http://www.firstpost.com/india/pnb-scam-rbis-role-as-banking-watchdog-far-from-impressive-as-swindles-keep-happening-under-its-nose-4359605.html
PNB: Why did the dogs not bark?
RN Bhaskar Feb 20, 2018 18:06:11 IST
For the first time in decades, the entire banking industry is now under scrutiny. The PNB (Punjab National Bank) scam involving Nirav Modi and other diamantaires like...
From Strength to Strength: Adani’s strategic initiatives enhance credit profile
INR 2.36 lakh crore worth equity deployed till date – 55.77% of total gross assets
Synopsis
For the first time, the equity deployed increases to more than half the total assets...
https://www.dnaindia.com/business/interview-israel-s-micro-irrigation-king-seeks-crown-in-india-1411575
RN Bhaskar -- Jul 19, 2010
Interview: Igal Aisenberg, Netafim
We are #1 in the world, and hope to be that in India too . . .
Igal Aisenberg is president and ceo of Netafim, the world’s largest micro-irrigation company which is...
An abridged version of this article can be found at
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/opinion-solar-alliance-can-match-opec-only-if-ground-rules-are-modified-3027551.html
Can the International Solar Alliance match OPEC?
RN Bhaskar -- Oct 10, 2018
The occasion was the first assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA). The speaker was Prime Minister Narendra Modi,...
http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-the-cow-jumps-over-the-moon-1810578
The cow jumps over the moon
Wednesday, 13 March 2013 - 10:25am IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: dna
India enjoys a major advantage over other countries – it has the largest cattle population in the world. This was partly due...
The brittleness of impatience crackles. There is the familiar irritable fretfulness of politicians and industry captains as they chafe against the RBI’s reluctance to ease interest rates a bit more. Unspoken, yet unmistakably implied, is the accusation that the...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-missing-dead-series-part-iii-can-india-be-taught-to-respect-the-dead
The entire series can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2021/06/missing-dead-series/
The missing dead series – Part III
How does one ensure that deaths are recorded dutifully in India?
RN Bhaskar
Last week, he Supreme Court of India chose to reserve verdict on pleas seeking directions...
http://www.firstpost.com/india/courting-god-the-supreme-court-attempts-to-rescue-indias-temples-2730860.html
Why the Supreme Court's intervention is crucial for saving Indian temples
Editor's note: This is the second segment in a three-part series on Hinduism, godmen and the judiciary.
What is Hinduism?
One of the best definitions comes from the Supreme Court itself...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/opinion-for-farmers-to-make-money-the-government-should-move-out-of-procurement-2830791.html
Farming, politicians and pricing
Why can’t the government benchmark farmer incomes as a percentage of market prices? Why can’t the Verghese Kurien formula be extended to all crops?
RN Bhaskar -- Aug 10, 2018
The Narendra Modi government had declared doubling farmers’...
Delimitation of Indian states -- rewarding the Hindi belt
By EAS Sarma
This is a copy of a letter from EAS Sarma to the chief ministers of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, about the dangers of delimitation without freezing the population...
