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  https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/tripura-likely-to-see-a-business-boom-but-challenges-remain-3593901.html Business could boom big time in Tripura, but challenges remain Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb is optimistic about improving the quality of rubber production as well as the yield. RN Bhaskar -- Feb 28, 2019 In the coming years, businessmen will witness...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/indias-5-trillion-economy-plans-looks-good-on-paper-but-it-needs-to-address-gaps-4180721.html India's $5 trillion-economy: great idea, but the deliverables are missing RN Bhaskar – 8 July 2019 On paper, the government has great plans.  It wants to focus on Make in India and propel the country to a $5 trillion economy within...
http://www.firstpost.com/living/india-needs-euthanasia-precedents-justify-this-2787656.html Euthanasia debate: India needs the right to die with dignity The campaign for the right to die with dignity in India actually begins with Minoo (Minocher) Masani (1905-1998) who formed the Society for the Right to Die with Dignity (SRDD)...

INVESTMENT PERSPECTIVE By J Mulraj Nov 6-12, 2022 Blind to logic, responsibility and common sense A recent report in Washington Post says that the US is asking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to be willing to negotiate peace with Russia, without preconditions, such as...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/cmcm/uk-continues-to-make-money-from-india The UK Visa office and its money-making ways RN Bhaskar -- July 25, 2019 Commerce and the UK were never strangers.  Napoleon called this country a nation of shopkeepers.  Even during colonisation, the British first came in as a trading company,...
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...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/more-doles-for-the-needy-will-only-result-in-more-corruption-3838161.html More doles result in more corruption; NYAY and Ayushman could be the biggest of all scams RN Bhaskar -- 18 April 2019 Doles, freebies and giveaways are wonderful electoral offerings (https://www.firstpost.com/business/splurging-money-on-mega-welfare-schemes-sans-planning-not-wise-govt-should-find-a-way-to-make-them-productive-6154241.html).  The marginalized love them. Bleeding hearts welcome them.  But the...
http://epaper.freepressjournal.in/2230114/Free-Press-Mumbai-Edition/06-Jul-2019#page/10/2 More hype, less vision in Budget 2019 RN Bhaskar -- 6 July 2019 The budget 2019 papers have been tabled.  And any person familiar with the heartbeat of the Indian economy knows that many of its prescriptions will just not work. ...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/current-affairs-trends/opinion-why-modi-govts-push-for-ethanol-as-cheaper-fuel-is-not-good-for-india-2950791.html Is the ethanol-for-vehicle-fuel concept a red herring for other interests? RN Bhaskar -- Sep 17, 2018 There are five reasons why the push for ethanol is not as good as it sounds. All of a sudden, a very strong lobby appears to...
Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/the-electrifying-plan-that-would-create-83-million-jobs-from-solar-energy-2410301.html Decentralised, cluster rooftop solar could trigger employment growth in India RN Bhaskar - Oct 11, 2017 04:20 PM IST The key reason for not creating enough jobs has been the inability of the government’s planners to think out of the...