Sunday, April 12, 2026
Wrecking is easier than creating RN Bhaskar The Bing generated image shows a Samson-like figure wrecking buildings.  Some people can be seen clapping in adulation.  Others are fearful. The recent move by the venerable State Bank of India (SBI) seeking more...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/editorspick/gms-needs-polishing-for-brighter-glow/716007 The Gold Monetisation scheme deserves to be better implemented — By RN Bhaskar | Nov 19, 2015 12:00 am It is heartening to see the government pushing the GMS (Gold Monetisation Scheme). After decades, the government has finally become quite serious about mobilising...
Fact vs fiction about advantages and strengths can be quite jarring for India By R.N. Bhaskar India makes tall claims. However, a look at hard numbers shows how it has spurned natural advantages that it had. The country cannot prosper if...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/1883063/report-policy-watch-maharashtra-still-flirting-with-illegal-mining Maharashtra loves illegal mining Though cases have swelled in the recent past, the fine collected from offenders is on a downhill road. On August 23, 2013, a reply tabled by Union minister of mines before the Lok Sabha confirmed Maharashtra’s position...
How North India suddenly became richer, and paid more taxes despite profligacy By RN Bhaskar Image generated by http://deepai.org/ Go through the budget papers and you discover some strange numbers.  North India has become the largest taxpayer.  Hitherto, it was south and...
R N Bhaskar 1 June 2015 On 25 March 2015, the Union Ministry of Shipping announced a revised vision of the Sagarmala concept that Prime Minister Vajpayee talked about more than 15 years ago.  Among other things, it introduced – for...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/labour-pains-that-threaten-the-government/ Labour pains that threaten the government — By R N Bhaskar | Oct 15, 2015 02:53 am The stakes for the government at the centre are growing higher by each passing month. The spectre of unemployment looms larger with each passing month. Almost...
The folly of losing friends, influence and money Image generated using https://deepai.org/machine-learning-model/text2img By RN Bhaskar In the second week of May 2025, India decided to cancel security clearances for the Turkish company Celebi (https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/turkey-celebi-aviation-india-aiports-13888717.html). It had begun delivering world-class ground handling and cargo...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-policy-watch-govt-control-not-the-best-way-to-manage-temple-trusts-1876444 Govt control not the best way to manage temple trusts Should a government be allowed to control the funds of any community? Community leaders have begun posing this question, as one temple trust after another has got ‘nationalised’ by state...
http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-the-cow-jumps-over-the-moon-1810578 The cow jumps over the moon Wednesday, 13 March 2013 - 10:25am IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: dna India enjoys a major advantage over other countries – it has the largest cattle population in the world. This was partly due...