Data Protection Law : an Utopian Concept ?

31 July 2019 Data Protection Law : an Utopian Concept ? Those in doubt, may want to go through : MYBLOGEPAGE.BLOGSPOT.COM Data becomes an Air Molecule : Free to travel anywhere ===========================

5,645 electric buses sanctioned for 65 cities: Amitabh Kant

30 July 2019 5,645 electric buses sanctioned for 65 cities: Amitabh Kant https://lnkd.in/eVmSZ_y =================================== Questions / Concerns : # Why should this simple/ routine, administrative decision need " sanction " from an inter-ministerial panel ? Could not respective Muni Corporations have done this ? # Under FAME II, total provision for Elec Buses for 3 years, is 7,090 # Actual no of Elec Buses sold in 17-18, was under 200 ! # A wise person is one who learns from mistakes of others ! For explanation, read : E- Bus : without ETA [ Expected Time of Arrival ] ? [ 04 apr 2019 ] https://lnkd.in/fmdim8g =================================== hashtag#electricvehicles

Three years after note ban, cash continues to be king; digital payments yet to catch up

30 July 2019 Three years after note ban, cash continues to be king; digital payments yet to catch up https://lnkd.in/etABrBq =============================== Not too late to consider : How to go Cash - Less ? [ 27 Nov 2016 ] https://lnkd.in/e5SAfHY ================================ hashtag#cashmanagement hashtag#financeandeconomy hashtag#cash hashtag#software

Really benefit the car owners or merely make the cars

30 July 2019 I leave it for the readers to decide whether this will really benefit the car owners or merely make the cars, more expensive MYBLOGEPAGE.BLOGSPOT.COM Microdot Technology : A solution in search of a problem ?

Bogus invoices aid in GST evasion of Rs 8,000 crore

30 july 2019 Bogus invoices aid in GST evasion of Rs 8,000 crore https://lnkd.in/e_a8Pii ================================== Sunday, July 21, 2019 B2B invoices will have to be generated on govt portal by September to check GST evasion B2B invoices will have to be generated on govt portal by September to check GST evasion Read more at: //https://lnkd.in/fzdCpq5 ================================ On 01 May 2017 , I suggested : All sale / purchase transactions of any kind ( goods or services ) , MUST all get into a COMMON / CENTRAL database , through introduction of a UTI ( Unified Transaction Interface ) UPI + UTI = " Less Cash " + " Less Evasion " + " Less Black " I request Shri Arun Jaitley-ji to consider my suggestion ( To get idea about UTI , read : Nightmare of GST ? [ 01 May 2019 ] https://lnkd.in/fFaBw7e

Segregate waste, get up to 7% rebate in property tax

30 july 2019 Segregate waste, get up to 7% rebate in property tax Read more at: https://lnkd.in/eE24Gni ================================= Monday, May 27, 2019 Nothing motivates like " Greed " ! We should " incentivize " new home constructions by offering rebates on Property Taxes , for those buildings which commit to incorporate following features ( as per NORMS prescribed ) : # Wet and Dry Garbage Chutes # Onsite Compost Pits # Solar Panels for hot water # Solar Panels for common lighting # Solar Panel for EV battery charging # Installation of Air Filter Towers I believe, following features are already " mandatory " : # Refuge Area # Rain Water harvesting # Self-contained parking arrangement Nothing motivates like " Greed " ! https://lnkd.in/eBuWYZy

Maharashtra to pay bank Rs 1,000 crore for cooperative defau ..

30 july 2019 Maharashtra to pay bank Rs 1,000 crore for cooperative defau .. Read more at: https://lnkd.in/emFyJwj ================================= In India called Bharat , rules are very simple RULE # 1 No matter who defaults ( PSU - DISCOM - MHADA - Co-Op Bank - Air India etc ), government bails out that entity ( of course, in the larger interest of vested interests ! ) RULE # 2 Tax-payers bail out the government ============================

Facebook’s Like Button Makes Websites Liable, Top EU Court Rules

30 july 2019 Facebook’s Like Button Makes Websites Liable, Top EU Court Rules https://lnkd.in/e7kJ2FM ======================== Facebook Inc.’s “Like” button makes third-party websites responsible for processing people’s data under the European Union’s privacy rules, according to the EU’s top court. ================================== So, EU court has defined what is meant by " Processing people's Data " Drafters of our own Data Protection Bill , Are you clear about the precise definitions of : # Private # Data # App # Permission # Access # Download # Sign # Rights # Own # Personal # Share # Entity # Processing # Obligation # Handling # Collection # Use ========================== Moral of my suggestion : Do not enact a law which will launch a thousand litigation ! https://lnkd.in/fAYa5HU

Supreme Court may hand over unfinished Unitech projects to NBCC

30 July 2019 Supreme Court may hand over unfinished Unitech projects to NBCC The top court on Monday asked homebuyers in these projects to give their views on NBCC’s proposal to be the project management consultant. https://lnkd.in/ebuRFrC ===================================== First it was AMRAPALI with its 40,000 buyers , that got handed over to NBCC . Now it is Unitech ( how many flats ? ) No doubt, dozens of other defaulting Construction Majors are waiting to be taken over ! - and get away lightly ? It is high time, we develop a Project Development Eco-System, as described in : Project Development System https://lnkd.in/eXPV9xH ======================= hashtag#infrastructure hashtag#projectmanagement hashtag#planning hashtag#resources

Just announced reforms , are not good enough to bring about EV revolution

29 July 2019 Just announced reforms , are not good enough to bring about EV revolution What would ? Read : MYBLOGEPAGE.BLOGSPOT.COM Electric Vehicles : A Work in Progress ?

Gujarat to come down heavily on water thieves

27 july 2019 Gujarat to come down heavily on water thieves Heads Up: Govt to amend Irrigation & Drainage Act, impose higher punitive action, jail term https://lnkd.in/fXbU6aP =============================== May be this will reduce the incidence of " Water Mafia " filling up tankers from canals. But how many of those Water Mafia tankers are stealing water from Municipal Pipelines , below the Andheri ROB in Mumbai , right under the nose ( aka " Police Protection " ) of Mumbai Police ? Does Mumbai need a LAW for this theft ?

Scrap your old vehicle, don’t pay a registration fee for the new one

27 july 2019 Scrap your old vehicle, don’t pay a registration fee for the new one https://lnkd.in/fm4NGGQ ============================ The draft Voluntary Vehicle Fleet Modernisation Programme (V-VMP) policy has proposed to bring under its purview vehicles bought on or before March 31, 2005, numbering about 28 million. ================================== Waiver of registration fee just won't suffice for owners to rush to scrap old vehicle . To know what should be the facets of V-VMP policy, read ; Young or Old ? [ 27 Aug 2016 ] https://lnkd.in/fBSjzhz ================================= One door closes ; Another opens [ 27 Feb 2018 ] https://lnkd.in/fSNwFG7 ======= Car Grave-Yard of World ? https://lnkd.in/fu8_r6W

Huge hike in vehicle registration charges likely

27 july 2019 Huge hike in vehicle registration charges likely Read more at: https://lnkd.in/f3vaWeE ==================================== The hike will be 10 to 20 times the current rates ! Surely , this will help somewhat but it is far from being a comprehensive solution for our ever-worsening traffic problems ! Only measure that will help in the long term , is : Transport : an Integrated Logistic Plan ? [ 20 Nov 2018 ] https://lnkd.in/fep8UKZ ================================= Trans-portability Theory [ 10 Dec 2018 ] https://lnkd.in/fu86TJZ ============================ Pigovian Tax for Polluters ? [ 03 April 2019 ] https://lnkd.in/f6B2mrK

It is high time we stop fooling ourselves and admit : Privacy is Dead

27 july 2019 Data Protection Law { Proposed } It is high time we stop fooling ourselves and admit : Privacy is Dead And turn this ( ever ranging debate ) into an opportunity to enable 400 million Indian Users of Facebook, to earn ( by selling ) Rs 30,000 per month , by implementing : Digital Dividend from Demographic Data [ 4 D ] https://lnkd.in/fVwSSSX MYBLOGEPAGE.BLOGSPOT.COM Trying to unravel the Gordian Knot ?

Soon, bank a/c opening, loans to go paperless with Sahamati

26 july 2019 Soon, bank a/c opening, loans to go paperless with Sahamati https://lnkd.in/f-Ga27k ================================== This could well be the first step towards : From UPI to UTI [ 07 Dec 2016 ] https://lnkd.in/fWtMeCC

India readies plan for $4 billion Tesla-scale battery storage plants

26 july 2019 India readies plan for $4 billion Tesla-scale battery storage plants India will need 6 gigawatt-scale plants of 10GWh each by 2025 and 12 by 2030 https://lnkd.in/fpuDdbj ====================== Incentives proposed : # 3 % Foreign Exchange hedge on overseas loans # Fixed 3 % subvention on loans availed in Rupees # Possible reduction in MAT # Investment linked tax incentive under section 35 AD # A deemed Infrastructure status # Basic Customs Duty safeguard # Output linked subsidy on KWh of cells sold ================================== Considering , # the size of Investment required for each plant # dropping battery prices ( 19 % per year ) # In view of NPA turmoil, no banker wants to risk his neck, I think these " incentives " will fail to kick-start this plan Only thing that will work is : 40 GW : 70 GW : 300 GW : 800 GW [ 24 May 2019 ] https://lnkd.in/fTun7eW ===================== hashtag#electricvehicles hashtag#EV hashtag#Battery hashtag#LithiumIon

Zuckerberg happy about WhatsApp Pay beta testing

26 July 2019 Zuckerberg happy about WhatsApp Pay beta testing Social media giant awaits regulatory approval in India for a full-fledged rollout in WhatsApp’s biggest market with 400 million users. Read more at: //https://lnkd.in/fPgsvx2 ============================= And why should he not feel elated, considering that : # Out of total of 1500 million users, India provides 400 m # Although for regulatory compliance, only 5 days are left, he is sure of getting an extension of one year ! # Crypto-currency LIBRA will ride piggy-back on Whatsapp Are existing Digital Payment entities ( BHIM-Paytm - Google Pay - ECom - Cards - PoS - Mobile Wallets etc ), asking themselves : " What business are we in ? " ======== Who is afraid of the Big Bad Wolf ( aka LIBRA ) ? https://lnkd.in/fQ3vpve ========================= hashtag#payments hashtag#technology

Your smartphone movement can accurately predict your personality

26 july 2019 Your smartphone movement can accurately predict your personality https://lnkd.in/f-MyiVP =============================== Can the world-wide March of Technology be stopped by India’s Supreme Court by dictating , who cannot “ invent “ , what ? Eg : Without explicit permission from the person concerned : # Smart phones which read human dreams and “message “ to WhatsApp group # Spectacles ( ala Google Glass ) which allow wearer to take 1 hr videos of anyone / anytime , walking on the road and upload on the CLOUD # Wrist bands which measure precise drug level in blood and alert the Police Extract from : Supreme may Propose : Technology will Dispose [ 23 july 2017 ] https://lnkd.in/fGdDkXi