https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/opinion-russia-could-be-the-next-big-market-for-indian-labour-as-low-oil-prices-depress-the-gulf-3263601.html
Remittances surge, but there is a dark cloud for India's labour
As oil prices soften, there are fears that job creation in the Middle East will decline, and India could lose some workers there.
RN Bhaskar -- Dec 07, 2018
Despite fears...
Why I prefer flying Indigo, not Vistara
Updates:
21 March 2023 -- Another update. The Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities sent out another notice to the Vistara management, stating the following see image alongside. Please click to...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/india/israel-and-india-can-do-so-much-more-together/1162752
RN Bhaskar -- — Nov 01, 2017 12:12 am
Israel and India share common concerns
Michael Bornstein Oren (born May 20, 1955) is an American-born Israeli historian, author, politician, former ambassador to the United States (2009–2013), and current member of...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/opinion-indian-railways-is-headed-for-big-trouble-3364721.html
Indian Railways faces tough times in the coming years
Looking at some of Nitin Gadkari's ideas would be a good place to start to fix railways' problems.
RN Bhaskar – 8 January 2019
Senior officials of the Indian Railways recently hauled up...
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/current-affairs-trends/how-saving-the-cow-comes-with-collateral-damage-jobs-exports-freedoms-votes-2307153.html
Milk, meat, cattle, people – II
Cutting one’s nose to spite one’s face
R.N.Bhaskar, Jun 19, 2017 11:27 AM IST
The first part can be viewed at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2017/06/why-the-cattle-slaughter-ban-is-a-bad-idea-mirrors-another-fundamentalist-streak/
Hopefully, the assurances on the cattle slaughter ban by the government before the SC on...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/coronavirus-pandemic-slums-are-new-hotspots-that-can-ravage-cities-5090381.html
Coronavirus: the epidemic could easily ravage cities through its many slums
RN Bhaskar -- 31 March, 2020
Last week, the government of Maharashtra formally acknowledged a new problem – slums (https://www.mumbailive.com/en/civic/coronavirus-spreads-to-mumbai-slums-and-chawls-in-ghatkopar-kalina-and-patel-as-4-patients-test-positive-for-covid19-47281). Coronavirus which had spread among the relatively affluent had now...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/companies/nalco-bullish-about-its-prospects-despite-trump-import-tariffs-2589233.html
Nalco and aluminium - high conductivity
Nalco’s customers are of the opinion that the tariffs have been aimed at China and Russia more than at any other country. India was possibly part of collateral damage, they feel.
RN Bhaskar - Jun...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/business/looking-for-solutions-to-grow-cryptocurrency-usage/1177285
Cryptocurrency has its fan following
— By R N Bhaskar and Jescilia Karayamparambil | Nov 27, 2017 11:22 am
Cryptocurrencies (like Bitcoin) have been gaining attention worldwide. This is partly because of the decentralised nature of the technology (almost similar to what Akamai...
http://epaper.freepressjournal.in/2230114/Free-Press-Mumbai-Edition/06-Jul-2019#page/10/2
More hype, less vision in Budget 2019
RN Bhaskar -- 6 July 2019
The budget 2019 papers have been tabled. And any person familiar with the heartbeat of the Indian economy knows that many of its prescriptions will just not work. ...
http://www.firstpost.com/india/low-manpower-land-no-longer-hindrance-to-use-of-solar-power-says-ministry-2828976.html
Better days ahead for solar power
It was perhaps the most candid outline of what lies ahead for the solar power sector in India. Upendra Tripathy, secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, spoke of the big plans that lie...
