https://m.freepressjournal.in/article/business/atma-nirbhar-doesnt-it-mean-self-sufficiency-and-promoting-honest-ways-of-doing-business/12637a11-2dd0-4d3e-b2f2-a0d8f46de60b
Atma Nirbhar for MSMEs -- mixed messaging, little audit, and an encouragement to default on loans
RN Bhaskar -- 16 May 2020
A few days ago, Prime Minister Modi outlined details of a Rs.20 lakh package his government had outlined for...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/companies/opinion-please-leave-msme-interest-rates-alone-3207301.html
It is both stupid and dangerous to tinker with MSME interest rates
Banks are already weakened by bad loans. Concessional interest rates and forcing them to increase their allocation of funds to MSMEs from the existing 20-25 percent is not...
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...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/interviews/how-to-bounce-back-post-coronavirus
Using Coronavirus as an opportunity for doing other things
March 21, 2020
Everybody’s been talking about Coronavirus and its impact on lives and economies.
While India fights the virus, it also needs to strategise on life after the outbreak is over. In...
http://www.firstpost.com/india/marathwada-drought-the-region-is-parched-impoverished-and-desperate-the-exploiters-turned-into-the-exploited-2715116.html
Maharashtra is a state full of contradictions.
It is a state rife with more inequality than most.
And it is a state where each territory tries to exploit, and ends up feeling exploited.
The cries for water and the spurt in suicides...
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.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/current-affairs-trends/how-gnfc-is-reviving-the-glory-of-neem-2316943.html
Project Neem –I the second part can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2017/07/gnfc-expands-its-neem-business/
GNFC triggers a neem revolution
Rn bhaskar - Jul 03, 2017 01:06 PM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.com
There are some concepts that have the potential of changing an entire country. And...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/are-indias-armed-forces-going-to-start-employing-youth-once-again
Are India’s armed forces marching out of step by talking of mass short-term recruitment?
RN Bhaskar -- 14 May 2020
Media reports about a paper circulating among army ranks about a “tour of duty” proposal (https://indianexpress.com/article/india/army-proposes-3-year-voluntary-tour-of-duty-cites-patriotism-unemployment-6408863/), have raised eyebrows. According to...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/ningbos-rise-as-the-worlds-largest-port-has-lessons-for-india-4719711.html
Ningbo was India's trading partner even 2,000 years ago; then the Indian government turned myopic about trade
RN Bhaskar -- 11 Dec, 2019
Last year, the world-port-ranking underwent a change, when Ningbo-Zhoushan in south east China became the largest port in...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/focus-is-on-agriculture-now-need-a-booster-with-tech-and-fdi-says-dilip-rajan-md-east-west-seeds-india
It could be the 1991 moment for Indian agriculture this time
By Jescilia Karayamparambil & RN Bhaskar -- Saturday, June 6, 2020
It takes six to eight years to launch a new product into the market as the breeder has to...
