May 6, 2013
by Prof Vaidyanathan · in Gold, niticentral.com

India is one of the largest buyers of gold in the world. More than 90 per cent of this is for jeweler purposes. Table 1 gives the purchase of gold for jewellery by different countries. Indian demand is around 25 per cent of global consumption. Recently, the attraction of smuggling has come down due to liberalised import policy. Incidentally, domestic production of gold is very negligible, running into a few tonnes. The purchases made in Saudi Arabia and Gulf states is also mostly by people of Indian origin and to that extent the demand by ‘Indians’ is much larger. What is bought in Gulf states this year by the NRIs (non-resident Indians) will reach here may be in a year or so.

Source: http://www.thehindu.com

Only one displaced Kashmiri Pandit family has returned to the Valley so far, the government told Parliament on Tuesday.

Source: http://www.dailypioneer.com
08 May 2013 | Mayabhushan | Panaji

With the shortage of beef hitting into its third week, the Council for Social Justice and Peace, a social outreach arm of Goa’s influential Church has accused the Government of not doing enough to ensure that the red meat is made available after a High Court order allowed monitored slaughtering of bulls at Goa’s sole legal abattoir — the Goa Meat Complex.

Source: http://www.thehindu.com

You know that child who throws a terrible tantrum over a glass of milk. How he kicks and screams and refuses to touch the stuff? Haven’t you wondered what the fuss is all about? After all, it’s just a glass of milk.

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My dear Jawaharlal,

Ever since my return from Ahmedabad and after the cabinet meeting the same day which I had to attend at practically fifteen minutes' notice and for which I regret I was not able to read all the papers,I have been anxiously thinking over the problem of Tibet and I thought I should share with you what is passing through my mind.