Friday, February 20, 2026
https://www.firstpost.com/business/falling-price-of-food-isnt-always-good-news-it-signals-deep-trouble-for-indias-rural-economy-5552731.html But for oil, inflation is down. But the rural economy is still hurting RN Bhaskar -- Nov 15, 2018 First the bad news.  Inflation continues to climb (see chart).  The wholesale price index (WPI) kept climbing since August this year, But when...
https://www.firstpost.com/india/meghalaya-mine-tragedy-despite-large-scale-exploitation-successive-govts-colluded-in-concealing-illegal-mining-in-north-east-5857011.html How successive government colluded in concealing illegal mining – especially in the North East RN Bhaskar -- 8 January 2019 Illegal mining is like slavery.  People can justify them with specious logic – as Karl Popper would have loved to explain...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-warehousing-act-to-be-the-farm-game-changer-1478714 The birth of WDRA R N Bhaskar | Thu, 9 Dec 2010-03:37am , Mumbai , DNA On October 25, possibly due to tremendous pressure applied by the Supreme Court of India, the Warehouse Development & Regulation Act (WDRA) 2007...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/troubled-waters-who-owns-the-right-of-way-on-indias-coasts-2739121.html Cabotage and the right of way The National Union of Seafarers of India (NUSI) wrote to the government last month, saying the move to relax cabotage 'is ill conceived' RN Bhaskar - Jul 20, 2018   Almost the entire Indian shipping industry is...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/the-smoke-signals-about-the-economy-could-be-misleading-3147771.html Controlled debt, but poor investment climate, is bad news for the economy RN Bhaskar – Nov 12, 2018 At first blush, the economy appears to be turning the corner. Government debt is under control.  Yields are coming down signaling more confidence in...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-china-india-steeling-up-the-marketplace-1400885 There’s a whirlwind of confusion within the Indian steel industry.  On the one hand, there is euphoria — demand for iron and steel continues to soar. And India knows that it, along with China, will decide the fate of global...
The Supreme Court ties itself up in knots over death with dignity RN Bhaskar “A calf, having been maimed, lay in agony in the ashram and despite all possible treatment and nursing, the surgeon declared the case to be past help...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/column-policy-watch-india-china-will-learn-to-do-more-business-together-1834838 The year 2004 was a watershed. That was when the OECD Development Centre brought out Prof Angus Madison’s path-breaking study on The World Economy: Historical Statistics. One of the key charts from his book is reproduced below (Prof Maddison...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/poverty-alleviation-a-great-service-to-humanity China has alleviated its poverty; India has a lot to learn from its success By JesciliaK Poverty is a growing concern for the world. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, global extreme poverty has increased further. In order to understand the various...
Regulatory games can queer the pitch for both markets and  economy   The RBI is becoming capricious The RBI is a super regulator of sorts when it comes to financial markets.  Yet, lately, it appears to be becoming capricious.  That is extremely...