Figuring Things Out

  Long ago, a wisecrack noted that mosquitos fly amidst applause. This must have been before the invention of the electronic fly swatter.  O...

This was an eye-opener, and a reminder about how little I know about Africa. Having studied with a group of Africans I also find it su...

An excellent article explaining the work of this year's Nobel Prize winner in Economics - Jean Triole. Cassidy, John (2014): WHY JEA...

View NOIDA - Along the Expressway in a larger map I visited the Noida Special Economic Zone (NSEZ) yesterday expecting to see something,...

View NOIDA - Along the Expressway in a larger map View NOIDA - Along the Expressway in a larger map Next to the Police Station in Secto...

Is it really true that while rich countries give $130 billion in aid to poor countries, they actually extract stuff worth $ 2 trillion eve...

The National Food Security Bill 2011 is all set to be introduced in the second-half of the Budget Session of Parliament. The Bill presents...

What is it to sleep hungry? This was a question Harsh Mandar asked an audience of university-educated, middle-class Indian youngsters. S...

. Interesting data comparisons from the Economist: * Comparing INDIAN states and territories with countries * Comparing CHINESE p...

. Out in the markets today, florists and chocolate shops were seen doing brisk business...tomorrow, after all, belongs to them - its Valent...

. A few days ago, I fished out a book from a crate awaiting its turn to get dumped in the `combustibles` garbage-bin down the corridor. It ...

One of the most fascinating TV series I've ever seen, is available online for free!  :-) James Burke's BBC series - "Connecti...

. I was a bit shocked when I realised yesterday that within the area occupied by one of the tiniest states in India - Goa - you can fit in ...

. The FT columnist, Martin Wolf has come up with the all-time-favourite Aesops fable to explain the ongoing "global financial crisis...

. Finally an article that brings out the dilemmas and Hobson`s choice s linked to Japan's plunging population growth: Japan’s Phony S...

This post is a collection of some interesting observations and insights recorded by Kume Kunitake, during the tour of the Iwakura Mission. W...

The visit to Kanazawa Waste Incineration Plant was a real eye-opener. In a country where just about every consumable is over-packaged ...

This year’s Nobel Prize for Economics has gone to Paul Krugman. I’ve read some of his political commentaries but until this announcement cam...