Water Subsidy in Bangalore
Pavan Srinath yesterday wrote about the water subsidy in Bangalore, arguing in favour of “crisis pricing” of water in order to tide over the current water shortage. To support that he has produced the...
View ArticleAnalyzing Bangalore’s Growth
Banglore’s population has grown 20-fold and area 10-fold since 1941, going by this chart (via Gautam John on Facebook, photo taken at MG Road Metro station). Bangalore Population and Area What would...
View ArticleReforming Bangalore’s Public Transport Network
This is based on a twitter rant on the same subject a few weeks back. Bangalore’s public transport network has traditionally followed a hub-and-spoke model, with three hubs – Kempegowda Bus Station...
View ArticleExtension of nightlife in Bangalore
Finally the Government of Karnataka has bitten the bullet and announced that restaurants will be allowed to open till 1 am every night, and bars will be allowed to open until 1 am on Fridays and...
View ArticleClusters, not champions
Recently, Nokia decided to shut its factory in Sriperumbudur, following a tax dispute with the Indian government and the loss of orders from Microsoft, who took over most of Nokia’s cellphone business...
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