Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/for-whom-the-roads-toll-and-for-whom-they-dont-2408275.html
Road toll stations have done well; but they could do better
For whom the roads toll, and for whom they don’t
RN Bhaskar -- Oct 09, 2017 03:24 PM IST |
Despite the hue and cry about demonetisation, it is now...
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/current-affairs-trends/why-the-cattle-slaughter-ban-is-a-bad-idea-mirrors-another-fundamentalist-streak-2305961.html
Milk, meat, cattle, people - I
Slithering down a slippery slope
R.N.Bhaskar Jun 16, 2017 02:32 PM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.com
It is heartening that the Modi government has decided to modify and ease some of the legal provisions relating to cattle....
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/comment-how-politics-is-playing-havoc-with-carbon-control-imperatives-2691271.html
Elections and carbon control imperatives
Prudence is a good thing to be taught in schools, but not something that is cherished and championed during election season.
RN Bhaskar - Jul 10, 2018
Election seasons are not always the best of times for...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/blending-education-and-the-belt-road-initiative
How BRI moves towards skill development and education
By Jescilia Karayamparambil and RN Bhaskar
December 09, 2019
Mumbai: By the end of August 2019, China has been able to strike deals with not just 136 countries but also 30 international organisations to...
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/comment-aadhaar-does-not-identify-it-merely-authenticates-thats-an-important-difference-2502509.html
Aadhaar: does it identify or merely authenticate?
Part of the problem in understanding how inadequate Aadhaar can be lies in the fact that most people cannot distinguish between authentication and identification.
RN Bhaskar -- Feb 07, 2018 08:54 PM IST
Aadhaar, the...
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/economy/policy/when-will-the-budget-provisions-actually-liberate-this-yellow-metal-2507939.html
Budget 2018 and gold -- a long way to go yet
To understand how significant the provisions of the Budget are, one must go back in the past where gold was largely been treated only as a commodity – albeit...
https://www.indiaratings.co.in/PressRelease?pressReleaseID=52222&title=rural-demand-to-support-economic-recovery%2C-but-cannot-substitute-for-urban-demand-
India has specialised in the plunder of productive states
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The other parts of this series can be found at
http://www.asiaconverge.com/2020/09/the-plunder-series/
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RN Bhaskar -- 3 September 2020
The government says it has no money for paying states their share of GST. There is money,...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/budget-2020-solar-pump-scheme-may-be-good-for-farmers-but-is-susceptible-to-misuse-4892321.html
Budget2020
Solar pumps is a terribly bad idea
RN Bhaskar -- 1 Feb 2020
“I propose to expand the scheme to provide 20 lakh farmers for setting up stand‐alone solar pumps; further we shall also help another 15 lakh farmers solarise their...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/from-loss-of-jobs-in-the-middle-east-to-rising-unemployment-back-home-heres-how-the-oil-price-crash-will-affect-india
Oil prices tumble. Is that good for India?
RN Bhaskar -- 21 April, 2020
Oil prices have crashed. Just look at the chart alongside sourced from https://www.bbc.com/news/business-52350082. It has plunged into negative territory because traders want to jettison the stocks they...
https://www.moneylife.in/article/why-we-need-more-sensible-laws-to-stop-exploitation-of-famers/65228.html
The farmer remains terribly exploited
Why the three farm laws need to be repealed and more sensible farmer friendly laws put in place
RN Bhaskar
The farmers called for a Bharat Bandh on 27 September 2021. It was largely successful. What is...
