https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/opinion-strained-finances-of-stressed-thermal-assets-wholl-bell-the-cat-3218511.html
Stressed thermal assets and strained finances
RN Bhaskar -- Nov 26, 2018
On November 12, the government of India received the Report of the High Level Empowered Committee (HLEC) to address the issue of stressed Thermal Power Projects in India. The...
http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/main-article-narendra-modi-s-farm-miracle-1358133
How Gujarat transformed agriculture
By RN Bhaskar | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA -- Mar 11, 2010
There is a new mood of resurgence on Gujarat’s farms. Farm incomes have more than doubled during the past ten years, and are likely...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/judiciary-is-india-a-democracy
Judiciary V: Without good justice delivery and education democracy is just not posible
(All other articles in the Judiciary series can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2021/03/the-judiciary-series/)
RN Bhaskar 25 March 2021
S. Jaisankar, India’s minister for external affairs, is not one who is...
De Beers loses big time in the Singapore courts
RN Bhaskar
For many diamond industry watchers, De Beers was always too big a player to pick up a fight with. It has eliminated competition ruthlessly, as the following paragraphs will show. ...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/markets/opinion-do-the-stock-markets-care-for-economic-growth-3073061.html
Poor HCI rankings and a rising stockmarket
RN Bhaskar -- Oct 23, 2018
One of the best indicators about the capriciousness of markets can be found in the recently introduced ranking of countries - the Human Capital Index.
Common sense would compel...
http://www.firstpost.com/business/surge-pricing-ola-uber-dgca-free-markets-tatkal-railways-2779430.html
Can surge pricing be right all the time?
The buzz about surge pricing can be heard almost everywhere. Suddenly, you hear ardent defenders of the surge pricing principle. At the same time, there is no dearth of people who are...
http://www.firstpost.com/india/iit-fees-hike-jump-from-rs-90000-a-year-to-rs-2-lakh-is-still-not-high-enough-and-heres-why-2718988.html
The Union ministry of Human Resources Development (HRD) has just announced that the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) will increase their annual tuition fees from Rs 90,000 to Rs 2 lakh. “A decision to hike the fee over two-fold...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/kinetic-green-to-become-a-rs-10000-crore-company-in-the-next-10-15-years-says-sulajja-firodia-motwani-of-kinetic-green-energy-and-power-solutions
Kinetic Green and its green plans
Jescilia Karayamparambil & RN Bhaskar -- January 28, 2021
Sulajja Firodia Motwani, a third-generation scion of the Firodia family, has seen the opportunity that COVID has brought for her company Kinetic Green Energy and Power...
http://www.firstpost.com/india/indian-laws-designed-to-protect-and-promote-bribery-all-the-time-2816880.html
Bribery - I - Indian laws protect and promote bribery
The law of unintended consequences seems to be at work again. The government has found that the Finmeccanica helicopter bribery scam has found other unexpected targets. The torpedo deal for...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/warehousing-is-a-great-idea-but-the-linkages-need-to-be-fixed-to-make-it-work-4893161.html
Budget2020
Warehousing is a great idea, but the linkages are missing
RN Bhaskar -- 1 February 2020
India has an estimated capacity of 162 million MT of agri-warehousing, cold storage, reefer van facilities etc. NABARD will undertake an exercise to map and...
