MUMBAI MERI JAAN !

20 Sep 2011

MUMBAI  MERI  JAAN  !

DNA [31 Aug 2011] quotes Global Livability Survey of EIU to say that Mumbai is amongst the worst cities to live in.

For each city surveyed, the report considers :

·      Stability

·      Healthcare

·      Culture and Environment

·      Education

·      Infrastructure

Out of 140 cities surveyed around the world, Mumbai got placed at rank 116.

But that was before they counted the potholes !

Aye dil , hai mushkil , jeena yahan

ye hai Mumbai , ye hai Mumbai , ye hai Mumbai

meri jan !

[It is impossible to live in this city, My Heart; Still Mumbai is my love !]

with regards

HEMEN  PAREKH

India’s Population Explodes -- 3

India’s Child ( 0 – 6 years ) sex ratios were :

 In 2001 ……………….. 927 girls for 1000 boys

 In 2011 ……………….. 914 girls for 1000 boys

Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner, C. Chandramouli says :

“ The census indicated a continuing preference for male children over female children. This is a matter of grave concern.”

But India politicians do not seem to be bothered – except for Farooq Abdullah who warned,

“ The male sex is growing and women are getting eliminated. The days are not far when there will be no girls to marry and we’ll all become gays “



With regards

hemen parekh

UNEQUAL AMONGST EQUAL ?

16 Sep 2011

UNEQUAL  AMONGST  EQUAL ?

Do you want to compare official “ Poverty “ between Indians and Americans ?

Here are figures published by India’s NSSO [ National Sample Survey Organization ] and America’s Census Bureau:

• Percentage population categorized as “ Poor “

·       India  …………………  32 %      [ 387     million people  ]

·       America  …………….  15.1 %   [  46.2  million people  ]

• Definition of a “ Poor Family “ of four (including 2 kids)

·     India   ………………….  Earning less than $  380      per year

·       America  ………………  Earning less than $  22,113  per year

What is the %age of American family earning $ 380 / year ?

·     Ethnic distribution of poor in America

·       Blacks and Hispanics  …………  54   %

·       Asians  ………………………………..  12.1 %

·       Whites  …………………………………. 9.9  %

But whereas poverty % in USA is climbing [ highest in 52 years ], our Planning Commission would have us believe that India’s poverty % declined from 37 % in 2004 to a mere 32 % in 2009 !

Cheer up , you poor of India  ! A bright future awaits you !

With regards

HEMEN  PAREKH

Global Talent Index Report - 2011

As per Saumya Bhattacharya [ Economic Times / 28 May, 2011 ], a report published by EIU and Heidrick & Struggles, found India and China competing as follows [ amongst 60 countries ] :

Ø    University  Education  Rank

·         China  ………………..  45

·         India  ………………….  56

Ø    Compulsory  Education  Quality  Rank

·        China  …………………  39

·        India  ………………….  58

Ø     Talent  Environment  Rank

·         China  …………………  29

·        India  ……………………  45

Ø     Quality  of  Labour  Force  Rank

·         China  …………………   44

·        India  …………………..   22

In the meantime , our Prime Minister [ and his numerous cronies ], want to turn Mumbai into a Shanghai !

I am afraid, somebody has got his priorities all wrong !

With regards

hemen  parekh

LAND AND ACQUISITION BILL

13 Sep 2011

LAND AND ACQUISITION  BILL

Will this have a smooth sailing in Loksabha ?

Any doubt about that when more than 40 % of the MPs declare themselves as “ Agriculturists “ ?

Economic Times [ Sept 04,2011 ], gives the following break-up of the “ declared “ professions of our MPs :

·     Agriculturists  ……………………………  224

·     Social Workers  …………………………  154

·     Lawyers …………………………………….    75

·     Industrialists ……………………………..   27

·     Medical Practitioners ………………….  20

·     Film Stars  ……………………………………. 6

How would they have declared themselves, if agriculture income was not exempt from income-tax ?

And does agri-income include compensation for land acquired ?

If so, time to buy some agri land –which only an agriculturist can do!

With  regards

HEMEN  PAREKH

WASTED GRAINS ?

9 Sep 2011

WASTED  GRAINS  ?

A report in DNA [ 06 June,2011 ], says :

•  Grain crops that go “ unused “ in India every year……………125 m tons

• Can yield, if converted to Ethanol…………………………………..34 billion litres

• Which can replace petrol usage by ……………………………………… 80 %

• And Ethanol Industry will make revenue of ………………Rs 67,900 crores

It is a pity, no one is asking :

Can these “ Unused  Grains “ be used to save the lives of 3 million children dying of starvation in India, every year ?

What India needs is not a “ Food Security Bill “ but a “ Food Guarantee Bill “

With regards

HEMEN  PAREKH

WHERE DO INDIANS LIVE ?

9 Sep 2011

WHERE  DO  INDIANS  LIVE  ?

Quoting latest Census data, Economic Times [16 July 2011] provides following figures :

•   In rural areas

·     833 Million  [68.9 % in 2011 as against 72.2 % in 2001]

•  In urban areas

·     377 Million  [ 31.1 % in 2011 as against 27.8 % in 2001]

Census does not say in what kind of houses do urban people live.

Most likely in slums, considering that a 1 BHK flat in Mumbai costs upward of Rs 50 lakhs – more than 50 years of salary for most !

With regards

HEMEN  PAREKH