https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/coronavirus-nobody-likes-epidemics-but-dont-demonise-countries
COVID-19 is a global emergency
RN Bhaskar -- 27 February, 2020
All epidemics are terrifying, as they defy man’s capabilities -- of how to cope with them, even if temporarily. They frighten both common folk as well as health administrators.
It is...
http://www.firstpost.com/business/why-does-govt-continue-to-procure-rice-and-wheat-in-a-big-way-but-ignore-nutritional-crops-3425982.html
Pulse of the nation – II
Wheat and rice trounce nutritional crops like pulses in India
RN Bhaskar May, 05 2017 16:59:32 IST
Part I – Introduction. Misplaced fallacies.
Part 1I will talk about why wheat and rice have grabbed the politician-policymakers minds’. ...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/a-weather-company-helps-banks-measure-financial-risks
Yogesh Patil of Skymet is a weather man with a vision
Jescilia Karayamparambil | RN Bhaskar
Noida-headquartered weather forecasting services Skymet has been exploring new sectors to offer its products and services. While it continues to have a dominant...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/aditya-birla-health-insurance-the-changing-contours-of-medical-insurance-3046721.html
Aditya Birla Health Insurance redefines health insurance
RN Bhaskar -- Oct 17, 2018 health insurance, medicare,
Medical Insurance is a fascinating business. The need is immense. But the awareness of this need is pathetically poor. Medical insurance companies normally generate a...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/water-water-everywhere-nor-any-drop-to-drink-4082681.html
Water series #4: abundance and penury in India
RN Bhaskar -- 11 June 2019
(Other articles in this series are listed below)
The title lines, taken from Samuel Coleridge’s poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, could sum up India’s pathetic condition...
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-whither-secularism-government-releases-rs5-coins-with-vaishno-devi-emblem-1925459
Is the government promoting religion through coins?
Coins and currency notes were never meant to promote any religion. However, curiously, just when national elections are round the corner, the government has released into the market five-rupee (Rs5) coins which bear...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-the-supreme-court-to-indias-rescue-again
India's rights, laws and values are being protected by the Supreme Court because the legislators and bureaucrats failed miserably
RN Bhaskar
Last week the country got a whiff of fresh air, even though the shortage of oxygen continued. The courts –...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/companies/interview-serum-institutes-adar-poonawala-plans-new-vaccines-and-an-nbfc-2674811.html
Adar Poonawala rides ahead with even bigger plans
RN Bhaskar -- Jul 05, 2018
In 1966, when the Indian vaccine industry was at a very nascent stage, the Poonawala family decided to set up the Serum Institute with a meagre...
Banker, scamster and the hidden hand –making merry with bank frauds
RN Bhaskar
On 3 August, 2018, the government made a disclosure to the Lok Sabha which should make many people sit up and shudder.
The government pointed out that in 2017-18...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/business/going-beyond-budget-2018-with-dea-secretary-subhash-chandra-garg/1216158
Budget 2018 is more comprehensive than people have imagined -- says Subhash Chandra Garg
This year’s Union Budget is the last budget before the 2019 general election. This could be a make or break exercise for the future of the...
