Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/which-way-will-the-energy-prices-go-2486151.html
Solar and wind could be the new energy sources
Over the past five years, all energy costs have been subject to two unanticipated headwinds. One was the discovery of shale oil which could be recovered quite easily at average...
Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/comment-thin-man-fat-man-the-israeli-army-anecdote-india-would-do-well-to-heed-2486385.html
Israel and India: An ancient relationship made in heaven . . .
In many ways Israel has reason to feel pleased with the way its innovation strategy has paid off. Ever since it embarked upon the innovation strategy it...
Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/markets/comment-gold-loans-are-they-slipping-into-grey-territory-2483755.html
The government is shortsighted about gold loans
RN Bhaskar -- Jan 15, 2018 09:04 PM IST
What is interesting about this market is that even though it has been growing in terms of total value, its growth rates have been...
Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/comment-dont-entrust-the-fate-of-banks-to-the-government-2477915.html
Should you trust the government with banks?
The banks lent out money irresponsibly because India’s politicians in power thought that they could use the banks to win favours from industrialists.
RN Bhaskar -- Jan 08, 2018 05:29 PM IST
On December...
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/some-red-flags-in-the-economy-numbers-agriculture-is-the-most-alarming-2477189.html
Economic growth continues to falter. Watch agriculture
When agriculture’s GVA growth climbed from -0.2% in 2014-15, to 0.7% in 2015-16, everyone expected agriculture to continue doing well. This was confirmed by this growth rate further rising to 4.9% in 2016-17....
Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/will-lithium-become-the-new-bottleneck-2476297.html
Lithium is in demand. Will it outstrip supply?
Solar and wind power – even hydro power – cannot be stored. They must be consumed, or the energy is lost. That is why the battery becomes important. And the best...
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/dear-pm-modi-heres-how-bureaucrats-are-planning-to-scuttle-your-rooftop-solar-employment-plans-2468501.html
Sabotaging rooftop solar and employment generation
At best, the government's solar plan Sristi can be described as the work of incompetent officials. At worst, it is the handiwork of crafty bureaucrats who wanted to see the government’s push for solar...
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/current-affairs-trends/gujarat-elections-how-the-hindutva-beef-ban-may-have-actually-hurt-the-bjp-2463527.html
Beef ban and Gujarat elections results may have a connection
The Bharatiya Janata Party has won an underwhelming victory in Gujarat. And, ironically, one reason the result is a damp squib in this laboratory of Hindutva could be the measures...
Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/special-courts-for-accused-politicos-is-tokenism-the-rot-goes-deeper-2461725.html
Special courts for everyone; not just for elected representatives is required
The government’s decision to set up special courts to deal with cases against elected representatives has been hailed as being one that could deal a body blow to...
Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/beware-the-merchant-charge-that-could-boost-gdp-spur-inflation-2459237.html
Will India’s GDP start soaring because of MDR?
RN Bhaskar -- Dec 11, 2017 06:45 PM IST
It now appears that merchant discount rates --the rate paid by a merchant to a bank for providing debit card services -- may...
