https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/fcra-electoral-bonds-issue-supreme-court-upholds-fair-play-principles-once-again-3724051.html
The Supreme Court takes up the discomforting FCRA and electoral bonds issues and reins in govt arbitrariness
In doing so, the Apex Court re-affirmed the primary purpose of arbitration as ‘de-clogging the Court system.’ The Court held that such a...
How UIDAI has made Aadhaar meaningless and exasperatingly senseless
The following is about an incident that was narrated to me by an exasperated parent. It is about the disdain and the thoughtless processes at Aadhaar.
First, there were (and continue...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/opinion-brace-for-economic-slowdown-after-2019-lok-sabha-polls-3289271.html/amp?__twitter_impression=true
Economic slowdown in India even further post-elections
RN Bhaskar - Dec 14, 2018
One set of elections are over. The results have confounded many. Psyphologists are still trying to make sense of what happened and why. The big one – the...
Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/the-radical-power-for-all-solution-that-the-government-should-adopt-2396605.html
Is the govt prepared for major disruptions in the power, fuel and electrical engineering markets?
R.N.Bhaskar -- Sep 25, 2017 12:09 PM IST
Decentralised solar power generation and methanation for village clusters could transform India faster than any doles from...
http://www.firstpost.com/business/banks-npas-non-performing-assets-psbs-foreign-banks-private-sector-banks-restructuring-fpj-imc-forum-rbi-reserve-bank-of-india-ss-mundra-2792866.html
Indian banks and their NPA headache
S.S.Mundra, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) put it quite succinctly. Quoting Harold Macmillan, he said, “To be alive at all involves some risk.” He went on to add another quote...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/comment-death-with-dignity-is-now-legal-2524935.html
The Supreme Court defends death with dignity, even as the legislature fails in its duty
The apex court has allowed passive euthanasia, but wanted strict guidelines to govern passive euthanasia when it is permitted.
RN Bhaskar-- Mar 09, 2018 07:25 PM...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/rs-20-lakh-crore-economic-stimulus-will-india-ever-be-aatma-nirbhar-bharat-when-it-comes-to-education
Whatever happened to education in Atma Nirbhar
RN Bhaskar – 18 May 2020
Except for lip service to online education (Technology driven Systems - Online Education during COVID-19, on page 6 of the fifth document released as part of the Atma...
Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/the-48-volt-dc-power-disruption-to-bring-about-innovation-in-power-consumption-2430533.html
The 48 Volt disruption in power distribution
RN Bhaskar - Nov 06, 2017 03:13 PM IST
In fact some leading players in the power industry have already begun adapting themselves to cope with the coming disruption. But there are others...
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/analysis/policy-watch-textiles-ii-apparel-apparition
T & A II: Missing a sound apparel policy
RN Bhaskar - The first part of this article can be found at https://asiaconverge.com/2021/11/indias-textiles-and-apparels-can-achieve-a-lot-more/)
When people learn no tools of judgment and merely follow their hopes, the seeds of political manipulation are...
