Tuesday, August 25, 2026
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/india-forgot-about-the-water-footprint-4155691.html India forgot about the water-footprint Water series #7 -- other articles in this series are listed below RN Bhaskar – 1 July 2019 In November 2004, UNESCO brought out a series of papers compiled by A.Y. Hoekstra which were aimed at making...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-us-sues-china-how-much-of-it-is-truth The US sues China – looking through the fog RN Bhaskar – 23 Apr 2020 The US has finally filed a case against China.  This is one of the rare times when a sovereign republic decides to challenge the way another...
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...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/environment/opinion-govt-must-not-look-the-other-way-at-these-rat-hole-mines-3351001.html The Meghalaya mining disaster shows how the country has woken up again to the proliferation of illegal mines RN Bhaskar -- Jan 03, 2019 Even as this article is being written, rescue operations are underway to evacuate the 15 miners trapped...
R N Bhaskar 10 August 2015 The brittleness of impatience crackles. There is the familiar irritable fretfulness of politicians and industry captains as they chafe against the RBI’s reluctance to ease interest rates a bit more.  Unspoken, yet unmistakably implied, is...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/tata-power-is-setting-up-the-worlds-largest-rural-electrification-sustainability-project Tata Power: Powering rural micro-entrepreneurship through clean energy TP Renewable Microgrid (TPRMG), a 100% subsidiary of Tata Power has launched what could be termed as the world’s largest sustainability programme of renewable energy for rural areas.  It has covered more than...
A modified version of this article can be found at https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/tags/haier-india.html Haier India soars higher and higher in India RN Bhaskar  - Nov 7, 2019 Also look up http://www.asiaconverge.com/2019/11/flying-higher-higher-haier/ Last year (2018), Haier India achieved net sales of Rs.3,500 crore in India, making...
https://m.freepressjournal.in/article/business/atma-nirbhar-doesnt-it-mean-self-sufficiency-and-promoting-honest-ways-of-doing-business/12637a11-2dd0-4d3e-b2f2-a0d8f46de60b Atma Nirbhar for MSMEs -- mixed messaging, little audit, and an encouragement to default on loans RN Bhaskar -- 16 May 2020 A few days ago, Prime Minister Modi outlined details of a Rs.20 lakh package his government had outlined for...
An abridged version of this article can be found at https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/opinion-solar-alliance-can-match-opec-only-if-ground-rules-are-modified-3027551.html Can the International Solar Alliance match OPEC? RN Bhaskar -- Oct 10, 2018 The occasion was the first assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA). The speaker was Prime Minister Narendra Modi,...
http://www.firstpost.com/business/petrol-pumps-to-remain-shut-on-sundays-fuel-conscious-or-merely-money-conscious-3394038.html RN Bhaskar   Apr, 20 2017 10:55:48 IST Petrol pumps take a holiday - why? Last week, petrol pumps in India announced that they would shut shops every Sunday. The move was unprecedented. Unlike most other establishments which have always enjoyed a day...