murali772's blog

Getting the economics of solar power right

5 July 2015 - 6:14pm — murali772

Narendra Modi has raised the target for solar electric capacity from 20,000MW to 100,000MW by 2022 at a cost of maybe $100 billion. This is a serious blunder. It will sabotage his “Make in India” plans by technically disrupting the whole electricity grid, and raising the cost of a critical manufacturing input — electricity.

Socialism - the cause of the Greek economic melt-down?

4 July 2015 - 1:57pm — murali772

The following write-up (with emphasis added by me by highlighting where I felt it appropriate) on the subject reached me through a whatsapp group, yesterday, along-with a question as to whether I was the author, knowing me to be talking a similar language all along:

Opening up the market for land

30 June 2015 - 6:25pm — murali772

Soon, non-agriculturists whose income is less than Rs 25 lakh per annum will be able to buy farmlands in Karnataka, thanks to the government which is planning to amend the Karnataka Land Reforms Act. The Karnataka Land Reforms Act now does not allow non-agriculturists whose income is more than Rs 2 lakh per annum to buy farm land.

Criss-cross elevated corridor based development, or Namma Railu based development - which would suit Bengaluru better?

10 June 2015 - 6:15pm — murali772

The state government's ambitious plan of easing traffic congestion by constructing elevated corridors is all set to come with a huge bill: A massive Rs 18,500 crore! And they plan to pass it on to the users.

I'll do whatever it takes to protect my child

19 May 2015 - 10:59pm — murali772

"I'll do whatever it takes to protect my child" is what Chinese mothers are beginning to say after realising the kind of harm pollution (focus here has been largely on air) is causing to their children.

Manhattanised villages of Bengaluru city

12 May 2015 - 7:43pm — murali772

Cosmopolitan Bengaluru may have emerged as the silicon valley of the country, but some of its urbanised areas such as Koramangala and Peenya are still villages if the Revenue Department records are to go by. This is one of the reasons for the prevailing confusion over land documents, officials say.

How dare you stop a Lal-Batti wala?

10 May 2015 - 6:49pm — murali772

The Bengaluru Central police chargesheeted the security guard who was booked following an argument with ADGP Railways, RP Sharma, and his driver last November. If found guilty, he could be get a jail term of one month for illegal restraint.

Koramangala - Bangalore's evolving Manhattan

19 February 2015 - 6:50pm — murali772

The newest development that is going to be adding to the high-rises in Koramangala is Prestige Pinewood, slated for official launch on 23rd Feb. It is coming up on a 2.5 acre plot, carved out of the 65 acre Shantinagar House Building Co-op Society land (close to the Nirguna Mandir).

Crowd-sourcing info by Police Commissioner thro twitter

17 January 2015 - 1:50pm — murali772

Tweets by Shri M N Reddi, IPS, Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru City - @CPBlr (twitter handle)

Request all to report poorly lit stretches of roads in Bengaluru to @dcpadmnbcp (twitter handle) n we'll verify them n take up with BBMP for remedial action.
If we can get the list of poorly lit roa

Why would anybody want to invest in Karnataka, Mr CM?

31 December 2014 - 10:34am — murali772

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will soon go on a business tour to the United States (US) to showcase Karnataka as a preferred destination for investment soon, IT/ BT Minister S R Patil said on Wednesday.

BBMP's misplaced priorities

16 December 2014 - 5:33pm — murali772

On the one hand, we have been reading repeatedly in the press that the BBMP is broke, and not in a oposition to pay contractors' bills in hundreds/ thousands of crores.

Role of Traffic Police in ensuring walkability on city roads

15 December 2014 - 11:52am — murali772

I am a member of what is generally termed as the TAC (Traffic Advisory Committee), convened by the Addl Commissioner, Traffic, and quite often chaired by the city Police Commissioner himself.

Suggested safety practice for women folk engaging cabs/ auto's

7 December 2014 - 3:04pm — murali772

A woman in Delhi was raped on Friday allegedly by a taxi driver who is now missing. - - - The woman in her complaint said that after getting into the cab last night, she fell asleep and woke up to find the car parked at a secluded spot. The driver then allegedly raped her.

Can genuine Public Consultation happen through government web-sites?

6 December 2014 - 8:29pm — murali772

Within a week, every citizen of Bengaluru can voice his or her opinion on how the city's administration should be restructured, through an interactive web-site, as part of an unprecedented series of public consultations on the issue.

Citizens can log on and state their opinions on whether the city should be bifurc

Two more contentors for Namma Bengaluru award

18 November 2014 - 7:03pm — murali772

Senior IAS officer M N Vijayakumar has asked the Chief Secretary to immediately remove Mir Anees Ahmed as special deputy commissioner, whom he has charged with corruption.

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