https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/opinion-ayushman-bharat-is-a-great-concept-but-where-are-the-doctors-2851461.html
Ayushman Bharat overlooks the criticality of doctors
The government’s intentions deserve praise and support, but before announcing a health insurance, we need good doctors and infrastructure. The AB-NHPM places the cart before the horse.
RN Bhaskar -- Aug 16, 2018
On India’s...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/the-little-known-story-of-once-private-syndicate-bank-which-started-with-a-25-paise-deposit-4422221.html
A requiem for Syndicate Bank
RN Bhaskar – September 10, 2019
On 23 August 2019, ostensibly in an attempt to make Indian banks stronger and better governed, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the mergers of the following banks:
As a part of...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/walk-through-this-model-village-of-china
By Jescilia Karayamparambil and RN Bhaskar
The Yu village model has lessons for everyone
December 6, 2019
While this is a model village backed by development and flourishing ecology; there is yet another interesting concept that the villagers have embraced.
Anji / China:...
Stories and analyses about Sri Lanka which India should pay heed to
RN Bhaskar
This time, there is no policy watch, my weekly column. One reason is that I have been travelling through Sri Lanka for the past six days with...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/water-conservation-what-can-india-learn-from-israels-expertise-4411021.html
Uri Schor talks about water management in Israel
As Israel had little water, it had to remind its people that water was a miracle.
R.N.Bhaskar – September 7, 2019
Lately, water has begun to obsess India. However, the sense of urgency has...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-supreme-court-reviewing-india-s-foreign-arbitration-processes-1735938
Supreme Court seeks to streamline cases relating to India’s foreign arbitration processes
Also read: http://www.asiaconverge.com/2012/09/judicial-delays-hit-arbitration-awards/
Businessmen and industrialists, both in India and overseas, are keenly awaiting the decision of the Supreme Court on issues pertaining to foreign arbitration awards.
This decision could...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/agartala-on-its-way-to-becoming-a-major-hub-for-trade-and-commerce-3556891.html
Moneyconrol
Agartala in Tripura could become a major hub for trade, commerce, even defence
The government of India – in conjunction with the state government of Tripura - is working hard to complete the bridge over River Feni near Sabroom.
RN Bhaskar...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/railway-lessons-for-india-with-love-from-japan/
Railway lessons for India: With love, from Japan
— By R N Bhaskar | Nov 26, 2015 12:09 am
India once boasted of having one of the largest railway networks in the world – thanks to the British. But it slipped in...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/the-missing-death-data-that-would-have-helped-coronavirus-fight-5186071.html
Coronavirus fight is hampered because info on deaths in India disappeared from government websites
RN Bhaskar -- 24 April 2020
There was a time when anybody could access data of deaths taking place in India. Not anymore. At least, the information...
http://www.firstpost.com/india/supreme-court-neet-medical-entrance-tests-aiims-pgmer-2773704.html
NEET: The Supreme Court vs state governments; students confused
The Supreme Court (SC) has finally decided that the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is mandatory. NEET has been made compulsory for all MBBS courses across the country from this...









































