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Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/current-affairs-trends/a-solution-to-indias-parking-hawker-problem-that-kills-graft-rewards-investors-unclutters-roads-2453549.html Mumbai's parking and hawker problem can be solved quite easily if the authorities want to Instead of letting hawkers occupy existing open spaces, the government should allow for more parking-cum-hawking multiplexes. Developers will be happy. So will motorists and...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/business/india-argentina-moving-towards-building-a-stronger-bond/1179081 Argentina and India seek to boost ties — By R N Bhaskar and Rahul Nayar | Nov 30, 2017 10:29 am Relations between India and Argentina goes beyond trade. Both have extended their support to each other at various platforms of...
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/traffic-violations-misplaced-sentiments-loopholed-policies-and-sticky-fingers-2448969.html Traffic violations and misplaced sentiments Traffic police in Mumbai recently towed away an illegally parked car with a woman inside feeding her baby. Could the cops have reacted differently? And who is to blame? Big questions and answers are few...
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...
Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/current-affairs-trends/how-revolutions-in-india-are-all-about-exploiting-the-poor-2443515.html Is it a revolution, or the ruthless exploitation of the poor? It is quite possible that the revolutionaries of J&K have been agitating because they have been asked to agitate. And the fact that the children of rich folk...
Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/indias-farms-report-income-greater-than-our-gdp-target-them-in-the-war-on-black-money-2437801.html For curbing black money, start with farm incomes The opposition is baying for the government’s blood over demonetisation and GST. The first is done and over with. But its effects are not yet over. The second has been modified...
Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/the-48-volt-dc-power-disruption-to-bring-about-innovation-in-power-consumption-2430533.html The 48 Volt disruption in power distribution RN Bhaskar - Nov 06, 2017 03:13 PM IST In fact some leading players in the power industry have already begun adapting themselves to cope with the coming disruption. But there are others...
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...
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/is-your-job-at-risk-from-the-onward-march-of-the-robots-2423527.html Is your job at risk? Will robots make you redundant? RN Bhaskar -Oct 30, 2017 05:21 PM IST The danger to jobs has always been round the corner during key moments in history. Yet, in each case, the fears turned out...
Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/why-protection-from-markets-leads-to-rip-offs-an-example-from-tribal-india-2417491.html When protection becomes oppression – reservation invariably leads to exploitation and degradation in tribal India RN Bhaskar -- Oct 23, 2017 04:33 PM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.com When politicians come forward to reserve entitlements for the common folk, they are...