https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/eye-on-india/videos/tanker-mafia-earning-rs-8000-10000-crore-annually-from-water-biz-in-mumbai-4057001.html
Water series – 3:The stranglehold of the water-tanker-mafia
Other articles in this series are given below:
RN Bhaskar – 3 June 2019
Mumbai and the rest of Maharashtra – maybe even the rest of India – is in the grip of what...
Adani, valuations and indispensability
RN Bhaskar
At a time when the Hindenberg report is aimed at destroying the value of the shares of the Adani group, it is imperative to take a step backward, and look at valuations in a new...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/opinion-slum-creation-is-a-mammoth-scam-across-indian-cities-and-towns-2961321.html
Slums: the destruction of democracy and financial propriety
Slum formation and protection is nothing short of demographic tinkering on the one hand, and buying votes on the other
RN Bhaskar -- Sep 18, 2018
Last week, in a quiet move, the government...
This article first appeared in DNA in April 2009. But it does not appear on the dnaindia website now.
Maytas may soon be taken over by IL&FS
RN Bhaskar
There is every likelihood of Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Ltd (...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/opinion-brace-yourself-for-an-economic-slowdown-3401971.html
A severe economic slowdown is likely to hit India. . .unless
RN Bhaskar – 18 January 2019
The recently released World Bank report on January 8 2019 (https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/31066/9781464813863.pdf ), confirmed what most people had suspected all along. The World Bank estimates...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/new-government-will-inherit-unpaid-infrastructure-bill-of-rs-12-4-lakh-crore-3937001.html
Unpaid bills for the new government
RN Bhaskar -- May 06, 2019
The latest report titled ‘Status of Infrastructure projects’, from CARE Ratings (dated 18 April 2019) makes for interesting reading. But reading between the numbers, it becomes evident that the...
How UIDAI has made Aadhaar meaningless and exasperatingly senseless
The following is about an incident that was narrated to me by an exasperated parent. It is about the disdain and the thoughtless processes at Aadhaar.
First, there were (and continue...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/coronavirus-in-india-maharashtra-emerges-as-a-state-that-does-not-care-much-about-peoples-health
Coronavirus has taught Maharashtra that spending on health makes sense, and promoting slums doesn't
RN Bhaskar – 8 April 2020
As the coronavirus epidemic continues its rampage across India, it becomes clear that Maharashtra has been the worst affected.
But that should...
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/is-your-job-at-risk-from-the-onward-march-of-the-robots-2423527.html
Is your job at risk? Will robots make you redundant?
RN Bhaskar -Oct 30, 2017 05:21 PM IST
The danger to jobs has always been round the corner during key moments in history. Yet, in each case, the fears turned out...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/indo-china-expert-explains-why-bilateral-trade-rises-despite-border-issues
Indo-China expert explains why bilateral trade rises despite border issues
The trade between the two countries continued to boom despite border tensions following the military standoff in eastern Ladakh in May 2020.
FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Monday, March 13, 2023, 10:07 PM...
