15000
Parallely, the CM has also finalized his slogan for the upcoming polls : "Get hitched. And take a holiday for 68% of the year."
Parallely, the CM has also finalized his slogan for the upcoming polls : "Get hitched. And take a holiday for 68% of the year."
3. Rickshaws again threaten
a strike in Mumbai over the RTO's clampdown on tampered meters - http://zeenews.india.com/news/maharashtra/commuters-bear-brunt-of-auto-drivers-strike_732595.html
On an entirely unrelated note, my neighbor's 4 year old kid angrily locks himself in a room, on being caught while stealing candies
On an entirely unrelated note, my neighbor's 4 year old kid angrily locks himself in a room, on being caught while stealing candies
4. In geodesic parlance,
Delhi to Jaipur, 'as the crow flies', is approximately 260 kms.
In a more recently developed travel parlance, Delhi to Jaipur, 'as the LTC-due-PSU-employee flies', is about 28884 kms, includes a stopover in Sao Paolo and costs about INR 130000 more than what that crow would pay for a business class seat on Indigo - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Leave-travel-concession-scam-Delhi-to-Jaipur-via-Brazil/articleshow/22037592.cms
In a more recently developed travel parlance, Delhi to Jaipur, 'as the LTC-due-PSU-employee flies', is about 28884 kms, includes a stopover in Sao Paolo and costs about INR 130000 more than what that crow would pay for a business class seat on Indigo - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Leave-travel-concession-scam-Delhi-to-Jaipur-via-Brazil/articleshow/22037592.cms
5. Amidst volatility in
crude, depreciation in INR and a stark rise in vegetable prices, Raghuram Rajan
steps in as new RBI governor to oversee the latest round of new banking
licences for which 26 applications were received - http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/21/rising-onion-prices-tempt-highway-robbers-in-india/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=1
Rajan left scrambling for cover as 14 of the above pitch a novel form of alternative financing for the nation : LAO (Loan Against Onions)
Rajan left scrambling for cover as 14 of the above pitch a novel form of alternative financing for the nation : LAO (Loan Against Onions)
