http://www.firstpost.com/business/maharashtra-budget-2018-states-debt-increases-but-so-has-income-potential-4351519.html
Maharashtra's budget has growth in its sights
RN Bhaskar Feb 14, 2018 20:19:13 IST
Many newspapers shrieked that Maharashtra’s revenue deficit had crossed the Rs.60,000 crore. It was also estimated that the fiscal deficit – the difference between the government’s expenditure...
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/economy/policy/when-will-the-budget-provisions-actually-liberate-this-yellow-metal-2507939.html
Budget 2018 and gold -- a long way to go yet
To understand how significant the provisions of the Budget are, one must go back in the past where gold was largely been treated only as a commodity – albeit...
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/comment-how-aadhaar-and-npci-together-open-the-door-to-major-frauds-and-impersonations-2506669.html
Aadhaar and NPCI have left the door open for major scams to take place
Why was the UIDAI created when the same purposes (even biometric details) could have been achieved using the NPR?
RN Bhaskar -- Feb 13, 2018 05:00 PM...
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/comment-aadhaar-does-not-identify-it-merely-authenticates-thats-an-important-difference-2502509.html
Aadhaar: does it identify or merely authenticate?
Part of the problem in understanding how inadequate Aadhaar can be lies in the fact that most people cannot distinguish between authentication and identification.
RN Bhaskar -- Feb 07, 2018 08:54 PM IST
Aadhaar, the...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/business/going-beyond-budget-2018-with-dea-secretary-subhash-chandra-garg/1216158
Budget 2018 is more comprehensive than people have imagined -- says Subhash Chandra Garg
This year’s Union Budget is the last budget before the 2019 general election. This could be a make or break exercise for the future of the...
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/a-huge-transformation-of-the-power-sector-can-be-expected-2500499.html
Has the Union Budget 2018 planned for the radical transformation of the power sector that is needed?
But look close and you begin to see the first stirrings of policy change which could overhaul the power sector.
RN Bhaskar -- Feb...
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/comment-plenty-of-talk-on-solar-power-but-where-are-the-policy-underpinnings-2500069.html
A huge transformation of the power sector can be expected
Making declarations and signing MoUs is one thing. Getting capacity augmented, and making solar power relevant to India is quite another.
RN Bhaskar -- Feb 05, 2018 03:47
January was full of...
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/budget-2018-great-news-on-the-farm-front-if-ground-realities-permit-2497655.html
Budget 2018 -- Good farm proposals, but can they be implemented?
The need to boost agriculture is understandable. After all, this is the sector that has been languishing for long.
RN Bhaskar - Feb 01, 2018 06:42 PM IST
The two sectors...
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/budget-2018-focus-on-healthcare-is-good-but-dont-degrade-the-quality-2497317.html
Budget 2018: Healthcare is needed, but where are the doctors?
According to the plans announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley during his Budget presentation, each family is covered under the new National Health Protection Scheme.
RN Bhaskar - Feb 01, 2018...
Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/comment-asking-for-investments-is-good-but-can-india-guarantee-speedy-and-fair-grievance-redressal-2489553.html
Speedy grievance redressal is crucial for healthy investment flows
Much of the fresh investment into new projects has not taken off, even three years after Modi began wooing investors. Investors make conciliatory noises, but something keeps them away.
RN Bhaskar...
