Sunday, March 1, 2026
http://www.firstpost.com/india/air-indias-descent-after-his-book-was-dumped-jitender-bhargava-soars-again-2794750.html 'Air India's Descent': how it was allowed to crash Last night was one of nostalgia and a quaint delight. It was triggered by the news reports on the the current chairman of Indian Airlines declaring that the merger between Air...
http://www.firstpost.com/business/budget-2017-should-look-at-these-7-areas-to-kick-start-economy-create-jobs-3216160.html Budget 2017: seven things that could help government galvanise economy and create jobs Jobs needed desperately.  That was the writing on the wall even in 2014.  The refrain continues even for Budget 2017. Yet, 2014 was when Prime Minister Narendra...
India's Achilles' heel is dispute resolution Lecture delivered on Oct 28, 2020 https://youtu.be/89q-5cBOKzg May be viewed in conjunction with other articles like Speedy dispute resolution will silence drumbeats of jobs Effective dispute resolution needed for increase in FD! Judiciary part IV: Can India hope for...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/judiciary-is-india-a-democracy Judiciary V: Without good justice delivery and education democracy is just not posible (All other articles in the Judiciary series can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2021/03/the-judiciary-series/) RN Bhaskar 25 March 2021 S. Jaisankar, India’s minister for external affairs, is not one who is...
NMMC tries making money from a notified area of MIDC (Parts II and III of this series can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2016/07/extortion-land-grab-navi-mumbais-midc-part-ii/ and http://www.asiaconverge.com/2016/07/extortion-land-grab-navi-mumbais-midc-part-iii/ There’s an ill-wind blowing across the Trans Thane Creek MIDC (popularly known as TTC-MIDC). It is the premier MIDC...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE By J Mulraj May 17-23, 2025   Greed for tax revenue leads to bad decisions Image created using Bing   India’s tax/GDP ratio seems, on surface, to be low, at 11.7% (direct taxes 6.1% of GDP and indirect 5.6%). The ratio is higher in...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/opinion-india-must-turn-to-rooftop-solar-power-to-exorcise-the-ghosts-of-unemployment-2936071.html The unemployment spectre, and the way to exorcise it Several indicators project a grim picture of the rate of unemployment in India. Focusing on rooftop solar power could be the answer. RN Bhaskar -- Sep 10, 2018 The government is in a...
http://www.firstpost.com/india/low-manpower-land-no-longer-hindrance-to-use-of-solar-power-says-ministry-2828976.html Better days ahead for solar power It was perhaps the most candid outline of what lies ahead for the solar power sector in India. Upendra Tripathy, secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, spoke of the big plans that lie...
http://www.firstpost.com/business/maharashtras-agriculture-conundrum-how-sugarcane-politics-roiled-other-nutrition-crops-over-years-3522263.html Its roots lie in exploitation of water and power, primarily by sugarcane RN BhaskarJun, 06 2017 12:13:53 IST Part 1 can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2017/06/maharashtra-farmer-agitation-conceals-65-years-of-politician-self-enrichment/ The battle for the rural heartland has commenced in full earnest.  Even though the two main...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/fpj-sies-webinar-tata-power-continues-to-bet-on-india-plans-to-continue-with-divestments-in-overseas-projects Praveer Sinha's plans to solarise India to end energy poverty with clean energy Jescilia Karayamparambil Renewable energy, especially solar and wind, is poised to grow due to the thrust the Indian government has given to clean energy. However, much before clean...