The lights are flashing red about the Indian economy, but the merriment continues
By RN Bhaskar
The stock markets continue to soar. Except for a slight hiccup post elections, there seems to be no stopping the inexorable rise. Government spokespersons promise...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/cattle-semen-and-breeding-is-a-story-that-india-should-be-proud-of-4473131.html/amp
The growth and growth of the cattle semen industry in India
RN Bhaskar -- Sep 25, 2019
During the past 25 years, the cattle semen industry in India has been growing by leaps and bound. In 1995 India produced around 13...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/column-policy-watch-air-india-goes-into-a-free-fall-but-is-nobody-to-be-blamed-1924458
Air-India -- a story of corruption, mismanagement and greed
If one wants to get an inkling of the mess at Air India -- the merged entity of the erstwhile Indian Airlines and Air-India -- do not go to the annual...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/good-portfolios-are-made-during-bad-times-mistakes-are-made-during-good-times-aseem-dhru-founder-ceo-of-sbfc
Bad times help identify good portfolios says Aseem Dhru of SDFC
Jescilia Karayamparambil & RN Bhaskar -- January 18, 2021
MSME-focused SBFC Finance has grown significantly in just three years. Today, the NBFC’s Assets Under Management (AUM) stand at Rs 3,516...
Budget 2021
The Budget has been hailed as an "never before" Budget. Unfortunately, it does not live up to this claim. Here are some views by RN Bhaskar
Feb 1, 2021-- Five mistakes one must avoid while reading Budget 2021
(http://www.asiaconverge.com/2021/02/budget-2021-and-myths-surrounding-it/)
Budget 2021...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/railway-lessons-for-india-with-love-from-japan/
Railway lessons for India: With love, from Japan
— By R N Bhaskar | Nov 26, 2015 12:09 am
India once boasted of having one of the largest railway networks in the world – thanks to the British. But it slipped in...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/fpj-initiatives/covid-19-spurs-decline-in-labour-participation-rate-in-india
CMIE's Mahesh Vyas: State of the Indian economy -- an FPJ SIES webinar
By Jescilia Karayamparambil
The full video lecture can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBM5JY2UX9k&t=1s
To determine the health of the economy, regular data collection is critical. Private institutions like the Centre...
Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/the-ghostly-organisation-that-should-have-tranIs WDRA a functioning organisation?
Is WDRA a functioning organisation?
R.N.Bhaskar - Aug 07, 2017 01:36 PM IST
The Warehousing Development & Regulations Authority (WDRA) was meant to be a game changer in India. That is why it is perplexing to...
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...
APSEZ posts excellent results
Adani Ports and SEZ, H1 FY24 EBITDA jumps 49%, while revenue grew by 26% Y-o-Y
Revenue increased by 26% Y-o-Y to Rs 12,894 Cr during H1 FY24
EBITDA increased by 49% Y-o-Y to Rs 7,429 Cr
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