Archive for June, 2015

Vehicle pollution booths are an eye wash

I came across this article in HT by Soumya Pillai which stated that 95% of the pollution check booths across Delhi are unable to conduct actual test and just hand out certificates. This does not come as any surprise as we have been getting these test for the last 10 years but see many vehicles […]

Mann ke baat!

Modi Ji… What is the point of hosting mann ke baat, jab mann ke baat he nahi hoti. I remember you saying that you have removed corruption from the top level… then why are so many of your ministers are involved in corruption?

Maggi being sold at Rs.102

This article in HT said that shopkeepers are selling Maggi at Rs.100+ (MPR Rs.10), which means over 10 times the price because there is a demand for it.. I fail to understand what kind people knowingly want to put their health at risk for eating Maggi, especially when they are paying over 10 times the […]

Double standards of BJP – Smriti Irani in trouble

When it came to APP leader and Ex Law Minister Jitender Tomar, the BJP took a very swift action… the fastest i have ever seen, FIR and then Jail within days of getting proof, which itself was got in a record time. However when it come to one of their own, HRD Minister Smriti Irani […]

Service tax now 14%, anyone feeling the pinch?

Service tax was recently increased by 1.64% (from 12.36% to 14%), this extra 1.64% is not the reason for my cribbing. What i failed to understand that the amount being charged extra on the service tax (cess) for education / Swachh Bharat campaign and Clean Ganga, how are the funds being utilised and that are […]