Friday, May 22, 2026
http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-policy-watch-oh-shit-a-rs-150617-crore-business-2033671 Waste-management Oh shit! A Rs 150,617 crore business Biogas is finally beginning to attract some of the biggest names in the markets. Tata Power just announced that it has helped set up 36 biogas plants in and around Mundra in Gujarat....
http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-sibal-s-kiss-of-death-1385602 Thursday, 20 May 2010 The RTE and the foreign universities could ensure the collapse of school and higher education. Kapil Sibal, the Union minister for human resources development (HRD), is a man in a hurry.  That could explain why he has...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-slums-2-how-slums-distort-normal-economics-in-india Slums 2 Great scheme for politicians and graft-seekers RN Bhaskar Anyone who has seen pictures of the large-scale deaths in slums caused in the Bhopal gas tragedy (https://www.indiatoday.in/india/photo/bhopal-gas-tragedy-in-pics-363786-2010-06-08) knows what an irresponsible approach towards human settlements can do.  On the night of...
Power generation is as critical to humans as water, education, and healthcare. The government has goofed badly on all these front At first glance, India has done quite impressively on the power generation front.  Statistics from the Central Electricity...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-diamonds-may-not-be-safe-for-investors-any-more Diamonds no longer anyone's best friend any more RN Bhaskar The last couple of months have witnessed a barrage of advertisements seeking to lure jewellery buyers to diamonds.  They talk about how natural diamonds are the safest items of jewellery, unique...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/indian-railways-a-painful-chugging-aheadr-n-bhaskar/1016016 The crisis confronting Indian Railways By R N Bhaskar | Feb 09, 2017 10:00 am The recent Budget 2017 has made some key provisions for Indian Railways – as well as for other infrastructure projects. The Finance Minister hopes to spend as much...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-us-russia-ukraine-will-cause-inflation-to-soar-and-currencies-to-tumble The US gambit with Ukraine and Russia will scorch the entire world RN Bhaskar Almost two months have transpired since the Ukraine-Russia-NATO-USA spat began.  As mentioned in these columns, this was a war that the US wanted, and got (https://asiaconverge.com/2022/02/ukraine-the-war-that-usa-wants/).  It...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/look-up-mr-modi-the-sun-is-shining/1152421 Rooftop solar can help create around 83 million jobs — By RN Bhaskar | Oct 12, 2017 07:56 am Mr. Modi’s biggest headache is creating jobs.  Look at the table alongside. During 2015 and 2016, India created just 277,000 jobs.  This was lower...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/north-indias-demographic-time-bomb-r-n-bhaskar/825303 Will North India trigger the end of the India dream? In an insightful document that Ambit Capital brought out on 5 April this year, (on Sizing India’s demographic bomb), the authors highlight a stark reality that confronts India. It talks about...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/manufacturing-continues-to-disenchant/1114582 Manufacturing gets pushed aside in India — By RN Bhaskar | Aug 03, 2017 06:48 am The government talks about strengthening the manufacturing backbone of India.  Slogans of ‘Make in India’ continue to rent the air. Everyone talks about how this is to...