https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/opinion-indian-railways-is-headed-for-big-trouble-3364721.html
Indian Railways faces tough times in the coming years
Looking at some of Nitin Gadkari's ideas would be a good place to start to fix railways' problems.
RN Bhaskar – 8 January 2019
Senior officials of the Indian Railways recently hauled up...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/comment-the-problem-of-citizenship-and-slum-votebanks-and-the-work-permit-solution-2570637.html
Citizenship, votebanks, the Northeast and the need for work permits
RN Bhaskar -- May 17, 2018
Last week, the low-hanging clouds burst, both literally and figuratively. Even as rains descended on parts of the Northeast, the whole region rumbled with sounds...
https://www.firstpost.com/business/budget-2020-farmers-will-now-reap-what-the-govt-did-not-sow-agri-distress-to-continue-7994461.html
Budget2020 - A budget that could have made farmers smile
RN Bhaskar -- 3 February 2020
This Budget paid the most attention to agriculture—if the percentage of spending is the yardstick to go by
Once again, if the number of...
https://countercurrents.org/2023/05/delay-in-census-enumeration-unreliable-death-registration-and-fake-aadhaar-cards-adversely-impact-integrity-of-elections-leads-to-misuse-of-public-funds/
Delay in Census enumeration, unreliable death registration and fake Aadhaar cards adversely impact integrity of elections, leads to misuse of public funds
By EAS Sarma
To
Shri A K Bhalla
Union Home Secretary
Dear Shri Bhalla,
The statutory census enumeration exercise, conducted under the Census...
http://m.firstpost.com/business/watch-jnpts-neeraj-bansal-explains-how-the-port-turned-around-despite-a-numbing-trade-slowdown-3053152.html
JNPT's turnaround
During the past one year, JNPT has embarked on a journey towards transforming itself. As Neeraj Bansal, deputy chairman, JNPT, puts it, in the past one year the "progress of JNPT has been fantastic”. Throughput at JNPT's terminals...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/comment-private-players-new-tech-new-mines-a-gold-rush-may-be-upon-us-2574353.html
There could be a lot more gold being mined in India
Indians’ insatiable passion for the yellow metal will ensure that prices don’t fall any time soon, incentive enough for more players to get into the game
RN Bhaskar -- May...
http://www.firstpost.com/business/digitisation-epayments-in-big-mess-with-no-regulation-in-place-customers-face-the-risk-of-scams-3420722.html
The Watal report is forgotten; and the government permits epayment scams
RN BhaskarMay, 03 2017 12:20:12 IST
On 23 August, 2016, the government of India formally announced the formation of the Watal Committee (see pix). On 1 September, the government issued...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/environment/opinion-govt-must-not-look-the-other-way-at-these-rat-hole-mines-3351001.html
The Meghalaya mining disaster shows how the country has woken up again to the proliferation of illegal mines
RN Bhaskar -- Jan 03, 2019
Even as this article is being written, rescue operations are underway to evacuate the 15 miners trapped...
A modified version appeared at https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/how-neglect-of-education-and-healthcare-has-put-lives-of-millions-of-children-at-risk-5279411.html
The other two parts of this series can be found at :
Education #2 and Education #3
Education #1: Lack of good education kills millions of children each year
RN Bhaskar -- 18 May, 2020
India is facing...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/fpj-initiatives/will-budget-2017-change-the-colour-of-money/1014480
Budget 2017 -- many unanswered questions
— By RN Bhaskar | Feb 07, 2017 08:05 am
Photo by B. L. Soni
Budgets in India get dissected ad infinitum. Very often, though, the long-term thought and vision of the Finance Ministry and their subtle...
