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http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-urgent-need-to-tax-agricultural-income/1186437 Taxing agricultural income is sorely needed — By RN Bhaskar | Dec 14, 2017 07:15 am In November 2017, the IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry came out with a white paper on Taxation of Agriculture Income in India. It makes a compelling...
India’s rupee ranks poorly when compared with other countries By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed Image sourced through: Copilot The rupee is being battered.  Yet, not a week goes by without some government spokesperson talking about India as a leader capable...
Fiurst appeared at https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/a-smarter-cheaper-path-to-clean-air-affordable-power  Power generation rules must adapt to ground realities The Government’s recent decision to ease the blanket requirement for flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) systems across its coal-fired power fleet is not a retreat from environmental responsibility. On the...
Everybody in government likes to talk about solar power, but little more By RN Bhaskar The above image has been generated using Bing. On 24 January 2024, Prime minister Modi announced (https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/modi-launches-new-rooftop-solar-scheme-pradhan-mantri-suryodaya-yojana-9122514/) the Pradhan Mantri Suryodaya Yojana (loosely translated as the Prime...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-auction-off-nsel-defaulters-assets-to-restore-investor-confidence-1997111 Monday, 23 June 2014 - 6:30am IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA | R N Bhaskar Liquidate NLEL-related seized assets The Modi government at the Centre has been talking about making India more investment friendly. That is understandable. After all, it...
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...
Will debt spur India’s GDP growth this time despite textiles languishing? RN Bhaskar On 31 October, 2023, the RBI governor, Shaktikanta Das, stated that the growth momentum in the economy continues to be strong, and that the GDP number for the...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/indias-gdp-growth-isnt-as-good-as-it-seems/1225536 So you thought India's GDP growth is good! — By RN Bhaskar | Feb 22, 2018 08:29 am In the recently tabled Economic Survey 2018, the government noted that “A series of major reforms undertaken over the past year will allow real...
R N Bhaskar 31 August 2015 India has finally begun to make its mark in solar energy. Significantly, as was the case with Germany, solar power costs have been falling year-on-year.  It is worth recalling that it was Germany which catalysed this...
Mistaken priorities for India trade By RN Bhaskar and Sakeena Bari Sayyed Image created by: perplexity.ai Indian policy makers have spent a lot of time in belittling communities. Instead, they should be promoting amity, strengthening bonds with neighbours and also harmonizing communities...