https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/companies/nalco-bullish-about-its-prospects-despite-trump-import-tariffs-2589233.html
Nalco and aluminium - high conductivity
Nalco’s customers are of the opinion that the tariffs have been aimed at China and Russia more than at any other country. India was possibly part of collateral damage, they feel.
RN Bhaskar - Jun...
http://www.firstpost.com/business/how-to-protect-indias-agriculture-sector-from-over-zealous-govt-functionaries-3435752.html
Pulse of the nation - V
Pulses and some simple ways to protect India's agriculture
Part I – Introduction. Misplaced fallacies.
Part 1I will talk about why wheat and rice have grabbed the politician-policymakers minds’. And how this has pushed back focus...
http://www.firstpost.com/business/importing-pulses-to-maintain-buffer-stock-but-govts-move-at-times-hurt-domestic-producers-3433380.html
Pulse of the nation - IV
The govt’s power to permit import of pulses can sometimes hurt domestic producers
Part I – Introduction. Misplaced fallacies.
Part 1I will talk about why wheat and rice have grabbed the politician-policymakers minds’. And how...
A modified version of this report appeared at https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/economy/policy/coronavirus-pandemic-indias-poor-healthcare-spending-is-hurting-the-fight-5123081.html
Coronavirus and health – India paints a sorry picture
If the coronavirus is battering India, don’t be surprised. India has not paid attention to health services. The worst performer is Maharashtra. Not...
http://www.firstpost.com/world/euthanasia-debate-right-to-die-aruna-shanbad-india-us-italy-2790572.html
How the world perceives euthanasia
When one battles death at the age of 70 or more, the cause is heroic. But public reaction is a bit restrained. Death is eventually triumphant. Sadly, an old person fighting death, does not look...
http://www.firstpost.com/india/low-manpower-land-no-longer-hindrance-to-use-of-solar-power-says-ministry-2828976.html
Better days ahead for solar power
It was perhaps the most candid outline of what lies ahead for the solar power sector in India. Upendra Tripathy, secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, spoke of the big plans that lie...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-judicial-delays-hit-arbitration-awards-1736775
Arbitration too foiled by judicial delays
Poor institutional arbitration infrastructure and judicial interference have rendered arbitration a nightmare in India.
Despite the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 being in place, companies are increasingly taking the bilateral investment treaty (BIT) route.
The case...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/desalination-niti-aayog-shouldnt-push-a-solution-that-is-irrelevant-expensive-and-polluting-4264111.html
Why is Niti Aayog promoting desalination which is irrelevant, expensive and polluting?
Water Series #11 --(Other articles in this series are given below)
RN Bhaskar – Juy 30, 2019
This article is aimed at providing a perspective that is different from the...
http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/main-article-narendra-modi-s-farm-miracle-1358133
How Gujarat transformed agriculture
By RN Bhaskar | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA -- Mar 11, 2010
There is a new mood of resurgence on Gujarat’s farms. Farm incomes have more than doubled during the past ten years, and are likely...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/business/dairy-will-be-a-key-player-in-the-rural-income-growth-story/1013018
NDDB's crucial role in the dairy development saga in India
Feb 04, 2017 07:00 am
The recently announced Budget 2017 has brought agriculture and dairy farming into the limelight once again. In India, dairy farming is associated with two names –...
