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15 March 2012   Moneylife Exclusive Will IRDA's move on orphan policies really help customers? Raj Pradhan IRDA should look at it from not just revival of lapsed policies, but from customer service angle...     Other ML Exclusives   Budget 2012: The last great hope This budget cannot propel India to the next level of growth. So, if the budget is veneered with bold statements of apparent intent, ignore them. Political compulsions will prevent any major changes... .................................................................................................................................................... Mamata Banerjee's tantrums shows the perils of coalition adharma The limits of coalition dharma are reached when an action threatens to break the partnership and bring down the government—leading to adharma. Mamata is breaching these limits and no one can support her... .................................................................................................................................................... Uncertainty on fiscal deficit keeps RBI in neutral gear The uncertainty surrounding the government's commitment to consolidate its fiscal deficit in the budget on Friday is likely to have played an important role in the RBI's neutral guidance... .................................................................................................................................................... Daily Market Report: Share prices in a sideways move A close of the Nifty below 5,300 and may see selling pressure accelerate. A close below 5,170 would be bearish... .................................................................................................................................................... Investors Protection: In investors' interest? Recent changes in securities regulations may help investors... .................................................................................................................................................... Fuel Scam: Pump & Dump A new way to cheat you at the pump... .................................................................................................................................................... Britannica rules the waves no more Britannica has announced that the 2010 edition would be the last in the series. The reason: It cannot face digital competition from Wikipedia, the online encyclopaedia. It is an acknowledgement of the realities of the digital age... .................................................................................................................................................... Migrant workers: Need for an effective policy Rather than reduce migrants to a factor of production, an effective migration policy must acknowledge migrants as human beings and address their dignity and human rights. The policy should be based on protection of their rights, rather than regulating their movement in the interest of employers... .................................................................................................................................................... UIDAI's contracts kept hidden behind non-disclosure clauses How can any office of the government pay taxpayers' money to private companies and not disclose the contracts to taxpayers? .................................................................................................................................................... On World Consumer Rights Day, activists say "Jago Sarkar Jago" Consumer forums, which are the first step of grievance redressal, are under tremendous pressure. On one side they have lot of cases to deal, while on the other hand there inadequate resources. State governments should address these issues immediately... .................................................................................................................................................... Mining mafia targets whistle blowers Sumaira Abdulali, convenor of MITRA, a civil society organization, has urged the home minister to root out the mining mafia through a uniform centralized mechanism across all states... .................................................................................................................................................... With transport fares going up, citizens vent their frustration Now officially, Mumbai's taxis have outgrown their "sweet sixteen" ways. And it is raising the hackles of commuters... ....................................................................................................................................................       Personal finance today - Credit card frauds down to 7,300 in 2011 - International wellness card launched     At a Glance   - Taxpayers may get some relief from Budget 2012-13 - Economic Survey calls for ruthless crackdown on corruption - Fix a per litre diesel subsidy to reduce bill says Economic Survey - Mutual fund assets rose 2% to Rs6.75 trillion in February: Crisil - RBI not in favour of relaxing norms on loan restructuring, says government     Corporate Wrap-up   - L&T Construction has secured new orders valued over Rs1,140 crore - Punj Lloyd wins contract worth Rs153 crore - Subex launches integrated bypass fraud solution - Suzlon arm REpower wins UK projects     FROM the ARCHIVES   Citizens have a right to know irregularities in banks from RBI, rules CIC Coming down heavily on the RBI, the chief information commissioner under the RTI Act, said the idea put forward by the central bank that citizens are not mature enough to understand and will panic and harm their own interests, is repugnant to democracy... ...................................................................................................................................................... Railway Budget disappointing for Mumbai, say experts New announcements every year is what rail passengers from Mumbai feels on the Rail Budget. However, they keep wondering about what happened to last year's announcements...   To subscribe to this free newsletter log on to www.moneylife.in or email us at newsletter@moneylife.in To get FREE updates via sms click here.

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