http://www.freepressjournal.in/interviews/we-as-government-want-to-make-a-history-mahadev-jankar/1072647
Mahadev Jankar wants to create history
— By Pankaj Joshi and R N Bhaskar | May 23, 2017 08:25 am
Mahadev Jankar is a cabinet minister who is in charge of animal husbandry, dairy and fishery development for Maharashtra (from the representing...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/insa-ceo-anil-devli-indian-shipping-companies-are-growing-and-competing-well-but-mostly-outside-india/1366531
INSA CEO Anil Devli believes that Indian ships under Indian flags have been given a raw deal
R N Bhaskar and Pankaj Joshi October 2, 2018
The origin of the Indian National Shipowners’ Association (INSA) dates back to pre-independence times....
https://www.firstpost.com/business/budget-2020-govt-must-give-priority-to-agriculture-empower-farm-sector-to-revive-economy-dont-hand-out-doles-and-sops-7978151.html
To revive the economy please look at agriculture first
RN Bhaskar -- Jan 31, 2020
Except for pampered farmers who grow rice and wheat (where the Food Corporation of India (FCI) procures their produce), and plantation growers, most other farmers...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/budget-2020-airconditioned-freight-for-perishable-food-cost-will-be-the-critical-factor-4894101.html
Budget2020
Airconditioned freight? Who will bear the cost?
RN Bhaskar -- 1 February 2020
To build a seamless national cold supply chain for perishables, inclusive of milk, meat and fish, the Indian Railways will set up a “Kisan Rail” – through PPP...
Amazon’s customer unfriendliness
RN Bhaskar
Despite half a dozen calls to Amazon and its local office in the past few months (https://twitter.com/rnbhaskar1/status/1775011149408264299) and despite several assurances that my orders will be delivered to me properly, last night my order was cancelled.
What...
Customercare at Xiaomi sucks
The second part of the sorry saga can be found at https://asiaconverge.com/2023/06/xiaomi-is-disdainful-about-customer-service/
Disclosure: Till last fortnight, I have been a fan of Xiaomi’s products. I have been using its phone for more than a decade now. But...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/world/water-usage-lessons-india-should-learn-from-china-4026441.html
Water Series 2: Lessons to learn from China on water management
(Other articles in this series are given below)
RN Bhaskar -- May 27, 2019
The origins of this article lie in what this author wrote in the first quarter of 2009...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/business/mumbai-is-upgrading-to-a-more-reliable-and-world-class-lifeline-mumbai-metro-rail-corporation-managing-director-ashwini-bhide/1341762
Mumbai, metro and superior mobility
— By Jescilia Karayamparambil and R N Bhaskar | Aug 24, 2018
‘Mumbai is upgrading’ — and many are waiting to see this upgrade. But in this process of upgrade, it did stumble at a few places but...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/investments-land-is-the-smallest-part-of-the-problem
Investments: The government dangles the promise of land for global investors; but they want more important issues settled first
RN Bhaskar -- 5 May 2020
The government appears to be in a rush to present a friendly face to foreign investors...
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/comment-from-jobless-growth-to-wary-foreign-investors-the-dark-clouds-on-the-indian-economy-are-here-to-stay-2515845.html
The Indian economy and the continuing slowdown
There are three reasons to doubt the government's belief that economic growth will rebound sharply.
RN Bhaskar - Feb 25, 2018 07:24 PM IST
The tea leaves predict more pain in the coming months for...
