https://www.dnaindia.com/business/report-policy-watch-india-splurges-51-of-water-it-could-have-otherwise-saved-1995733
India splurges over half the water it gets
Monday, 16 June 2014 - 6:26am IST | Agency: DNA | R N Bhaskar
If the next wars would be fought for water, it is time to look at how countries manage their...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/how-much-gold-can-be-mined-in-india-r-n-bhaskar/1291467
Can India ever allow genuine gold exploration and mining in India?
RN Bhaskar -- | Jun 07, 2018
Officially India mined just 1.61 tonnes of gold in India during 2017-18. That was essentially from primary sources.
But ask geologists, and they will tell...
Economy indicators defy GST growth
By RN Bhaskar
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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...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-madhya-pradesh-agricultural-marvel-has-miles-to-go/1287268
Irrigation served Madhya Pradesh's agriculture quite well
— By RN Bhaskar | May 31, 2018
Madhya Pradesh is a state investors need to be watching very carefully. During the past 12 years, the state has witnessed a blistering growth in agriculture of over...
Linking Aadhaar with Voter IDs without cleaning the bogus ones
RN Bhaskar
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On March 15, 2025, media headlines talked about the Election Commission planning to meet the law and home ministries to work out ways to link the...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/tokenism-will-not-make-mumbai-smart-r-n-bhaskar/1296116
Smart cities – more tokenism, less integrity in Mumbai
RN Bhaskar -- | Jun 14, 2018
The full report can be downloaded from 2018-06_McKinsey_Smart Cities executive summary
McKinsey Global Institute has just come out with its paper on Smart Cities: Digital Solutions for...
Why did India choose the UK for the FTA deal?
RN Bhaskar
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On the same day when India launched a surgical strike against “terrorist camps” in Pakistan, came the announcement that this country had finally signed an FTA...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/india-swiss-banks-and-black-money-r-n-bhaskar/1310375
India's black money may not be in Swiss Banks
— By RN Bhaskar | Jul 05, 2018
Last week the political climate was charged with accusations that the government had actually begun encouraging the promotion of black money. Prima facie, the charges...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/policy-watch-budget-2021-is-a-mixed-bag-with-too-many-causes-for-alarm
Budget 2021 is not really about Atma Nirbhar Bharat
RN Bhaskar -- 05 February 2021
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All the Budget 2021 articles can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2021/02/budget-2021-series/
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First, there are some very good things about the budget. Note, all the figures discussed here have...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-energy-prices-favour-india-may-be-not-opec/1085442
Oil prices favour India, for now
— By RN Bhaskar | Jun 15, 2017 07:15 am
The snapping of diplomatic ties with Qatar by many Arab countries underlines the precariousness of oil politics. Much of the Middle Eastern politics are on account of,...
