Quick notes: Sharia, LED lighting...

• Why not accept the Sharia in criminal law too? “The ulema cannot have double standards. You accept the Indian Penal Code and never demand that a Muslim committing theft have his hands chopped or an adulterer be stoned to death as per the Sharia. How can you insist that the community’s distinction be maintained only in family laws?”



• Lighting India: How government's LED bulb push is helping save Rs 2.71 crore every day



• Masters degree in Supply Chain Management: MIT's (mostly) online master's courses sound like an incredible deal



• Apple is learning an expensive lesson about universities: Universities are responsible for filing between 45 and 50 new patent lawsuits every year



• Why your tur dal has become so expensive: Approximately $2.6 billion is incurred by India annually only on import of pulses. If this amount were to reach our farmers, they may never think of leaving farming – leave alone committing suicide.



• License Raj: CBI busts Rail Neer racket; Rs 20 cr seized



• Dieselgate: VW scandal could be bigger than Enron Scandal and BP Deepwater Scandal combined.... No diesels in the running for 2016 Green Car Of The Year



• “Samskrit” + “Andhra”: ‘Every Sanskrit word is potentially a Telugu word’.



• Tesla Autopilot: