Thursday, July 9, 2026
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/opinion-russia-could-be-the-next-big-market-for-indian-labour-as-low-oil-prices-depress-the-gulf-3263601.html Remittances surge, but there is a dark cloud for India's labour As oil prices soften, there are fears that job creation in the Middle East will decline, and India could lose some workers there. RN Bhaskar -- Dec 07, 2018 Despite fears...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/business/looking-for-solutions-to-grow-cryptocurrency-usage/1177285 Cryptocurrency has its fan following — By R N Bhaskar and Jescilia Karayamparambil | Nov 27, 2017 11:22 am Cryptocurrencies (like Bitcoin) have been gaining attention worldwide. This is partly because of the decentralised nature of the technology (almost similar to what Akamai...
http://www.firstpost.com/business/narendra-modis-israel-visit-how-both-countries-can-draw-on-mutual-dependencies-to-boost-ties-3777533.html India-Israel: Drawing on mutual interdependencies RN BhaskarJul, 05 2017 11:19:31 IST Broadly speaking, India-Israel ties can be summed up by segmenting them into three parts.  The first begins from 17 September, 1950, when India officially recognized the state of Israel.  But in...
Moneycontrol carried a modified version of this article at https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/coronavirus-pandemic-an-opportunity-to-overhaul-indias-ailing-healthcare-sector-5079501.html Coronavirus II – Needed an overhaul of medicare: more free testing, more accountability RN Bhaskar The first part of this series appeared at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2020/03/coronavirus-pandemic-risk-contagion-india/ On the night of 24 March, the prime minister informed...
NMMC has abetted landgrab earlier as well The first two parts can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2016/07/extortion-land-grab-navi-mumbais-midc-part-i/ http://www.asiaconverge.com/2016/07/extortion-land-grab-navi-mumbais-midc-part-ii/ The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) came into existence on 17 December, 1991. It was formed to cater to the requirements of 29 villages comprising part...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/business/hydroponics-the-future-of-agriculture/1237244 HiMedia looks at hydroponics — By Jescilia Karayamparambil & R N Bhaskar | Mar 14, 2018 Mumbai : In one of the many offices of HiMedia Laboratories in Mumbai, there is a lab that is working on basic research relating to plants –...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/can-the-us-push-oil-to-usd-250-a-barrel-r-n-bhaskar/1314064 The US roils the oil markets again — By RN Bhaskar | Jul 12, 2018 07:31 am Last week, Artem Avinov, leading analyst with TeleTrade, predicted that oil prices could jump to $250 per barrel if the Strait of Hormuz is blocked by...
http://www.firstpost.com/business/importing-pulses-to-maintain-buffer-stock-but-govts-move-at-times-hurt-domestic-producers-3433380.html Pulse of the nation - IV The govt’s power to permit import of pulses can sometimes hurt domestic producers Part I – Introduction. Misplaced fallacies. Part 1I will talk about why wheat and rice have grabbed the politician-policymakers minds’.  And how...
https://www.firstpost.com/business/book-by-first-time-author-spells-out-seven-strategic-advantages-that-can-steer-india-to-wealth-6056231.html Book Review: Game India: seven strategic advantages that can steer India to wealth By Jescilia K =============== The book can be got from: Amazon or Flipkart ------------------------- (Also watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JJip7YLyzU at the Delhi book launch) Deepak Parekh, chairman HDFC Ltd puts it quite succinctly on the jacket of...
https://www.moneylife.in/article/the-fanciful-figures-of-uttar-pradesh/64715.html Uttar Pradesh and the numbers it conjures up RN Bhaskar When prime minister Narendra Modi described the Covid management of Uttar Pradesh (UP) as “commendable”, or even “unprecedented”, it made even the most neutral of economy watchers squirm uncomfortably.  The same...