https://www.firstpost.com/business/budget-2019-benefits-quota-skewed-towards-minorities-majority-middle-class-ignored-will-jaitley-remedy-this-5896291.html
Budget 2019
The battering of the middle class
RN Bhaskar Jan 15, 2019
It will probably be a vote on account next month. But the expectations of a decent budget will be kept alive. Hopefully, even for electoral reasons, some of...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/comment-cultivating-seaweed-could-be-a-massive-opportunity-for-india-2589455.html
Harvesting seaweed
Asia stands as the world leader in seaweed cultivation and more than 80% is contributed by China, Korea and Japan. India has suddenly discovered that it too can be a player in this market
RN Bhaskar -- Jun 13,...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-warehousing-act-to-be-the-farm-game-changer-1478714
The birth of WDRA
R N Bhaskar | Thu, 9 Dec 2010-03:37am , Mumbai , DNA
On October 25, possibly due to tremendous pressure applied by the Supreme Court of India, the Warehouse Development & Regulation Act (WDRA) 2007...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/tripura-likely-to-see-a-business-boom-but-challenges-remain-3593901.html
Business could boom big time in Tripura, but challenges remain
Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb is optimistic about improving the quality of rubber production as well as the yield.
RN Bhaskar -- Feb 28, 2019
In the coming years, businessmen will witness...
http://www.firstpost.com/world/euthanasia-debate-right-to-die-aruna-shanbad-india-us-italy-2790572.html
How the world perceives euthanasia
When one battles death at the age of 70 or more, the cause is heroic. But public reaction is a bit restrained. Death is eventually triumphant. Sadly, an old person fighting death, does not look...
The 'grade inflation' of our past, which has lead to 'massive unemployability' in the present, could lead to 'economic disaster' in the future, warns RN Bhaskar
There is nothing more tragic than watching a champion stumble—that is how most parents...
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/india-begins-its-cruise-but-it-has-to-navigate-rocks-2374311.html
R.N.Bhaskar - Aug 31, 2017 05:54 PM IST
Cruise tourism: a good start
RN Bhaskar
The task force set up by Gadkari has been able to resolve many of the vexatious issues. The government hopes that many of these issues could be...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/business/hydroponics-the-future-of-agriculture/1237244
HiMedia looks at hydroponics
— By Jescilia Karayamparambil & R N Bhaskar | Mar 14, 2018
Mumbai : In one of the many offices of HiMedia Laboratories in Mumbai, there is a lab that is working on basic research relating to plants –...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-many-ways-to-rig-numbers
When there are more Aadhaar cards than even the populations of states
RN Bhaskar -- 13 February 2020
On February 6, Sanjay Dhotre, minister of state for Electronics and IT, informed the Rajya Sabha (reply to Unstarred question No.527 which enquired...
India plundered – Part IV
Was Aurangzeb really all that terrible?
RN Bhaskar -- 21 September 2020
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The other parts of this series can be found at
http://www.asiaconverge.com/2020/09/the-plunder-series/
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History books in India talk darkly about Aurangzeb, the Mughal emperor. Demagogues rail against him. Stories...