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https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/budget-2021-banking-and-finance-are-we-putting-the-cart-before-the-horse Budget 2021 hurts both banking and Atma Nirbhar Bharat RN Bhaskar -- 09 Feb 2021 =============================== All the Budget 2021 articles can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2021/02/budget-2021-series/ ================================ The finance minister has been lauded for her decision to create a bad bank and thus clean...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-dna-launches-its-policy-report-on-the-gems-and-jewellery-industry-2057473 A policy report on the gems and jewellery industry dna has just put forth before the government a policy paper on “How to revive the gems and jewellery industry in India, and build on its employment and revenue potential". A copy...
https://countercurrents.org/2023/05/proliferation-of-fake-aadhaar-cards-and-false-jandhan-bank-accounts-pose-a-serious-threat-to-proper-use-of-the-centres-expenditure-under-centrally-sponsored-schemes/?swcfpc=1 Will the CAG help in cleaning up the rot in India's financial allocations? This post can also be found at https://bhaskarr.substack.com/p/a-complaint-letter-to-the-cag-by?sd=pf. On 16 May, 2023, E A S Sarma, former Secretary to the Government of India wrote an email letter of...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/clinical-trials-for-ayurvedic-cure-of-covid-19-are-underway-says-patanjalis-acharya-balkrishna An ayurvedic cure for Covid-19 is underway. Expect more announcements -- Acharya Balkrishna. RN Bhaskar, June 1, 2020 Most people recognise Acharya Balkrishna as an associate of Patanjali.  But few know that he is much more than that.  He is, among...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/opinion-brace-for-economic-slowdown-after-2019-lok-sabha-polls-3289271.html/amp?__twitter_impression=true Economic slowdown in India even further post-elections RN Bhaskar - Dec 14, 2018 One set of elections are over.  The results have confounded many.  Psyphologists are still trying to make sense of what happened and why. The big one – the...
This article appeared in DNA on 13 Dec 2010. URL not traceable. But a pdf copy of the article can be got from 2010-12-13_LeisureBoats) DNA Conversations Leisure boating means money, jobs and even security Leisure boating means money, jobs...
Why is MIDC silent? For Part I see here (http://www.asiaconverge.com/2016/07/extortion-land-grab-navi-mumbais-midc-part-i/) Legally speaking, MIDC (Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation) properties are ‘notified’ territories.  This means that nobody can use any part of this area for residential real estate development purposes, as it is...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/comment-the-problem-of-citizenship-and-slum-votebanks-and-the-work-permit-solution-2570637.html Citizenship, votebanks, the Northeast and the need for work permits RN Bhaskar -- May 17, 2018 Last week, the low-hanging clouds burst, both literally and figuratively.  Even as rains descended on parts of the Northeast, the whole region rumbled with sounds...
Regulatory games can queer the pitch for both markets and  economy   The RBI is becoming capricious The RBI is a super regulator of sorts when it comes to financial markets.  Yet, lately, it appears to be becoming capricious.  That is extremely...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/business/jnpt-acting-chairman-neeraj-bansal-our-sez-serves-every-class-of-industry/1376275 JNPT's Neeraj Bansal talks about investment plans — By Jescilia Karayamparambil and R N Bhaskar | Oct 16, 2018 Government-owned Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) has been constantly improving across various parameters. During the financial year 2017-18, the port handled total cargo of 66 million...