Quick notes: Rafale twist, Uber rickshaws...

• Rafale twist? Under the new proposal, the entire process for procuring 126 combat jets would be scrapped. A new government-to-government contract is likely to be negotiated to buy around 60 Rafale jets in flyaway condition from France.



• Meet DJ Patil: Obama’s Big Data dude



• Uber rickshaws? UberAuto for hailing auto rickshaws in New Delhi.



• This land is your land: Farmers are inextricably tied to their land. Deprived of it, they have little else to fall back on for their livelihood



• Delhi pollution: "Diesel fumes cause damage to the lungs, brain and can cause even cancer. The situation is so alarming that medically people have been even advised to leave Delhi".



• Prof. Dinesh Mohan:  Policies that are less car-centric are needed in order to improve India's urban environment