Jesper Starn of Bloomberg has a nice piece showing how Nordic electricity utilities gave better returns than hedge funds last year.
Archive for January 27th, 2017
Betting on Nordic rain pays better than your average Hedge Fund
January 27, 2017A $500 bn pot of gold: How Boston Consulting and Google pushed Indian Government to end the era of cash
January 27, 2017Who did it or rather who advised it? These conspiracy theories continue to abound given the benefit of the cash exercise have mainly occurred to digital payment services.
Norbert Häring of Real-World Economics Review Blog has a post tracking the 8 Nov 2016 to a very prescient report coauthored by BCG and Google:
When Bandra’s Kolis danced in the Republic Day parade…
January 27, 2017Interesting article on the topic when Kolis made their Republic Day debut in 1961:
Their “catchy songs and lively dances became the craze of Delhi”. That’s how the fisherfolk from the Colwad hamlet, in Mumbai’s Bandra neighbourhood, described their reception in the national capital in 1961, where they had been accorded the honour of being the newly formed state of Maharashtra’s first-ever representatives at the Republic Day Parade. So catchy were their tunes, they even got Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to dance with them, a Koli cap on his head.
Fifty six years later, the song that the Colwad Musical and Dramatic Union performed for India’s first prime minister serves as a reminder that it’s impossible to predict how sounds will travel – taking new forms as they float along, inspiring unlikely characters and sparking new endeavours.
The article has a bit on everything like community, music, migration etc..
Are you angry? Then learn economics!
January 27, 2017Most of the time we read articles on how economists have led to a world full of greed and inequality. Most of the current problems are being blamed on the profession.
However, there are some who think otherwise. Rick Weber one of the bloggers on NoteonLiberty Blog says we should actually learn economics:
Budget lessons from the Nawab of Awadh..
January 27, 2017Aurodeep Nandi draws budget lessons from Nawab of Awadh.
The Nawab built Imambara amidst struggling economy. Thus, India should also opt for more Capital expenditure ahead of revenue expenditure:
7 thrillingly new world maps and how we live today
January 27, 2017Danny Dorling Professor of Geography at the University of Oxford has drawn these maps.
Channeling our twin urges to explore and understand, we geographers strive to uncover the hidden connections of human existence. These seven maps — produced with cartographer Benjamin Hennig — offer new ways to understand how we got to where we are today and where we are collectively headed. And just as these maps help re-envision our planet, could they also help us shift our mental map to one that guides toward building a better future for all of humanity?
Pictures worth so many words..
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