Reliance Gas pricing

Facts of the case
1. Current gas prices of $4.2 per million British Thermal Units (mBtu) valid till 31st March 2014
2. Rangarajan Committee approved pricing of $8.40 mBtu to hold from 1st April 2014

3. Vikram Singh Mehta, (Chairman, Brookings ,India and Former Chairman, Shell Group ) has claimed the following:
Gas prices across the world :
US: 4$ mBtu (approx.)
Europe: 8$ mBtu (approx.)
Japan: 14-16$ mBtu (approx.)
Import price of gas to India: 16$ mBtu
"Reliance buys from Shell to run its refineries at 16$ mBtu"



Source:
1.http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/higher-gas-price-for-ril-gets-cabinet-nod/article5479309.ece
2. http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/ril-to-give-135-million-bank-guarantee-for-higher-gas-price/article5364171.ece
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4yeZDFI2j4 : Vikram Singh Mehta, Chairman, Brookings India
Former Chairman, Shell Group

Kids and adults

 

I am not very fond of kids and by kids I mean the school going ones (babies are lovable :P). I found it strange why women love kids so much. I mean here is a school going kid who is adamant (most of the times), irrational and a total tantrum machine. Who would love that? Not me! I am sure.

But as I have matured I found one thing that kids are better at than adults
It is expressing - love, joy, hate, anger, surprise, simply anything on all issues even small ones.

Say there is a group of adults working on some project and I feel, I am working hard, being on time while one guy shows up late, talks a lot on his phone while we do project. Basically Does not contribute 100% to the project. What would I do? Tell him "Hey buddy you are wasting our time Attend your calls later.Focus on project."

No Sir!. I am not gonna act like a non adjusting person, the one who complains in the group. I will keep a smiling/OK face (depending on what I am always like :P) all the while cultivating a grudge - That guy doesn't work much. Remember to give him a taste of his own medicine when time comes.

What would a kid do in a similar situation?
He would not conceal his irritation. Let his pal know he is angry, tell him straight, argue, fight.But after all that they are pals again. No grudges. No remembering to give his friend a hard time.

I think Kids are smarter that way. No wonder they are loved by all. :P

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Media on Love and Friendship

I find it hard to digest that movies show that two people in love but can't be with each other due to some reason become friends and stay happy.

I do not agree with the idea because if you love somebody, you would want to be with them always, know them. Friendship is entirely a distinct idea.

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Our voting preferences

We choose the party we would vote for and then come up with reasons why we vote for this party rather than other way round. 

We are immensely smart that way. After all defending a choice based on one factor (Hint:'Modi', 'Gandhi') as if it has been arrived by careful consideration of several factors  is the pinnacle of debating skills But In the End
"A fool who believes he is smart is still a fool." 

Hint: Before voting I find more about local candidate than relying on who the PM will be
1. Local candidate is not a convicted criminal 
2. Is there Quantitative logic and not just only 'promise we will do better than them' 
3. He is not pursuing populist policy just for the sake of votes.

Some people take exception to rich people contesting elections and winning. Sure!



We like our leaders to be poor (preferably much poorer than us) and in politics just for doing 'sewa' of the country. No wonder they claim to do only 'sewa' and eat all the 'mewa'.
(Why do we not like rich candidates? I think it has got to do with our insecurities. We ascribe 'power' with being elected. So if a candidate is rich and gets elected he becomes 'powerful' too. No! no! he gotta be 'poor' and 'powerful' - and We will be 'rich' and 'powerless'. This 'balance' brings peace to our little minds.)

I would rather vote for a good candidate who says he is in politics and sees it like any other job to be done well. 

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In search of...

Carl Jung was a psychiatriast and psychotherapist who founded Analytical Psychology.Among many of Carl Jung 's achievements is concept of introversion and extraversion (introvert and extrovert in popular parlance).

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_jung

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Elections: Whom to vote for - Party or Individual?

"The institution is only as strong as the person who mans it"

It means execution is everything. So even if you made the best policies (example our constitution is the largest document for policy making) but had poor executives (example our beloved politicians) You would not be able to get desired result (Need I give an example on India?)

I am against voting for a party because However good the intentions of party are if individual is not good. You cannot hope to get desired result. (ex. Recently our beloved politicians despite parties being fiercely opposed to corruption tried to pass an ordinance allowing convicted politicians to contest elections)

While if you vote for a good individual. Despite no broad policy (like a party) he will use his intelligence to make decisions and they will be better than others toeing the party line (ex. Lokpal is not passed. Need I say more?)

Let me know

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Happiness

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