https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/coronavirus-in-india-close-precious-metal-commodity-markets-urge-experts
Coronavirus lockdown requires precious metal commodity markets to be closed immediately
RN Bhaskar – 10 April, 2020
Experts in the commodity markets in India have appealed to the government to suspend all commodity trades in precious metals.
This is because hitherto, physical...
SRK founded by Govindbhai Dholakia is a name to reckon with in diamonds
Shree Ramkrishna Exports (the SRK empire) , founded by Govind bhai Dholakia, is among the largest and most renowned players in earth-mined diamonds. It is globally a...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-dna-launches-its-policy-report-on-the-gems-and-jewellery-industry-2057473
A policy report on the gems and jewellery industry
dna has just put forth before the government a policy paper on “How to revive the gems and jewellery industry in India, and build on its employment and revenue potential".
A copy...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/gold-import-duties-need-to-be-streamlined-rn-bhaskar/1372617
Gold import duties begin to attract attention
— By RN Bhaskar | Oct 11, 2018
Last fortnight, the government of India released a list of 19 items where import duties had been raised.
What was interesting was that despite a clamour from the trade...
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...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/stanchart-seeks-to-control-the-destiny-of-indian-banks-and-profit-foreign-firms-says-rn-bhaskar-2
Stanchart seeks to control the destiny of Indian banks and profit foreign firms
RN Bhaskar
To understand how Standard Chartered Bank (SCB or Stanchart) works in India, one has only to go to the way it acted in the matter relating...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/distressed-times-just-watch-what-is-happening-to-gold
When people stop buying gold in India, there is cause to worry
RN Bhaskar
At one level, this should be cause for celebration. Gold imports into India crashed during 2020 (see chart). Lower import of this yellow metal means a smaller...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-a-sightless-government-isnt-even-aware-where-gold-is-and-in-what-forms
Gold mining – II
Gold mining II: The government does not admit where gold can be mined
RN Bhaskar -- 24 December 2020
Indians love gold. And India ends up importing around 700-800 tonnes of gold on an average (http://www.asiaconverge.com/2020/10/gold-smuggling-ii-a-cleanup-is-urgently-needed/). Each tonne...
Lectures by RN Bhaskar
The rural Economy
Future of Agriculture series -- Lectures
Date
Title
URL
16-07-2020
Why Agriculture matters for India| Future of Agriculture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNqVLmf2G4g&t=295s
23-07-2020
Milk is the real backbone of India's rural economy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4JY5YjWsBo
30-07-2020
Animal Husbandry -Economics and Fallacies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGyLxdHFQMw
06-08-2020
The emerging wealth generator in farming is vegetables and fruit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77gqM0nQObg&t=55s
13-08-2020
Rural...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-has-de-beers-bushwhacked-the-kimberly-process-agenda-1543675
Has De Beers bushwhacked the Kimberley Process agenda?
Mon, 16 May 2011-03:21am , Mumbai , dna
The diamond trade is in a flap.
Ostensibly, almost all players in the diamond industry back the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS). This is a certification...
