https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/budget-2021-has-a-warped-view-of-indias-agri-economy
Animal husbandry was left with little in Budget 2021, though it deserved much more
RN Bhaskar – 8 February 2021
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All the Budget 2021 articles can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2021/02/budget-2021-series/
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To understand why Budget 2021 has a warped vision, one needs to...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/bangladesh-has-a-lesson-or-two-for-india-in-schooling-5289451.html/amp
The other two parts of this series can be found at :
Education #! and Education #2
Education #3: Watch Bangladesh – it has been doing what India forgot to do
RN Bhaskar – May 20, 2020
India needs to watch Bangladesh very...
http://www.firstpost.com/business/importing-pulses-to-maintain-buffer-stock-but-govts-move-at-times-hurt-domestic-producers-3433380.html
Pulse of the nation - IV
The govt’s power to permit import of pulses can sometimes hurt domestic producers
Part I – Introduction. Misplaced fallacies.
Part 1I will talk about why wheat and rice have grabbed the politician-policymakers minds’. And how...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/current-affairs-trends/opinion-how-our-laws-are-increasingly-undermining-war-against-corruption-2872271.html
Are some people above the law?
Sadly, legislators forget that when laws get corroded either by inaction or through amendments, or through moves that make the collection of evidence difficult, the very fabric of governance gets frayed.
RN Bhaskar -- Aug...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/interviews/israel-water-authority-spokesperson-uri-schor-we-ensure-over-50-of-water-available-is-man-made
Interview -- Uri Schor, Spokesperson, Israel Water Authority
Managing a miracle called water in Israel and the world
RN Bhaskar – September 7, 2019
Few countries in the world understand water as well as Israel does. It has managed to survive and...
EAS Sarma to the Election Commission post 2024 elections
This is a letter written by EAS Sarma, former secretary to the government of India on 2 June 2024, on the role of the Election Commission and the sins of omission...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/budget-2022-despite-govt-assurances-farmers-feel-betrayed
Budget-22: Has agriculture become irrelevant for India?
RN Bhaskar
As expected, Budget-22 had a lot to talk about farming. But they all amounted to little. Farmers are bitter about the provisions, or the lack of them.
The finance minister made the following...
https://www.firstpost.com/business/budget-2019-benefits-quota-skewed-towards-minorities-majority-middle-class-ignored-will-jaitley-remedy-this-5896291.html
Budget 2019
The battering of the middle class
RN Bhaskar Jan 15, 2019
It will probably be a vote on account next month. But the expectations of a decent budget will be kept alive. Hopefully, even for electoral reasons, some of...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/oil-prices-could-be-on-fire-will-india-get-scalded
Oil prices flare up. Beware India.
By RN Bhaskar
Oil prices are going up. But domestic oil prices have not been increased. Is it the elections? If yes, expect a sudden spike in domestic oil prices once election results get announced.
Oil...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/mission-paani-authorities-slip-up-badly-on-waste-management-even-water-harvesting-4204031.html
Water Series #9
Other articles in this series are listed below.
The govt slips up badly on waste-management, even water harvesting
RN Bhaskar – July 15, 2019
Once the water is made available, it must be preserved. That is where water harvesting comes...
