July 2010

Pollution Control Board - the government's cash cow

30 July 2010 - 2:01pm — murali772

Even as BWSSB, KPCL, KPTCL, BESCOM, etc are desperately strapped for cash, there is another government agency that's just rolling in money, viz the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB). A cursory glance at the financial statements, provided on its web-site ( http://www.kspcb.gov.in/ - though not quite in a reader friendly way as one would have liked it, which but is quite the norm with most government agency web-sites), shows the revenues at Rs 190 cr for total expenses of just Rs 23.54 cr, a mere 12% of the revenues, with the direct costs being just 5%. And, it's not as if they are being very frugal in their practices or anything like that.

Corporate Social Irresponsibility

28 July 2010 - 10:38am — murali772

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has long been a hot topic globally. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has lectured companies on it. Some corporations have won acclaim and awards for CSR. Two of them were BP, the oil giant, and Goldman Sachs, the big investment bank. Every year, the World Economic Forum lists the "Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations". BP has made the list many times. So has Goldman Sachs, for its work on climate change and carbon trading.

Problem - accidents on Kadugodi Railway bridge

28 July 2010 - 12:24pm — swamy

About the new Kadugodi railway bridge near Whitefield station, some problems already!

Namma Railu Meetup, on the Hosur Train

28 July 2010 - 6:58pm — idontspam

Start: 31 Jul 2010 06:30

Timezone: Asia/Calcutta

Agenda: Update on commuter rail event and preparations. Preview of Report we have prepared.

Venue: YH1 Commuter train

Date: Saturday, 31 July

Practical Road standards for manageable Cross Sections

27 July 2010 - 2:39pm — psaram42

A road is not the mere outer visible surface. It is a volume to be precise. [This “Volume” concept is more attractive than conceiving a road as a 3-D object. Thanks to my visit to CSTEP some time back]. Its underbelly is the home of many services essential for the city / place it serves.

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