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Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/this-is-how-government-can-clean-up-gold-trade-and-make-it-both-healthy-profitable-2327393.html Gold - III : Three steps which can clean up the gold trade in India (part-I can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2017/07/india-loves-gold1/; and part II at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2017/07/duties-taxes-corruption-government-abets-smuggling-gold/) Rn bhaskar Jul 17, 2017 02:40 PM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.com The need for a fresh approach...

Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/duties-taxes-corruption-how-the-government-abets-the-smuggling-of-gold-2324877.html Gold - II Part I can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2017/07/india-loves-gold1/ Part III can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2017/07/can-the-govt-clean-up-the-gold-trade/ Smuggling, corruption and poor low credibility afflict this industry RN Bhaskar Jul 13, 2017 03:11 PM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.com The government itself has abetted the...

Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/why-indias-part-illicit-love-affair-with-gold-will-sizzle-on-2324155.html Gold - I Part II can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2017/07/duties-taxes-corruption-government-abets-smuggling-gold/ Part III can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2017/07/can-the-govt-clean-up-the-gold-trade/ India's appetite for gold remains undiminished RN Bhaskar Many believed that the government’s attempts in weaning people from gold were finally yielding fruit. But the euphoria...

http://www.firstpost.com/business/narendra-modis-israel-visit-how-both-countries-can-draw-on-mutual-dependencies-to-boost-ties-3777533.html India-Israel: Drawing on mutual interdependencies RN BhaskarJul, 05 2017 11:19:31 IST Broadly speaking, India-Israel ties can be summed up by segmenting them into three parts.  The first begins from 17 September, 1950, when India officially recognized the state of Israel.  But in...

http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/current-affairs-trends/the-expanding-neem-portfolio-of-gnfc-2316949.html Project Neem –II  (part I can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2017/07/gnfc-revives-the-glory-of-neem/ GNFC spreads its neem products umbrella Rn bhaskar “What began as a CSR activity soon began blossoming,” says Dr. Rajiv Kumar Gupta, managing director, GNFC.  “We began callecting more and more seeds. ...

http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/current-affairs-trends/how-gnfc-is-reviving-the-glory-of-neem-2316943.html Project Neem –I     the second part can be found at  http://www.asiaconverge.com/2017/07/gnfc-expands-its-neem-business/ GNFC triggers a neem revolution Rn bhaskar - Jul 03, 2017 01:06 PM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.com There are some concepts that have the potential of changing an entire country.  And...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/interviews/autonomy-has-to-be-grabbed-former-rbi-governor-y-v-reddy-2/1093877 Y.V.Reddy speaks about RBI ansd financial policies — By Jescilia Karayamparmbil and R N Bhaskar | Jun 30, 2017 10:58 am As he autographs his book ‘Advice and Dissent: My Life in Policy Making’ for us, Y.V.Reddy (age: 75 years), former governor...

http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/current-affairs-trends/how-saving-the-cow-comes-with-collateral-damage-jobs-exports-freedoms-votes-2307153.html Milk, meat, cattle, people – II Cutting one’s nose to spite one’s face R.N.Bhaskar, Jun 19, 2017 11:27 AM IST The first part can be viewed at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2017/06/why-the-cattle-slaughter-ban-is-a-bad-idea-mirrors-another-fundamentalist-streak/ Hopefully, the assurances on the cattle slaughter ban by the government before the SC on...

http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/current-affairs-trends/why-the-cattle-slaughter-ban-is-a-bad-idea-mirrors-another-fundamentalist-streak-2305961.html Milk, meat, cattle, people - I Slithering down a slippery slope R.N.Bhaskar  Jun 16, 2017 02:32 PM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.com It is heartening that the Modi government has decided to modify and ease some of the legal provisions relating to cattle....

http://www.firstpost.com/business/maharashtras-agriculture-conundrum-how-sugarcane-politics-roiled-other-nutrition-crops-over-years-3522263.html Its roots lie in exploitation of water and power, primarily by sugarcane RN BhaskarJun, 06 2017 12:13:53 IST Part 1 can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2017/06/maharashtra-farmer-agitation-conceals-65-years-of-politician-self-enrichment/ The battle for the rural heartland has commenced in full earnest.  Even though the two main...