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Laws alone can't prevent a disaster like the Bangladesh factory collapse
Unless consumer approach in the West changes or countries like Bangladesh come up with strong rules, disasters like the Savar factory collapse will keep occurring. #World #HowThisWorks #Walmart #GAP #Bangladesh Factory collapse #Primark
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Monkey menace: Langurs are passe, will foreign help work?
The problem seems to be that both the monkeys and the humans in India are profuse breeders. #HowThisWorks #monkey #langur #California National Primate Research Centre
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With gold sinking, how good is property for investment today?
More and more regulations are being brought in to subdue the appetite for speculation in this sector. Also, the lowest entry point is definitely much higher than for gold. #HowThisWorks #Gold #Investment #property #residential real estate
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Manmohan Singh had his shot: Give India's economy to someone else
Some new thinking and a new strategy may be needed that addresses the lack of internal economic dynamism rather than only attracting the easy money, which by most accounts isn't coming back any time soon #HowThisWorks #Manmohan Singh #Congress #BJP #Rahul Gandhi #Indian Economy
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Thane bandh: The govt-politician-builder nexus in cover-up bid
The fact that the politicians seem to have plunged headlong into vote bank politics at the cost of the interests of a million people living in Thane, is itself very disturbing. The Shiv Sena and the NCP had called the bandh to protest the municipal corporation's drive to demolish illegal buildings like the one that collapsed in Mumbra and killed more than 70 people. #HowThisWorks #Mumbra collapse
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Why gold prices tanking to 2-yr low is good for equities, bonds
Gold prices falling are an indication of stability in currency markets and inflation expectations. The fact that risk aversion is going out of the market is highly positive for equities. The fact that risk appetite is back globally will sink into Indian markets at some point of time or the other. #HowThisWorks #Gold #Bonds #equities #yellow mettal
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How politicians have hijacked the Thane building collapse to their benefit
Maharashtra's political class seems to have successfully harnessed the public rage over the recent Mumbra building for their own benefit. #HowThisWorks #Redevelopment #Politicians #builders #Real estate #Mumbra Building Collapse
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From Mumbra to Nehru Nagar: Why the answer lies in honest officials
There, unfortunately, is only one solution to solving problems like the Mumbra building collapse and Nehru Nagar bribery scandal that has come to light. #HowThisWorks #Corruption #Mumbra Building Collapse #civic bodies #illegal constructions #Nehru Nagar police station
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Thane building collapse: Bribes paid? Tell us something we don't know
The Thane police commissioner's assertion that bribes were paid by the builders involved in the horrific Mumbra building collapse doesn't really leave us shocked. #HowThisWorks #Building collapse #Mumbra #Mumbra Building Collapse #Civic authorities
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How to improve India's police - a roadmap
There's a lot that's wrong with the Indian policing system - here are some ways it can be resolved. #HowThisWorks #Corruption #Supreme Court #Police #Indian Police Service #Police Reforms