Friday, May 8, 2026
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...
http://epaper.freepressjournal.in/2230114/Free-Press-Mumbai-Edition/06-Jul-2019#page/10/2 More hype, less vision in Budget 2019 RN Bhaskar -- 6 July 2019 The budget 2019 papers have been tabled.  And any person familiar with the heartbeat of the Indian economy knows that many of its prescriptions will just not work. ...
http://www.firstpost.com/business/what-india-could-not-learn-from-germanys-hermann-scheer-solar-power-model-2749400.html The scorching pace of solar power – IV This is the fourth 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 III: http://asiaconverge.com/2016/04/india-tremendous-advantage-solar-power-space-money/ Part V: http://asiaconverge.com/2016/04/you-snooze-you-lose-early-entrant-germany-scores-over-india-in-rooftop-solar-power-scheme-html/ In order to understand what made solar power become...
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...

How UIDAI has made Aadhaar meaningless and exasperatingly senseless The following is about an incident that was narrated to me by an exasperated parent.  It is about the disdain and the thoughtless processes at Aadhaar. First, there were (and continue...
My podcasts channel is Bhaskar Ki Business Baatein My podcasts are as follows Solar power series 1 Prime Minister's announcement about rooftop solar power, and how Tripura was the first state to actually implement rooftop solar   https://youtu.be/wa9FUSMHSWk?si=16Fzqpbhmgohrc3H 2 How Germany taught the...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/a-trade-crisis-looms-for-india-and-how-the-sun-and-waste-can-prevent-it-3719921.html How to avert an economic slowdown and BoP using sun and waste This article is an attempt to suggest how the worsening balance of payments (BoP) situation can be remedied through sun and waste. RN Bhaskar -- March 29, 2019 Within the...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/cheap-solar-power-singes-state-electricity-boards-revenues-3682871.html Solar power – the floodgates budge RN Bhaskar -- 22 March 2019 Last week, the Karnataka High Court quashed an order issued by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) relating to an increase in wheeling charges for open access power consumers...
APSEZ posts excellent results Adani Ports and SEZ, H1 FY24 EBITDA jumps 49%, while revenue grew by 26% Y-o-Y Revenue increased by 26% Y-o-Y to Rs 12,894 Cr during H1 FY24 EBITDA increased by 49% Y-o-Y to Rs 7,429 Cr ...
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...