https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/comment-private-players-new-tech-new-mines-a-gold-rush-may-be-upon-us-2574353.html
There could be a lot more gold being mined in India
Indians’ insatiable passion for the yellow metal will ensure that prices don’t fall any time soon, incentive enough for more players to get into the game
RN Bhaskar -- May...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/business/we-want-to-grow-fast-and-right-abhicl-chief-executive-officer-mayank-bathwal/1355086
We want to move from pure health financing to health risk management says Mayank Bathwal, ceo, ABHICL
— By S Narayanan and R N Bhaskar | Sep 13, 2018
Aditya Birla Health Insurance Company (ABHICL), the sixth standalone health insurance company in India,...
Adani, valuations and indispensability
RN Bhaskar
At a time when the Hindenberg report is aimed at destroying the value of the shares of the Adani group, it is imperative to take a step backward, and look at valuations in a new...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/budget-2020-airconditioned-freight-for-perishable-food-cost-will-be-the-critical-factor-4894101.html
Budget2020
Airconditioned freight? Who will bear the cost?
RN Bhaskar -- 1 February 2020
To build a seamless national cold supply chain for perishables, inclusive of milk, meat and fish, the Indian Railways will set up a “Kisan Rail” – through PPP...
http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-policy-watch-bans-caprice-and-corruption-2097649
FSSAI and the abuse of law
Monday, 22 June 2015
| R N Bhaskar
Bans without well-documented processes and protocols lead to caprice even corruption
Timeline: early 1980s. India sees the emergence of a new form of blackmail. A trade organisation, Retail Druggists’...
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...
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...
https://www.firstpost.com/business/maharashtra-milk-crisis-farmers-need-to-get-a-fair-price-but-subsidy-is-not-the-solution-4775471.html
Is the milk in Maharashtra curdling?
RN Bhaskar Jul 19, 2018
Mahararashtra’s milk producers (actually supposed to be farmers who own cattle to produce milk) are on the warpath. They are being led by Raju Shetti, member of Parliament, and founder...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/even-the-iip-suggests-that-india-has-a-painful-six-months-ahead-unless-3995381.html
The IIP points to economic slowdown
RN Bhaskar -- May 20, 2019
The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) numbers finally confirmed a pattern that many said was likely to emerge. But the picture could get darker in the coming six months.
There...
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...
