http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/can-gold-be-made-less-attractive-for-smugglers-en-bhaskar/1101981
Can the government make gold a cleaner, more profitable, business in India?
— By RN Bhaskar | Jul 13, 2017 07:16 am
Listen carefully to the words that are constantly being uttered by government spokesmen. They talk about driving black-marketeers to the ground....
http://www.freepressjournal.in/editorspick/rn-bhaskar-neem-project-the-next-big-agro-revolution/1097354
The ‘neem’ revolution has arrived
— By RN Bhaskar | Jul 06, 2017 07:26 am
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi often talks of “Save Water; Save Energy; Save Fertiliser”. By May 2015, in order to prevent the diversion of fertilizers for non-farm...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/editorspick/rn-bhaskar-are-farmers-in-the-country-really-earning-less/1093086
Loan writeoffs: Are farmers really earning less?
— By RN Bhaskar | Jun 29, 2017 07:22 am
The past few weeks have distressed economists and policymakers over the way farmer-loan writeoffs have spiraled out of control. Overnight, one of the platforms that made...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/r-n-bhaskar-india-losing-despite-onward-march-of-renewables/1089333
The onward march of renewables. . .
. . . but India may lose a big opportunity
— By R N Bhaskar | Jun 22, 2017 07:15 am
The US has walked out of the Paris agreement for containing green house gas (GHG) emissions. ...
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,...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-can-psus-help-improve-governments-balance-sheet/1081627
Can the government’s balance sheet be improved through revaluing PSUs?
— By RN Bhaskar | Jun 08, 2017 07:50 am
The government is caught between a rock and a hard place. It wants to create jobs through massive spending on infrastructure. But...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-a-novel-way-to-resolve-the-bank-npa-issue/1078090
Is there a way to handle NPAs and yet save the Indian banking system?
— By RN Bhaskar | Jun 01, 2017 06:47 am
Sometimes, it is important for finance ministers to consider the valuation approach in order to resolve the non-performing...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-states-amazing-feat-of-de-risking-farmers/1073810
How did Maharashtra manage to de-risk farmers?
— By RN Bhaskar | May 25, 2017 07:27 am
Maharashtra is a rich state where its farmers are poor. And it isn’t because they don’t get loan waivers. Farmers remain poor primarily because they’ve been...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-world-poverty-clock-pointers-for-india/1069774
India could learn a few things from the World Poverty Clock
— By RN Bhaskar | May 18, 2017 08:13 am
Asia could be getting out of poverty faster than many countries in the developing world. This -- and a great deal of...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-rera-becomes-real-will-the-customer-still-be-king/1066031
Will diluted forms of RERA work?
— By RN Bhaskar | May 11, 2017 07:48 am
It was a concept that was being spoken of almost nine years ago. Finally, this government has made it happen. Nobody thought that the real-estate-developer lobby could...