Monday, March 16, 2026
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/it-is-a-spirited-debate-over-ethanol/1322177 Ethanol for cars is not a good idea in India — By RN Bhaskar | Jul 26, 2018 Each time India faces a glut in sugar production, there is a chorus of voices touting the need for vehicles to use ethanol.  The arguments...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/r-n-bhaskar-banks-in-a-web-of-student-loans-and-courts/751626 Banks in a web of student loans and courts — By RN Bhaskar | Jan 07, 2016 02:20 am Last month, the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court ruled that an educational-loan cannot be rejected merely on the grounds that the...
Splurge even if you are going bankrupt RN Bhaskar Most economists agree that governments can either control interest rates, or exchange rates.  They cannot do both.  If the government controls interest rates to tamp down inflation, then the repercussions will be...
http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-policy-watch-the-key-to-turkey-s-success-2055430 The key to Turkey’s success Monday, 26 January 2015 - 6:30am IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: dna R N Bhaskar The country has cleaned up and revitalised its gold trade. Can India follow suit? Turkey is the fourth-largest consumer of gold...
A hollowed-out India needs an economic reboot By RN Bhaskar Hollowed-out is a phrase that refers to something being taken out, leaving the shell to be filled with anything or nothing. India is being hollowed out.  Its ability to be entrepreneurial...
Smart cities and affordable housing http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-policy-watch-planning-for-smart-cities-2039898 Bayer India inaugurated – in January 2011 -- its first 930 cubic metre emissions-neutral office building in Asia as part of its group-wide sustainability programme. Located in Greater Noida, near New Delhi, it draws 100%...

USA trips India on oil By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed Image generated: perplexity.ai.   President Donald J Trump is having a field day. He has succeeded in tripping up Venezuela. In spite of having the world’s largest reserves of oil, Venezuela’s...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-fresh-evidence-confirms-agreement-on-limiting-nato-in-russia-ukraine-crisis Ukraine - The US rings the death knell for global banking and business RN Bhaskar This is the way the world ends not with a bang but a whimper -- TS. Eliot, ‘The Hollow Men’   Ever since the Ukraine Russia US conflict...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/demonetisation-short-term-brilliance-long-term-pain/973092 Policy Watch Will demonetisation work? Or will it erode the rupee? Rn bhaskar On the night of 8 November, Prime minister Modi dropped a bombshell. He announced through a national TV address that the government was demonetising Rs.500 and Rs.1,000 notes from...
Economy indicators defy GST growth By RN Bhaskar Image generated through https://deepai.org/machine-learning-model/text2img On 1 June 2025, the government announced that its GST collections had climbed 10% year-on-year (https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2022459). Illusion of strength and health It said that the GDP growth was “driven by a strong...