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3 August 2011   Moneylife Exclusive 18-year-old's persistence leads to mandatory stock disclosure for fair price shops in Gujarat Vinita Deshmukh Ignoring intimidation and family pressure, Bhadresh Wamja of Saldi village used the RTI to restore foodgrain and fuel rations that were being denied to villagers and spurred a policy decision by the state government...     Exclusive Column     A makeover for the takeover code R Balakrishnan The Securities and Exchange Board of India continues to act in the interest of the business community rather than provide equity for investors...       Other ML Exclusives   Is De Nora share buyback proposal another manipulation episode? The Goa-based manufacturer of electrolytic products has put off a share buyback plan without giving any reason, two weeks after making the announcement which saw the stock price shoot up by over 28%. Now, it has lost 18%... ............................................................................................................................................... 'The Jaipur Development Authority hasn't even started on the purpose it was set up for' What's equally disappointing, is that the institution which was set up by the Rajasthan government to create "a state-of-the-art city of substance", will not answer a citizen's questions about development rules and enforcement... ............................................................................................................................................... Daily Market Report: Share prices may eke out a small gain Look for a resistance of 5,500 on the Nifty... ............................................................................................................................................... As construction of office space slows down, rentals are hardening Nomura Research has found in a study of six Indian cities that the demand for office space remains stable, but it is not enough to reduce vacancy which remains high...   Speak Asia says cannot send surveys as server is in police custody! After the arrest of its COO, Speak Asia is shedding 'crocodile tears' saying it cannot send surveys to its panellist from this week as its server has been taken over by the Economic Offences Wing of the police. The MLM company is now also unofficially talking about an exit option for panellists... ............................................................................................................................................... National Peroxide: Good chemistry The company is the country's largest manufacturer of hydrogen peroxide, used in the paper and textiles industries, and has good growth prospects ... ............................................................................................................................................... 'Happy that government is giving priority to environment over coal mining' Former finance and power secretary says recommendations of BK Chaturvedi committee lacks vision and analytical approach to enforce constitutional obligations for protecting environment and resources... ............................................................................................................................................... Government launches Rajiv Awas Yojana to house urban poor; Centre to fund Rs50,000 per unit Scheme aims to cover about 250 cities and towns. A couple of programmes initiated over the past three years have reported little progress... ............................................................................................................................................... Personal finance today - Edelweiss MF launches 'Edelweiss Select Midcap Fund' - HDFC Bank launches tax payment facility through ATM - Omnesys Technologies ties-up with USE for automated trading     At a Glance   - Mining scam fall-out: JSW shuts down 2 blast furnaces at Vijayanagar plant - Bharti Airtel Q1 net down nearly 28% to Rs1,215.20 crore - GDP growth to be around 8.5% this fiscal: Chief economic advisor - India's services PMI at 3-month high in July - National Multi-Commodity Exchange chief held guilty of fraud ON STANDS NOW Corporate Wrap-up   - Future Capital Q1 net profit up 65% at Rs21.86 crore - Hindustan Tin, Rexam to invest Rs220 cr in beverage can market - Kotak Mahindra, CIMB sign business cooperation arrangement   Moneylife Columns     Inflation, high-price credit, and how your EPFO may end up footing the bill Veeresh Malik With interest rates climbing and the government placing the management of EPFO funds largely in private hands, the provident fund scheme could become a less attractive savings option...     Making merry with surrogates Anil Thakraney Why is it that the I&B ministry is doing nothing about the many surrogate liquor ads that get aired on prime time television these days?       Face 2 Face   'Affordable housing is not possible in Mumbai or Delhi' Vishnu Swaminathan, director of Ashoka Foundation which is undertaking a low-cost housing initiative for the poor, believes that such projects are not possible in the major metros where land costs are too high and delays add to the cost...     Editor's Pick   US less than 3 years away from being Greece: Walker The US is only a few years away from reaching the same debt levels that pushed Greece to the brink of ruin, former comptroller general and head of the Comeback America Initiative David Walker said. ...................................................................................................................................................... Kings of the wild frontier "In addition to an existing nearly $10 trillion of outstanding Treasury debt, the U.S. has a near unfathomable $66 trillion of future liabilities at net present cost," says William Gross. ...................................................................................................................................................... Adobe Edge debuts in preview mode as HTML5 design tool Adobe is warming up to HTML5-so much in fact that its new design platform project, Edge, is touted to work natively with the language. ...................................................................................................................................................... A bathroom that disappears from view With One, a line of disappearing sinks, showers, and toilets, Rapsel tries to flush away all signs of scatological indelicacy. ...................................................................................................................................................... Tiny blood card offers easier tests for remote areas A cheap and portable blood test could provide a breakthrough for diagnosing infections in remote areas of the world, a scientific study says. ...................................................................................................................................................... Cartoon of the week This is how they managed the US debt deal.   Book Review   Keep it simple Dolly Mirchandani "The Warren Buffetts Next Door" is a collection of stories of individuals who have done very well in picking stocks.   FROM the ARCHIVES   Speak Asia now offers products in lieu of money to panellists The MLM company, whose COO is in police custody for alleged money swindling, is desperately trying to allay the fears of its panellists by offering unnamed, unbranded products instead of money, to keep them from filing complaints... ...................................................................................................................................................... Four ways to improve the regulation of compensation at MFIs The compensation of senior management must be worked out by an independent remuneration committee constituted of knowledgeable members, and this process must be seen to be transparent and fair...     To subscribe to this free newsletter log on to www.moneylife.in or email us at newsletter@moneylife.in To get FREE updates via sms click here.

 

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