Misuse of Article 282 of the Constitution by the Centre to marginalise the political space of States- Fiscal injustice in its larger perspective
Given below is a letter by EAS Sarma to all the Chief Ministers of Indian states on...
Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/current-affairs-trends/a-solution-to-indias-parking-hawker-problem-that-kills-graft-rewards-investors-unclutters-roads-2453549.html
Mumbai's parking and hawker problem can be solved quite easily if the authorities want to
Instead of letting hawkers occupy existing open spaces, the government should allow for more parking-cum-hawking multiplexes. Developers will be happy. So will motorists and...
The Aruna Shanbag verdict
The hits and the misses
The Supreme Court has ruled that Aruna Shanbag should be allowed to live. In other words, it has ruled out active euthanasia, which allows someone to terminate the life of someone who...
APSEZ posts excellent results
Adani Ports and SEZ, H1 FY24 EBITDA jumps 49%, while revenue grew by 26% Y-o-Y
Revenue increased by 26% Y-o-Y to Rs 12,894 Cr during H1 FY24
EBITDA increased by 49% Y-o-Y to Rs 7,429 Cr
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https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/indias-water-scarcity-is-a-confirmed-myth-and-why-govts-propagate-it-4180631.html
Water #8
Other articles in this series are listed below
Water scarcity is a myth India loves to propagate
RN Bhaskar – 8 July 2019
The myth of water scarcity in India was shattered a few weeks ago, when the Central Water Commission...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-missing-dead-series-part-ii-why-are-states-under-reporting-deaths-not-just-covid-19-deaths
The entire series can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2021/06/missing-dead-series/
The missing dead series – Part II
Why are states under-reporting deaths, not just Covid deaths?
RN Bhaskar
States under-reporting Covid deaths is well known by now. Some states have been so brazen about it,...
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/budget-2020-airconditioned-freight-for-perishable-food-cost-will-be-the-critical-factor-4894101.html
Budget2020
Airconditioned freight? Who will bear the cost?
RN Bhaskar -- 1 February 2020
To build a seamless national cold supply chain for perishables, inclusive of milk, meat and fish, the Indian Railways will set up a “Kisan Rail” – through PPP...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/insa-ceo-anil-devli-indian-shipping-companies-are-growing-and-competing-well-but-mostly-outside-india/1366531
INSA CEO Anil Devli believes that Indian ships under Indian flags have been given a raw deal
R N Bhaskar and Pankaj Joshi October 2, 2018
The origin of the Indian National Shipowners’ Association (INSA) dates back to pre-independence times....
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/when-union-minister-piyush-goyal-got-it-wrong-about-retail-trade-and-ecommerce
Five things that Minister Piyush Goyal was totally wrong about.
By RN Bhaskar
August 2021 was a dark day for India. Piyush Goyal, the Union Minister for Commerce (whom the government has also made minister for textiles and consumer affairs, food, and...










































