Policy Watch

https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-signs-of-life-on-the-employment-front Signs of life on the employment front RN Bhaskar There are stirrings of life on the employment front.  That could explain why the government nis willing to now become more proactive in sharing information about employment trends.  After maintaining total silence...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-worlds-best-universities-india-continues-to-slip-rn-bhaskar/940451 Policy Watch India slips on education: The Times Higher Education World University rankings Rn bhaskar Last week, The Times Higher Education World brought out its university rankings for 2016-2017.  This is a list that all aspiring universities of the world watch, because it tells students which...

India witnesses flight of capital and millionaires RN Bhaskar The image has been generated through https://deepai.org/machine-learning-model/text2img In a way, this was to be expected.  Geopolitical turmoil has resulted in political uncertainty about the future of several economies. Millionaires and capital which...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-two-cheers-for-decisions-on-education/1122661 Education gets a new lease of life in India — By RN Bhaskar | Aug 17, 2017 07:03 am There are times when, in the din of sloganeering about what has gone wrong, people overlook the good that is being done.  One...

https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-msp-bihar-maize-and-elections Were MSP rules relaxed to aid vote capture in the forthcoming Bihar elections? RN Bhaskar The three bills (now Acts) related to agriculture continue to raise a lot of dust.  This column dealt with the bills last week.  Yes, they are...

Russia becomes the top dog in Europe, and #4 in the world By RN Bhaskar Last month the world bank finally conceded that Russia had overtaken Japan and had become the fourth largest economy in the world in terms of purchasing...

https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/the-taxman-can-be-a-snoop-and-extortionist-too Curb snooping and draconian powers of the taxman RN Bhaskar – 27 June, 2019 Last fortnight, the government -- in a move aimed at stanching corruption in the income tax department -- dismissed from service 12 senior income tax officers (https://www.freepressjournal.in/topnews/govt-dismisses-12-senior-i-t-officers-for-corruption-misconduct)....

Inflated views and deflated economy RN Bhaskar “When India moves forward, the world moves forward” “Today's India is leaving behind the mentality of slavery and embracing that ancient glory of art.” Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, on 28 May 2023 -- https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1927866   Leaders...

https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-is-google-using-its-power-and-popularity-responsibly Google brush with the regulators in India But many answers are not forthcoming RN Bhaskar Google is expected to do the unusual all the time.  It has many firsts to its credit. It changed the search engine ecosystem.  The music video environment....

https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/making-the-poor-even-poorer   Making the poor even poorer RN Bhaskar On Independence Day came the news that the finance minister planned to soon review the exemption-free new tax regime with a view to making it more attractive for individual income taxpayers, sources said. Eventually,...