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L&T down under
Larsen and Toubro, one of India’s largest engineering and construction company’s is planning to buy a coal mine in Australia for $300 Mn. Read the complete article here. Questions Why would an engineering company want to buy a coal mine?… Continue reading
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Iron sharpens Iron
Went to celebrate with the church and had an excellent time of worshiping the Father for His goodness and grace throughout the week. In the evening I went out with some of the guys from church- Terrence, Rustom, Sandeep, and… Continue reading
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TATA’s e-car
TATA motors is planning to launch a electric version of its Indica Vista in Europe. The car will be imported into Norway in semi knocked down kits which can then be assembled in the importing country. Initially, the company plans… Continue reading
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Legally stumped
The DGCA (Director General of Civil Aviation) – the aviation industry regulator has prohibited our domestic carriers from selling merchandise on board their flights. Is this an instance of the regulator flexing it’s muscles to show who is in control… Continue reading
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It’s all about incentives, baby!
Movie production house Eros International is going to be releasing it’s latest film Chintuji both in the theatres and via DTH. This is the first Hindi film to be released this way. The DTH subscriber base in the country is… Continue reading
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Church, Cold coffee and fried eggs
Today I went out with Sandeep Bhalla to a joint which I’ve heard a lot about but never had the opportunity to try out- Indian Coffee House. This is India’s reply to Starbucks. We had an absolutely fabulous Sunday… Continue reading
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KYC? How much?
Indian Banks and financial institutions have something called “KYC norms- Know Your Client” – set by the governing bodies that they have to follow. This means getting clients to divulge certain information that will help the business determine whether they… Continue reading
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Setting up in a new city…..
Spent the day unpacking and then went out to have lunch at a ‘mess’ close by. Didn’t like the food very much so decided to try other places next time. Still being ripped off by auto-rickshaws- they take… Continue reading
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Ahoy! Nagpur!
I have finally arrived in Nagpur! The train reached Nagpur station before time- something that Indian railway passengers are having difficulty getting used to after years of delayed trains and involuntarily extended journeys! But this is a welcome change… Continue reading