Author: hemal
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Falling Rupee is a boon for some, bane for others
Somebody’s loss is somebody’s gain. The worst ever fall in rupee value has made a lot of people rich, more so for the ones that are involved in exports. These include the IT/ITES, Spice Traders, Bike/Car manufacturers, Builders etc. and many more. So when the results of some of the traded companies were announced, it…
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Its a new domain! Indianomics gets its own domain name…
Hey Folks! I have moved my blog from hemalshah.net/blogs to https://v2.indianomics.in/ This move for me personally was somewhat challenging since my domain name housed this blog for a good 5 years, and today the move finally happened. In a way, I felt bad about moving the blog, loosing all the Google Juice I had been…
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We will have 29th State now, Telangana
Yes, till yesterday we had 28 and today it has become 29 divided regions in India. The new State, Telangana was finally given the green light by the Congress Working Committee. A state that is being carved out with 41% of Andhra Pradesh’s population, but its contribution to state revenues is 76% of the total…
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Air India again in bad news! This time it is companion tickets
Its barely been somedays since I posted last about Air India. But here I am again tempted to write about it. Air India’s companion free scheme was intended as a program to promote its flights to those common people or ‘aam aadmi’ who could not afford to take his family on a flight. Under this…
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Why I cannot save the same money I used to before?
I am sure there are answers in your mind already. Cost of every thing from salt to flights have gone up. Err, salt still costs same for now, but you get my point. Middle class people are those who have the ability not to stay poor. And then you have lower middle class and upper middle class.…
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Datsun is here, and it only gets complicated
Nissan is re-launching the Datsun brand and it starts with India, one of the most looked out for among the emerging markets for global car manufacturers. For those who do not know, Datsun has a rich heritage in Cars and racing, but the brand Datsun was replaced by what is now called “Nissan” way back in…
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Pilots do not want Air India to fly for long it seems
What’s with the pilots of Air India? They go on strike, refuse to let ex-Indian Airlines pilots to train on 777 Dreamliner, ground staff issues, lack of cost saving measures etc. have plagued the troubled carrier. An INR 30,000 crore infusion of equity from Government of India is by no means a small amount! And…
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Places I want to see before I die…
Places or events I want to see before I die – this was something I was planning for so long, but was never able to sit and pen down. Many thoughts, many reasons for these places or events to be in list of must do things before my immortality comes to an end. If you…
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Money for Inter Galactic transactions now? What next?
Ruffling through the news paper today, I found a rather interesting piece of news. What will be the money used by Aliens / humans in space? Wait, what? I did not understand the need for us to think what money will we use for inter galactic transactions. Who needs them now, when we don’t have…
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It's a small world! Really?
Today I was dining with one of my colleague Raghav, who happens to know this person, and said that this guy was his manager in his previous organization. I have often seen this guy with my colleague and even shared the same dinner table, but never spoken to him, even though we do share the…