Tuesday, May 14, 2024
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/budget-2020-to-fix-the-slowing-economy-begin-with-agriculture-4810561.html Pre-Budget #1 Economic revival must begin with agriculture RN Bhaskar  --  13 January 2020 Another Budget season is just round the corner.  The finance minister and even the prime minister are determined to show that they can introduce measures that can revive...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/more-doles-for-the-needy-will-only-result-in-more-corruption-3838161.html More doles result in more corruption; NYAY and Ayushman could be the biggest of all scams RN Bhaskar -- 18 April 2019 Doles, freebies and giveaways are wonderful electoral offerings (https://www.firstpost.com/business/splurging-money-on-mega-welfare-schemes-sans-planning-not-wise-govt-should-find-a-way-to-make-them-productive-6154241.html).  The marginalized love them. Bleeding hearts welcome them.  But the...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/opinion-india-consolidates-its-position-in-outsourcing-business-3237771.html India is the world's #1 in the outsourcing business In order to ensure that US immigration rules do not blunt the growth of this industry, it has already begun seeking new markets in Continental Europe, Japan, China and Africa. RN Bhaskar...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/comment-praapti-transparency-or-tokenism-you-decide-2606461.html PRAAPTI looks and sounds good, but could be plain tokenism RN Bhaskar Late last month, R.K.Singh, minister of state  in charge of power, launched the PRAAPTI app and web portal (http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=179615). The idea was to bring in transparency related to electricity...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/opinion-india-must-turn-to-rooftop-solar-power-to-exorcise-the-ghosts-of-unemployment-2936071.html The unemployment spectre, and the way to exorcise it Several indicators project a grim picture of the rate of unemployment in India. Focusing on rooftop solar power could be the answer. RN Bhaskar -- Sep 10, 2018 The government is in a...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/coronavirus-nobody-likes-epidemics-but-dont-demonise-countries COVID-19 is a global emergency RN Bhaskar  --  27 February, 2020 All epidemics are terrifying, as they defy man’s capabilities -- of how to cope with them, even if temporarily. They frighten both common folk as well as health administrators. It is...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/coronavirus-in-india-close-precious-metal-commodity-markets-urge-experts Coronavirus lockdown requires precious metal commodity markets to be closed immediately RN Bhaskar – 10 April, 2020 Experts in the commodity markets in India have appealed to the government to suspend all commodity trades in precious metals. This is because hitherto, physical...
https://www.firstpost.com/business/falling-price-of-food-isnt-always-good-news-it-signals-deep-trouble-for-indias-rural-economy-5552731.html But for oil, inflation is down. But the rural economy is still hurting RN Bhaskar -- Nov 15, 2018 First the bad news.  Inflation continues to climb (see chart).  The wholesale price index (WPI) kept climbing since August this year, But when...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/business/we-will-be-among-the-top-10-in-five-years-munish-sharda-md-and-ceo-future-generali-india-life-insurance-company/1344149 Munish Sharda of Future Generali wants to be ahead of the race in insurance — By S. Narayanan and RN Bhaskar | Aug 28, 2018 Munish Sharda joined Future Generali India Life Insurance Company (FGI-LI) as its Managing Director & CEO in...
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...