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https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/coronavirus-pandemic-slums-are-new-hotspots-that-can-ravage-cities-5090381.html Coronavirus: the epidemic could easily ravage cities through its many slums RN Bhaskar  --  31 March, 2020 Last week, the government of Maharashtra formally acknowledged a new problem – slums (https://www.mumbailive.com/en/civic/coronavirus-spreads-to-mumbai-slums-and-chawls-in-ghatkopar-kalina-and-patel-as-4-patients-test-positive-for-covid19-47281). Coronavirus which had spread among the relatively affluent had now...

http://www.firstpost.com/business/india-has-tremendous-advantage-in-solar-power-space-but-where-is-the-money-2746748.html The scorching pace of solar power – III This is the 3rd article in a five part series.  The others can be found at: Part I: http://asiaconverge.com/2016/04/is-fear-of-bankruptcy-forcing-oil-rich-saudi-turn-to-solar-power-wait-for-25-april-html/ Part II: http://asiaconverge.com/2016/04/crashing-prices-india-can-gain-immensely-solar-power-space/ Part IV: http://asiaconverge.com/2016/04/india-not-learn-germanys-hermann-scheer-solar-power-model/ Part V: http://asiaconverge.com/2016/04/you-snooze-you-lose-early-entrant-germany-scores-over-india-in-rooftop-solar-power-scheme-html/ There is the crisp static of expectation in the...

https://www.firstpost.com/india/gujarat-power-bill-waiver-beginning-of-downward-spiral-towards-bankruptcy-india-needs-to-check-frenzy-of-freebies-5761821.html   Gujarat power bill waiver: a downward spiral towards bankruptcy RN Bhaskar -- 20 Dec, 2018 Few were prepared for the announcement. On Tuesday, the BJP-led government in Gujarat announced that it would waive off electricity bills of connection holders in rural...

India and China -- taking the long view RN Bhaskar Most idealogues bristle at the mention of India China relationships. But there are many sane voices which voice the need for both India and China to work together.  And one of...

India's Achilles' heel is dispute resolution Lecture delivered on Oct 28, 2020 https://youtu.be/89q-5cBOKzg May be viewed in conjunction with other articles like Speedy dispute resolution will silence drumbeats of jobs Effective dispute resolution needed for increase in FD! Judiciary part IV: Can India hope for...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/india/rn-bhaskar-india-russia-friends-for-70-years/1051178 India-Russia: Friends for 70 Years — By RN Bhaskar | Apr 13, 2017 12:05 pm Soviet Ambassador Kirill Novikov arriving in New Delhi 1947 to establish formal diplomatic relations with India It was in Goa, India, that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and India’s Prime...

https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-many-ways-to-rig-numbers When there are more Aadhaar cards than even the populations of states RN Bhaskar --  13 February 2020 On February 6, Sanjay Dhotre, minister of state for Electronics and IT, informed the Rajya Sabha (reply to Unstarred question No.527 which enquired...

http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-judicial-delays-hit-arbitration-awards-1736775 Arbitration too foiled by judicial delays Poor institutional arbitration infrastructure and judicial interference have rendered arbitration a nightmare in India. Despite the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 being in place, companies are increasingly taking the bilateral investment treaty (BIT) route.   The case...

https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/young-indian-workers-should-come-to-japan-to-work-says-dr-fukahori-yasukata-consul-general-of-the-japanese-consulate-in-mumbaihttps://www.freepressjournal.in/business/young-indian-workers-should-come-to-japan-to-work The world's number 3 and number 6 economies need to work together to create a better future, says Dr. FUKAHORI Yasukata. Consul-General of the Japanese Consulate in Mumbai Rebello Dominic | RN Bhaskar Dr. FUKAHORI Yasukata. Consul-General, cosulate of...

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...