Tuesday, January 20, 2026
R N Bhaskar 24 August 2015 The government is keen on strengthening Aadhaar. That will allow it to effectively implement its Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT) programme across the country. But there is a gaping hole in the entire process.  India has been...
INVESTMENT PERSPECTIVE By J Mulraj Mar 13 -19,  2022 Too many laws but no justice. Stock market logic is sometimes difficult to comprehend. Such as during last week when, despite several negative factors, the BSE Sensex rose 2329 points. This, when prices of...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/opinion-india-consolidates-its-position-in-outsourcing-business-3237771.html India is the world's #1 in the outsourcing business In order to ensure that US immigration rules do not blunt the growth of this industry, it has already begun seeking new markets in Continental Europe, Japan, China and Africa. RN Bhaskar...
https://www.firstpost.com/business/maharashtra-milk-crisis-farmers-need-to-get-a-fair-price-but-subsidy-is-not-the-solution-4775471.html Is the milk in Maharashtra curdling? RN Bhaskar Jul 19, 2018 Mahararashtra’s milk producers (actually supposed to be farmers who own cattle to produce milk) are on the warpath.  They are being led by Raju Shetti, member of Parliament, and founder...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/the-killing-fields-that-india-has-become-amid-the-second-wave-of-covid-19 Covid19 -- Who lit pyres on the killing fields? RN Bhaskar -- 27 April 2021 One has only to see the long queues of people standing outside hospitals.  Then one sees the numbers of people who have collapsed by the sidewalks. ...
Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/why-the-economic-survey-is-wrong-about-renewables-2390283.html R.N.Bhaskar -- Sep 18, 2017 11:50 AM IST Renewables and the Economic Survey 2017 One of the best examples of muddled thinking that has come to characterize researchers can be found in the latest Economic Survey – pages 119-128 of...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/comment-cultivating-seaweed-could-be-a-massive-opportunity-for-india-2589455.html Harvesting seaweed Asia stands as the world leader in seaweed cultivation and more than 80% is contributed by China, Korea and Japan. India has suddenly discovered that it too can be a player in this market RN Bhaskar -- Jun 13,...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/how-bureaucrats-got-conned-into-short-selling-indian-interests-to-new-zealands-milk-industry-4334911.html How gullible bureaucrats and wily lobbyists misled India’s commerce ministry and almost short-sold India to the NZ milk industry RN Bhaskar - 14 August, 2019 During July 2019, representatives of 15 countries met in Beijing for discussions on the mega Regional...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/opinion-how-the-new-corruption-law-protects-the-corrupt-and-why-some-bribes-should-be-legal-2802741.html The government protects bribe takers The amended law does nothing of this kind. Instead the only amendment it makes is extending the prison term to a maximum of seven years. RN Bhaskar -  Aug 03, 2018 Parliament’s latest attempt to curb corruption...
  A modified version of this report appeared at https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/economy/policy/coronavirus-pandemic-indias-poor-healthcare-spending-is-hurting-the-fight-5123081.html Coronavirus and health – India paints a sorry picture If the coronavirus is battering India, don’t be surprised.  India has not paid attention to health services.  The worst performer is Maharashtra. Not...