https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/a-weather-company-helps-banks-measure-financial-risks
Yogesh Patil of Skymet is a weather man with a vision
Jescilia Karayamparambil | RN Bhaskar
Noida-headquartered weather forecasting services Skymet has been exploring new sectors to offer its products and services. While it continues to have a dominant...
http://www.dnaindia.com/business/report-100-years-on-hydro-remains-central-to-tata-power-s-plans-1927987
Hydro and the Tatas go back a long time
By RN Bhaskar -- Dec 2, 2013,
By next year, Tata Power Co will embark on its centennial celebrations.
The company began generating power in India through its hydro power station in Maharashtra...
https://www.firstpost.com/business/ethanol-as-alternative-fuel-why-the-idea-is-bad-and-will-worsen-the-plight-of-sugarcane-farmers-5399791.html
When sugar and ethanol become a bitter curse for Maharashtra
RN Bhaskar -- Ocrtober 18, 2018
Sugar prices have begun to firm up. One story doing the rounds is that the government is finally considering the blending of ethanol with petrol...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/featured-blog/a-humane-approach-through-bandicoots
K Rashid wants to end the scourge of manual scavenging
The journey of ‘Bandicoot’ started in 2016 after the four engineering students (founders) heard that three people lost their lives in a span of 20 minutes after falling into a...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/the-smoke-signals-about-the-economy-could-be-misleading-3147771.html
Controlled debt, but poor investment climate, is bad news for the economy
RN Bhaskar – Nov 12, 2018
At first blush, the economy appears to be turning the corner.
Government debt is under control. Yields are coming down signaling more confidence in...
http://www.firstpost.com/business/maharashtra-budget-2018-states-debt-increases-but-so-has-income-potential-4351519.html
Maharashtra's budget has growth in its sights
RN Bhaskar Feb 14, 2018 20:19:13 IST
Many newspapers shrieked that Maharashtra’s revenue deficit had crossed the Rs.60,000 crore. It was also estimated that the fiscal deficit – the difference between the government’s expenditure...
http://www.firstpost.com/business/why-economic-survey-2017-doesnt-have-data-tables-omission-or-oversight-3306734.html
Economic Survey 2017 - where are the missing statistical appendices?
By R.N.Bhaskar; 9 March 2013
The Modi government came to power on a chariot driven by three horses. The first heralded a promise of less government more governance. The second assured...
https://www.firstpost.com/business/in-easing-agri-markets-and-movement-of-produce-nirmala-sitharaman-has-reiterated-earlier-promises-here-are-seven-more-urgently-needed-reforms-8374021.html
Atma Nirbhar - Agri-markets: A promise here and a promise there, with little in between
RN Bhaskar – 16 May 2020
In terms of outlay, it is not as ambitious as most other schemes. It is only Rs.1.63 lakh crore (see...
MARKET PERSPECTIVE
By J Mulraj
May 17-23, 2025
Greed for tax revenue leads to bad decisions
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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.freepressjournal.in/business/sustainability-makes-economic-sense-says-accs-ceo-sridhar-balakrishnan
ACC works relentlessly towards sustainability
The sustainability focus for ACC, a subsidiary of Holcim, is on account of two key concerns. The first is that every citizen of this world should leave it a better place for our children than...










































