https://www.firstpost.com/business/falling-price-of-food-isnt-always-good-news-it-signals-deep-trouble-for-indias-rural-economy-5552731.html
But for oil, inflation is down. But the rural economy is still hurting
RN Bhaskar -- Nov 15, 2018
First the bad news. Inflation continues to climb (see chart). The wholesale price index (WPI) kept climbing since August this year,
But when...
https://www.firstpost.com/india/meghalaya-mine-tragedy-despite-large-scale-exploitation-successive-govts-colluded-in-concealing-illegal-mining-in-north-east-5857011.html
How successive government colluded in concealing illegal mining – especially in the North East
RN Bhaskar -- 8 January 2019
Illegal mining is like slavery. People can justify them with specious logic – as Karl Popper would have loved to explain...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-warehousing-act-to-be-the-farm-game-changer-1478714
The birth of WDRA
R N Bhaskar | Thu, 9 Dec 2010-03:37am , Mumbai , DNA
On October 25, possibly due to tremendous pressure applied by the Supreme Court of India, the Warehouse Development & Regulation Act (WDRA) 2007...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/troubled-waters-who-owns-the-right-of-way-on-indias-coasts-2739121.html
Cabotage and the right of way
The National Union of Seafarers of India (NUSI) wrote to the government last month, saying the move to relax cabotage 'is ill conceived'
RN Bhaskar - Jul 20, 2018
Almost the entire Indian shipping industry is...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/the-smoke-signals-about-the-economy-could-be-misleading-3147771.html
Controlled debt, but poor investment climate, is bad news for the economy
RN Bhaskar – Nov 12, 2018
At first blush, the economy appears to be turning the corner.
Government debt is under control. Yields are coming down signaling more confidence in...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-china-india-steeling-up-the-marketplace-1400885
There’s a whirlwind of confusion within the Indian steel industry. On the one hand, there is euphoria — demand for iron and steel continues to soar.
And India knows that it, along with China, will decide the fate of global...
The Supreme Court ties itself up in knots over death with dignity
RN Bhaskar
“A calf, having been maimed, lay in agony in the ashram and despite all possible treatment and nursing, the surgeon declared the case to be past help...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/column-policy-watch-india-china-will-learn-to-do-more-business-together-1834838
The year 2004 was a watershed. That was when the OECD Development Centre brought out Prof Angus Madison’s path-breaking study on The World Economy: Historical Statistics. One of the key charts from his book is reproduced below (Prof Maddison...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/poverty-alleviation-a-great-service-to-humanity
China has alleviated its poverty; India has a lot to learn from its success
By JesciliaK
Poverty is a growing concern for the world. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, global extreme poverty has increased further. In order to understand the various...
Regulatory games can queer the pitch for both markets and economy
The RBI is becoming capricious
The RBI is a super regulator of sorts when it comes to financial markets. Yet, lately, it appears to be becoming capricious. That is extremely...
