http://www.forbesindia.com/article/independence-special-2019/india-in-the-1980s-the-lull-that-shaped-the-storm/54779/1
How the 1980s changed India almost entirely
RN Bhaskar -- Aug 12, 2019
(the pdf version can be obtained from 2019-07_Forbes-India-The-1980s)
Few people realise how dramatically the 1980s transformed India. It was accidental, true. But the change was cataclysmic with tremors shaking...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/desalination-it-is-a-big-money-game-baby-4288511.html/amp
Water series #12 -- Other articles in this series are given below
Desalination is too expensive, and too ruinous for India
RN Bhaskar -- Aug 05, 2019
How big is desalination in India? That is hard to tell because one is confronted...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/desalination-niti-aayog-shouldnt-push-a-solution-that-is-irrelevant-expensive-and-polluting-4264111.html
Why is Niti Aayog promoting desalination which is irrelevant, expensive and polluting?
Water Series #11 --(Other articles in this series are given below)
RN Bhaskar – Juy 30, 2019
This article is aimed at providing a perspective that is different from the...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/interviews/new-consul-general-of-japan-in-mumbai-michio-harada-india-japan-relations-have-strengthened-expanded-to-a-new-level
By Jescilia Karayamparambil and RN Bhaskar -- July 29, 2019,
Japanese business establishments in India stands at 5,102 (once again a 5 per cent growth). But Harada would also like to focus on strengthening people-to-people connect further with various activities....
https://www.freepressjournal.in/cmcm/uk-continues-to-make-money-from-india
The UK Visa office and its money-making ways
RN Bhaskar -- July 25, 2019
Commerce and the UK were never strangers. Napoleon called this country a nation of shopkeepers. Even during colonisation, the British first came in as a trading company,...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/opinion-petty-graft-could-sabotage-water-and-waste-management-and-even-the-pms-biggest-schemes-4236081.html
Water #10
(Other articles in this series are given below)
Water and waste management are crucial to the the PM’s biggest schemes, but they are being sabotaged
RN Bhaskar -- July 23, 2019
There are three schemes of Prime minister Narendra Modi which...
India is blessed with water, but it is misused, abused
Water Series 1 - http://www.asiaconverge.com/2019/05/india-faces-a-water-crisis-of-its-opwn-making/ - India’s rapidly deteriorating water crisis
Water series 2 - http://www.asiaconverge.com/2019/05/india-should-learn-water-management-from-china/ -- Lessons to learn from China
Water series 3 -- http://www.asiaconverge.com/2019/06/the-stranglehold-of-the-water-tanker-mafia/ -- The stranglehold of the...
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...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/indias-5-trillion-economy-plans-looks-good-on-paper-but-it-needs-to-address-gaps-4180721.html
India's $5 trillion-economy: great idea, but the deliverables are missing
RN Bhaskar – 8 July 2019
On paper, the government has great plans. It wants to focus on Make in India and propel the country to a $5 trillion economy within...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/indias-water-scarcity-is-a-confirmed-myth-and-why-govts-propagate-it-4180631.html
Water #8
Other articles in this series are listed below
Water scarcity is a myth India loves to propagate
RN Bhaskar – 8 July 2019
The myth of water scarcity in India was shattered a few weeks ago, when the Central Water Commission...
