https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/comment-what-makes-madhya-pradesh-tick-2583155.html
Madhya Pradesh economy snapshot
During the past 12 years, ever since Shivraj Singh Chauhan became the MP chief minister in 2005, the state has witnessed a blistering pace of growth in agriculture
RN Bhaskar -- Jun 05, 2018
Some 15 years ago,...
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/some-red-flags-in-the-economy-numbers-agriculture-is-the-most-alarming-2477189.html
Economic growth continues to falter. Watch agriculture
When agriculture’s GVA growth climbed from -0.2% in 2014-15, to 0.7% in 2015-16, everyone expected agriculture to continue doing well. This was confirmed by this growth rate further rising to 4.9% in 2016-17....
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...
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/economy/policy/when-will-the-budget-provisions-actually-liberate-this-yellow-metal-2507939.html
Budget 2018 and gold -- a long way to go yet
To understand how significant the provisions of the Budget are, one must go back in the past where gold was largely been treated only as a commodity – albeit...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
May 18-24, 2024
Technological disruptions promise huge benefits, but at a cost
It was Victor Hugo who averred that ‘there was no force that could stop an idea whose time has come’. One such idea is robotics. Like...
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...
http://www.firstpost.com/india/indian-students-abroad-the-darker-side-of-indias-higher-education-myopia-2720800.html
Some people are aghast at the government’s decision to hike education fees for the IITs.
Ask them to look at the fees that foreign universities charge. It is then that you begin to realise how myopic some of India’s policymakers...
Slipping standards, poor products, terrible customer care at Helix-Timex-Titan
Titan is a wonderful brand. It belongs to the Tata group. And, yes, this company is known for the quality of its products, and its amazing customer care.
That may be true...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/current-affairs-trends/comment-india-needs-to-be-more-ambitious-about-rooftop-solar-3604971.html
Rooftop solar financing cleared, but where are the policy guidelines?
RN Bhaskar -- Mar 04, 2019
On 19 February 2019, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) gave its approval for the second phase of grid-connected rooftop solar program with central...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/cheap-solar-power-singes-state-electricity-boards-revenues-3682871.html
Solar power – the floodgates budge
RN Bhaskar -- 22 March 2019
Last week, the Karnataka High Court quashed an order issued by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) relating to an increase in wheeling charges for open access power consumers...
