https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/comment-the-governments-jobs-problem-is-serious-but-there-are-solutions-at-hand-2567017.html
Yes there is unemployment; but is the government serious about redressing it?
This government, if one goes by CMIE estimates, could create only 1.43 million jobs in 2017. This is contrary to what the government wants to claim
RN Bhaskar --...
http://www.firstpost.com/business/how-to-protect-indias-agriculture-sector-from-over-zealous-govt-functionaries-3435752.html
Pulse of the nation - V
Pulses and some simple ways to protect India's agriculture
Part I – Introduction. Misplaced fallacies.
Part 1I will talk about why wheat and rice have grabbed the politician-policymakers minds’. And how this has pushed back focus...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/opinion-russia-could-be-the-next-big-market-for-indian-labour-as-low-oil-prices-depress-the-gulf-3263601.html
Remittances surge, but there is a dark cloud for India's labour
As oil prices soften, there are fears that job creation in the Middle East will decline, and India could lose some workers there.
RN Bhaskar -- Dec 07, 2018
Despite fears...
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...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/law-and-judiciary-more-sloganeering-less-vision
The judicial and the extra-judicial -- will there be a faceoff?
(All other articles in the Judiciary series can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2021/03/the-judiciary-series/)
RN Bhaskar
India has always been good at coining phrases. They sound impressive. They suggest a caring and concerned...
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.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.firstpost.com/india/gujarat-power-bill-waiver-beginning-of-downward-spiral-towards-bankruptcy-india-needs-to-check-frenzy-of-freebies-5761821.html
Gujarat power bill waiver: a downward spiral towards bankruptcy
RN Bhaskar -- 20 Dec, 2018
Few were prepared for the announcement. On Tuesday, the BJP-led government in Gujarat announced that it would waive off electricity bills of connection holders in rural...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/politics/comment-cattle-slaughter-ban-missteps-may-be-a-factor-in-the-bjps-electoral-woes-2579681.html
Cattle slaughter ban and politics
It will be interesting to see how the ruling party overcomes the grave mistakes it has made in the business of curbing cow and buffalo slaughter
The writing was on the wall since May 2017. Heady...
Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/markets/comment-gold-loans-are-they-slipping-into-grey-territory-2483755.html
The government is shortsighted about gold loans
RN Bhaskar -- Jan 15, 2018 09:04 PM IST
What is interesting about this market is that even though it has been growing in terms of total value, its growth rates have been...
