My Perspective

A demat account is not just for equities but also for mutual fund, bonds, debentures, nationals savings certificate and soon insurance policies! So having a demat account is necessary for each one of us. However, the Depository Participants (DP) who actually maintain our demat account charge us a  maintenance fees from anywhere between Rs.400-Rs.1000 per annum.  But as noted increasingly demat account is becoming a necessity than luxury. So to promote small retail investors, SEBI came up with the concept of "Basic Services Demat Account" (BSDA) modelled on the lines of no frills savings bank account mandated by RBI. So the good news is that if your total investments (including equities and mutual funds etc.) have not crossed Rs.50,000, then you are not liable

In Bangalore people are increasingly engaging pest control folks for removal of bee hive. But they go about performing hive removal in a non-traditional way with the use of heavy chemicals which on one hand kill the bees instantly (rendering the honey useless!) but also affect people, children and the surroundings. And they end up paying them to do this! We need to stop this practise immediately. Instead, I wish to bring to your notice SOS Wildlife Rescue Centre,

Please ensure that your name is in the voter rolls. If it is not, then you cannot vote even if you have a voter ID card!. If your name is in the list but you don't have a EPIC/voter ID card, even then you can vote! How to verify if your name is in the voter list? If you don't have your EPIC/Voter Card with you, then try this link

I came across an interesting article published in 1985 in the Artificial Intelligence magazine of Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence ( AAAI ). This article titled "Knowledge Representation in Sanskrit and Artificial Intelligence" by Rick Briggs, from Ames Research Center, NASA talks about