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http://www.firstpost.com/business/the-indian-private-sector-is-vibrant-never-mind-what-many-others-may-say-2734868.html The Indian private sector is doing better than imagined by many Read Part II of this article here. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has just released data on the finances of 237,398 non-government non-financial (NGNF) private limited companies. It shows...

Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/duties-taxes-corruption-how-the-government-abets-the-smuggling-of-gold-2324877.html Gold - II Part I can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2017/07/india-loves-gold1/ Part III can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2017/07/can-the-govt-clean-up-the-gold-trade/ Smuggling, corruption and poor low credibility afflict this industry RN Bhaskar Jul 13, 2017 03:11 PM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.com The government itself has abetted the...

http://www.firstpost.com/business/rera-consumer-is-the-king-in-uts-not-really-so-in-states-heres-why-3430006.html Gearing up for RERA RN BhaskarMay, 08 2017 10:25:35 IST On March 16, 2016 – almost a year ago – both the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha passed the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, popularly referred to as RERA....

https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/budget-2020-to-fix-the-slowing-economy-begin-with-agriculture-4810561.html Pre-Budget #1 Economic revival must begin with agriculture RN Bhaskar  --  13 January 2020 Another Budget season is just round the corner.  The finance minister and even the prime minister are determined to show that they can introduce measures that can revive...

http://www.firstpost.com/business/govts-refusal-to-tax-agriculture-raises-many-questions-it-goes-against-principles-of-equality-3437302.html Should agriculture be taxed. No says, Jaitely. Why not, say others. RN BhaskarMay, 11 2017 11:18:37 IST In the last week of April 2017, Niti Aayog member Bibek Debroy lobbed what could euphemistically be called a hot potato into the lap...

https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/sustainability-makes-economic-sense-says-accs-ceo-sridhar-balakrishnan ACC works relentlessly towards sustainability The sustainability focus for ACC, a subsidiary of Holcim, is on account of two key concerns. The first is that every citizen of this world should leave it a better place for our children than...

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/business/companies/investors-who-have-worked-with-ashoka-buildcon-are-very-happy-satish-parakh-2-3114801.html Satish Parakh believes that Ashoka Buildcon has a great future Ashoka Buildcon has survived the financial turbulence of the past four years, and has continued to thrive. Recently, it announced a bonus issue which thrilled shareholders. November 1, 2018 Five years ago,...

Budget 2023 looks great, but has little for agriculture which accounts for half of India’s jobs RN Bhaskar The claims are tantalizing.  The budget proposals look wonderful. But much of the expectation of growth in the economy will eventually depend on...

http://www.firstpost.com/world/lessons-from-brexit-immigration-to-remain-one-of-the-most-debated-issues-2856770.html Brexit lesson: Don't every treat immigration casually; beware of demographic tinkering The cataclysm has happened. The die is cast. Events will now roll their painful course. Nobody knows what will actually happen. The British premier has resigned. And there is no...