Friday, February 27, 2026
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/even-the-iip-suggests-that-india-has-a-painful-six-months-ahead-unless-3995381.html The IIP points to economic slowdown RN Bhaskar -- May 20, 2019 The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) numbers finally confirmed a pattern that many said was likely to emerge.  But the picture could get darker in the coming six months. There...

Without justice India cannot progress Part 1 The judiciary’s fabric is frayed, thanks primarily to the government . . . Why should legislators and bureaucrats have longer tenures than judges? It should be the other way around.  Are judicial vacancies a way...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/comment-the-spinoff-from-swachh-bharat-wealth-from-waste-could-be-big-sht-2556797.html Wealth from waste could be big shit RN Bhaskar -- Apr 25, 2018 04:28 PM IST As against the demand of Rs 25,000 crore for financial year 2017-18 for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Grameen), an allocation of only Rs 13,948.27 crore has...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/maharashtras-criminally-reckless-water-management-and-its-industry-unfriendly-moves-3138561.html Reckless water management in Maharashtra borders on criminality Water levels underground have fallen by more than a metre during the past few years. That bodes ill for both the quality of groundwater — which could turn saline or toxic or...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/a-31-year-old-journey-of-mymoneymantra-from-rs-1000-to-rs-1500-crore-shares-its-founder-raj-khosla Interview: A 31-year-old journey of MyMoneyMantra from Rs 1000 to Rs 1500 crore, shares its founder Raj Khosla Jescilia Karayamparambil | RN Bhaskar Finserve marketplace MyMoneyMantra (MMM) was among the few companies that have witnessed a steep rise in...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/comment-as-thailand-plans-maintenance-hub-for-planes-will-india-be-caught-napping-2541081.html If India does not wake up, Thailand's MRO could trounce AIES The announcement made many in India sit up. If the Thailand project were to gain traction, it could well stymie some of India’s plans RN Bhaskar - Apr 02, 2018...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/india/rn-bhaskar-india-russia-friends-for-70-years/1051178 India-Russia ties have strengthened over time — By RN Bhaskar | Apr 13, 2017 12:05 pm It was in Goa, India, that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi adopted a joint statement ‘partnership for global peace and stability’...
http://www.firstpost.com/business/surge-pricing-ola-uber-dgca-free-markets-tatkal-railways-2779430.html Can surge pricing be right all the time? The buzz about surge pricing can be heard almost everywhere. Suddenly, you hear ardent defenders of the surge pricing principle. At the same time, there is no dearth of people who are...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/opinion-farmers-in-india-dont-earn-much-many-are-terribly-exploited-2892291.html Farmers earn little; they remain exploited - Nabard The current model adopted by the government — of being both the subsidy provider and the procurement price player — has failed to deliver good results. It has made the farmer lose...
http://www.firstpost.com/business/old-vehicles-scrapping-policy-foreign-exchange-siam-nitin-gadkari-gdp-2795360.html Scrapping old vehicles: cash for clunkers RN Bhaskar -- 23 May 2016 Media reports this morning, quoting a PTI source, referred to Nitin Gadkari, Union minister for surface transport, commenting on the need for an old-vehicle-scrapping-policy. In fact, it is quite possible...