India’ economy is not as robust as the RBI report claims
RN Bhaskar
India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) just brought into the public domain its annual report for 2022-23 (https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/AnnualReportPublications.aspx?year=2023). As always, economy watchers wait for this...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-the-supreme-court-to-indias-rescue-again
India's rights, laws and values are being protected by the Supreme Court because the legislators and bureaucrats failed miserably
RN Bhaskar
Last week the country got a whiff of fresh air, even though the shortage of oxygen continued. The courts –...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/climate-change-depleting-reservoirs-and-the-blindness-to-water-treatment-and-recycling-4135311.html
Water series 6 - Other articles in this series are listed below
Climate change & depleting reservoirs make water treatment and recycling more urgent
RN Bhaskar -- June 25, 2019
The buzz is about climate change. And it is likely that both...
The lights are flashing red about the Indian economy, but the merriment continues
By RN Bhaskar
The stock markets continue to soar. Except for a slight hiccup post elections, there seems to be no stopping the inexorable rise. Government spokespersons promise...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/tcl-india-aims-to-achieve-10-market-share-in-indias-complex-market
TCL India is likely to remain one of the largest producers of flat glass panels and home appliances
Rebello Dominic RN BhaskarUpdated: Friday, September 15, 2023, 11:15 PM IST
Philip Xia (Xia Dongyue), CEO of TCL India
TCL is one of the...
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...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-maharashtra-needs-to-relearn-chanakya
Maharashtra, Stamp duties, and Chanakya
“Just as one plucks fruits from a garden as they ripen, so shall a king have the revenue collected as it becomes due. Just as one does not collect unripe fruits, he shall avoid taking...
http://www.firstpost.com/business/jobs-at-risk-is-india-prepared-for-huge-unemployment-or-is-it-blissfully-sleeping-3353496.html
Is your job at risk?
RN BhaskarMar, 27 2017 08:32:18 IST
There’s a buzz about robotics everywhere. People are already talking about – and experimenting with – driverless cars. Then there is further talk about robotics – about how they could...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/are-indias-armed-forces-going-to-start-employing-youth-once-again
Are India’s armed forces marching out of step by talking of mass short-term recruitment?
RN Bhaskar -- 14 May 2020
Media reports about a paper circulating among army ranks about a “tour of duty” proposal (https://indianexpress.com/article/india/army-proposes-3-year-voluntary-tour-of-duty-cites-patriotism-unemployment-6408863/), have raised eyebrows. According to...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/how-the-governments-gold-policies-make-indias-neighbours-richer-and-this-country-itself-poorer-4574121.html
India's gold policies have impoverished the country
RN Bhaskar -- Oct 25 2019
In 2013, P Chidambaram decided to impose a 10% import duty on gold (https://in.reuters.com/article/india-tax-finmin/gold-duty-raised-to-record-10-percent-as-imports-revive-idINDEE97C03J20130813). The finance minister was quite savvy about the way financial markets work.
He knew too...
