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Mar 13, 2007 : Oil boom ahead in Mizoram
A big oil driven economic boom awaits Mizoram. Surveys have indicated that the state could have a reserve of 170 million tonnes of oil and gas. Oil exploration firms from France, Cypress and Ukraine await licenses to drill.The state is next only to Kerala in literacy and it’s population is thinner. Prosperity can vault the state to the top of human development rankings. Story
Feb 12, 2007 : Dabbawalas diversify
Long before Lallu Prasad Yadav, the Railway Minister, came to be lionised by management students, the Dabbawalas of Mumbai had drawn worldwide admiration for their their flawless and timely delivery of home lunches to Mumbai’s office goers. They serve 200,000 households.Now Airtel the cellular phone company has signed them on to market its phones. The Dabbawala has also got a free cell phone to help him along in his new business. They carry the necessary forms, get them filled, collect payments and deliver new handsets.
Airtel believes it can reach 4 lakh potential subscribers through the Dabbawalas. Story
Jan 26, 2007 : Coupons to fight corruption
Bihar will endlessly surprise you. Written off as a basket case, its new Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is beginning to clean up public life. In a pioneering innovation, he has launched a scheme that might rid the Public Distribution System [PDS] of corruption.Each poor family entitled to subsidised wheat, sugar and kerosene will be issued on a single visit, with a set of coupons for a whole coming year. They can then shop for their needs from any of the PDS outlets. Shops will get replenishment based only on coupons collected and submitted to the warehouse. With this single innovation leakages from the system are expected to be prevented and shoppers will not be harrassed with ‘no stock’ signs. The Planning Commission, highly impressed by the idea, has urged other states to follow the model. News report
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