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Stemverbod Volgens sommegen moet er een stemverbod voor ouderen nodig. Ouderen, laten we zeggen 55-plussers, moet verboden worden nog te stemmen bij landelijke verkiezingen in Nederland.

“Travel blogs replace the traditional travel guide” on RTL Z was originally published on Favoroute-blog

This story is part of a package of stories on the Indian economy for Dutch financial broadcaster RTL Z. 

This story is part of a package of stories on the Indian economy for Dutch financial broadcaster RTL Z. 

The Tata Nano was launched as the world's cheapest car. Tata hoped to sell millions of these tiny vehicles to India's fast growing middle class, but its marketing plan misfired. The newly well-off middle class had no interest in driving the world's cheapest car when instead they were looking to display their new status. Now Tata is rebranding the Nano with a more subtle marketing plan that illustrates the growing complexity of the Indian consumer market. 

Lalita de Goederen runs a successful chain of bagel shops in the Indian capital New Delhi. As part of package of stories on the Indian economy for Dutch financial broadcaster RTL Z, GNM sat down with Lalita to talk about the trials and tribulations of being a foreign entrepreneur in India. 

In the first of three stories we examined the downsides to the rapidly expanding economy, growing at 8% par annum. Rapidly rising food and fuel pries, and a government that could not scale the supply of basic services such as sewage, electricity and clean water services have shown many of New Delhi’s inhabitants that growth is not always a good thing. 

The rise of India’s middle class in the past two decades has intensified the competition for university seats to such a degree that the stress is becoming too much for many students. Stories of stress induced suicides among students preparing for entrance exams are rife. One mistake on these exams can be the difference between a top notch education or mid-level mediocrity.