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Columbia University has published our study on "A new #FDI methodology for #EDOs". Download the full study here goo.gl/vhmdN8

A few years ago, @BMTC_BENGALURU launched an experimental feeder bus within HSR Layout backed by @DULTBangalore. Citizens asked for it and rallied to promote it, convincing neighbors to use the bus; the ridership kept growing and the pilot is now a regular bus service. @BMTC_BENGALURU even got a national award for this unique route. That same community spirit is now powering MF22E/EA routes, bringing buses to Haraluru Road and Sarjapur Road areas, connecting to @OfficialBMRCL & ORR. Kudos to @SaveSarjapur, @kdevforum, @lalli_bv, @FriendsofBMTC and @sahana_srik for your tireless efforts shifting commuters from personal vehicles to public transport!

Why Millions of Chinese Mourned Zhang Xuefeng open.substack.com/pub/fredgao/p/…

@VishalBhargava5 The best and without the BS is Hiten Samtani

Keen to do a podcast with someone who is a Dubai real estate specialist. The one who skips the BS and gives a true pulse. Any suggestions?

JPMorgan sees 'national security risk' in old grid networks climateerinvest.blogspot.com/2026/03/jpmorg…

@akm1410 Have been TMC subscriber since your inception, just curious if you are guys are looking to also have podcasts?

US Chemicals industry …. Are we back?

Thanks to @BMTC_BENGALURU A brand new metro feeder bus MF22E thats more than a metro feeder, just arrived in an area starved for buses. Citizens have been demanding for bus services in the area for quite some time. Please share with your friends on Haraluru Road and Sarjapura Road and HSR . This feeder has potential to reduce congestion and pollution and make it easier for commuters to switch from car to public transport. There is a buzzing user group on WhatsApp with 600+ members for this bus as well if you want to join! @lalli_bv @meerak @FriendsofBMTC @SaveSarjapur @blrcitytraffic @Jointcptraffic @RLR_BTM

If external demand is so strong (and continues to be), why would China focus on anything else? Because exports can be like a trap disguised as a tailwind. The record surplus invites tariffs, retaliation, and the weaponisation that isolates #China globally. So Beijing builds infrastructure anyway—it can always issue more central bonds—and the rhetoric about domestic demand isn't empty. It's insurance against the day the export window closes.

@BowesChay @grok is this true

So it begins. Indian oil tanker was allowed to cross the Strait of Hormuz after paying for the oil in Chinese yuan.

AIが復元した「清明上河図」に言葉を失う。確かに、AI特有の「滑らかすぎる質感」に違和感を覚える瞬間もある。だが、張択端が描こうとした千年前の喧騒が、圧倒的な解像度で迫ってくるのも事実だから、これは模写ではない。AIという異質なフィルターを通すことで、われわれは初めて「大宋」の熱気に触れる。賛否はあろうが、この没入感だけは否定できないかもしれない。

Can drones be stockpiled? Europe wrestles with weapons dilemma ft.com/content/b5ee21… via @ft

What are the smartest people in #economicdevelopment actually paying attention to right now? The latest EconDev Dispatch is out, subscribe if you’re not already on the list. bit.ly/4ug1ite. #fdi #econdev #GlobalTrade

Keeping the grid stable requires overbuilding generating capacity, driving up costs. Batteries fix that. worksinprogress.co/issue/the-beau…

This roundtable explicitly rejects “recovery narrative” optimism and calls for fresh empirical work on downstream effects for jobs, clusters, and export capacity hks.harvard.edu/events/foreign… #FDI #econdev #economicdevelopment

So do GPs have crippling FOMO… or just so much “eff you” money that FOMO becomes a hobby?

@ashwinmahesh Thanks Ashwin. What are the other possible solutions..

The issue is not whether it is digital. Instead, there are two other tripping points with the way our TDR scheme is designed. (a) There isn't much demand for it, since anyone can build anything already in the city without much enforcement. Also, if there really is a market for TDR, why doesn't the government itself buy it and resell it instead of expecting individual property owners to do that - they're not experts in realty. (b) It ends up over-burdening areas beyond their planned carrying capacity. The FSI for a property indicates how much can be built on it without stressing public infrastructure and services. With TDR, if one can exceed that limit, what happens to the plan? It's like saying that three families can live in a single-family home that has one parking spot. That's how we got to this mess in the first place.

The Energy Irony: Factories for Factories Edition open.substack.com/pub/econdevdis…