http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-a-recipe-for-decongesting-mumbai-and-delhi-2041737
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-a-recipe-for-decongesting-mumbai-and-delhi-2041737
A simple way to solve illegal parking and hawking and also de-congest India's cities
R N Bhaskar | Mon, 8 Dec 2014-08:56am , Mumbai , DNA
Multi-storey parking lots can address the needs of investors, municipal and private vehicles,...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/maharashtra-continues-to-slip-badly-r-n-bhaskar/1318763
Maharashtra's finances are in a precarious condition
— By RN Bhaskar | Jul 19, 2018
Maharashtra continues to stumble along. Vision has evidently given way to expedience. Basic accounting and book-keeping norms are being flouted. And the yardstick of what constitutes corruption...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-futures-in-diamonds-is-sebi-promoting-a-scam/1054949
Diamond futures and SEBI's blind spot
— By RN Bhaskar | Apr 20, 2017 09:34 am
On Tuesday, January 10, the Indian Commodity Exchange (ICEX) came out with a statement (www.icexindia.com/pdf/10012017_RE.pdf) informing people that it was planning to launch three futures contracts for...
The downward slide of the US dollar could presage the collapse of other countries
By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed
The US dollar is under siege. Linked to it are the fortunes of the US, Israel and Ukraine. Even the...
India’s poor record-keeping about deaths and ghost voters
RN Bhaskar
On May 22, 2023, there were news reports about the Home ministry planning to introduce a new Bill in the Parliament. The Bill would seek to link birth and death registers...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-the-curse-of-being-an-abandoned-child-in-india
India's callous and brutal approach towards the abandoned girl child
RN Bhaskar
In March 2021, India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) took possession of a Rs 1.45 crore worth Delhi-based property belonging to Asha, wife of Brajesh Thakur, the main accused in Muzaffarpur...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/should-a-child-become-martyr-for-the-family/
Should a child become ‘martyr’ for the family?
— By RN Bhaskar | Dec 03, 2015 12:00 am
Child labour has never been an easy subject to deal with, especially when it comes to developing and under-developed countries. Its origins can be...
R N Bhaskar
It came in as a thunderclap. In mid-May, speaking at the Business and Climate Conference in Paris, Ali Al-Naimi, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Petroleum and Minerals, dropped a bombshell.
He announced that fossil fuels wouldn’t be necessary in Saudi Arabia by...
What US magic will be on display after 20 January 2025?
RN Bhaskar
Picture from https://www.canva.com/
The countdown has begun. The world watches with bated breath. All eyes are on the US. What will it do after January 20, when Trump assumes...
Policy Watch
Financial traps through Aadhaar and NPCI
RN Bhaskar
In the last week of September, government officials were rudely shaken by questions raised by Moody's Investors Service regarding the reliability of Aadhaar, specifically concerning biometric technology's effectiveness in India's hot and...
