https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/commodities/gold-needs-some-very-urgently-needed-policy-changes-4820471.html
Policy changes for gold urgently required
RN Bhaskar -- January 15, 2020
Successive governments in India have waffled on gold policies for long (http://www.asiaconverge.com/2019/11/urgent-needfor-gold-reforms/). As a result, the entire gold trade was allowed to either go underground, or go to seed.
The...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-is-google-using-its-power-and-popularity-responsibly
Google brush with the regulators in India
But many answers are not forthcoming
RN Bhaskar
Google is expected to do the unusual all the time. It has many firsts to its credit. It changed the search engine ecosystem. The music video environment....
Without justice India cannot progress
Part 1
The judiciary’s fabric is frayed, thanks primarily to the government . . .
Why should legislators and bureaucrats have longer tenures than judges? It should be the other way around. Are judicial vacancies a way...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/comment-how-politics-is-playing-havoc-with-carbon-control-imperatives-2691271.html
Elections and carbon control imperatives
Prudence is a good thing to be taught in schools, but not something that is cherished and championed during election season.
RN Bhaskar - Jul 10, 2018
Election seasons are not always the best of times for...
https://www.etnownews.com/companies/the-supreme-court-committee-report-and-the-adani-group-article-100396969
The Supreme Court Committee report and the Adani group
The key findings of the committee appointed by the Supreme Court order dated March 2, 2023, are finally in public domain.
The report confirms some of the allegations made in the Hindenburg...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/opinion-the-increasing-relevance-of-gold-3915741.html
The increasing relevance of gold
RN Bhaskar -- 1 May 2019
During the past decade many central banks have opted to purchase gold and shore up their gold reserves. This is in contrast to the previous decade when many central banks...
Adani Green Energy Ltd announces Q1 FY24 results
EBITDA from power supply of Rs. 1,938 Cr, up by 53% YoY
Consistent robust growth in Revenue, EBITDA and Cash Profit
SYNOPSIS
· Operational Capacity increases by 43% YoY to 8,316 MW...
Nothing like the sun
India has finally begun to make its mark in solar energy (see chart).
Significantly, as was the case with Germany, solar power costs have been falling year on year. It is worth recalling that it was Germany(http://dnai.in/bj4W)...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/economy/policy/comment-india-could-be-losing-business-opportunities-faster-than-it-thinks-2545329.html
Thailand could actually take away many of India's own business opportunities
Like India, Thailand too chose to focus on food security. But then it decided to shift its focus and concentrate more on productivity enhancement in light industries.
RN Bhaskar --...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/bmc-should-learn-about-waste-management-from-ntpc-4380831.html
NTPC is doing things for waste management, which MCGM should have done
RN Bhaskar – 28 August, 2019
Earlier this month, the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM, also known as BMC or Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) received only one bidder for...
