National data access policy – open issues

National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy 2012 is drafted to address a major gap in current information flow between Government departments and citizens. This is a 4 year old policy i draft state for which the Government is asking for public opinion now. You can find the complete policy document at NDSAP policy draft (opens in…

Evolution of Rahul Gandhi

It might sound really funny that someone wants to write about Rahul Gandhi when he is going through the worst ever phase of his political career. But the key thing to note here is that he still figures in the top 5 most important politicians of the day. The list comprises of Narendra Modi, Amit…

India taxi aggregators – where is the money?

Taxi aggregation market in India is on the upswing for past decade. Fasttrack and Merucabs had been the some of the initial companies who made a big impact during late 2000s. And then came companies like Ola, Uber and TaxiForSure that took this whole taxi aggregation business to a completely new level. Types of taxi…