Policy Watch

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-worlds-best-universities-india-continues-to-slip-rn-bhaskar/940451 Policy Watch India slips on education: The Times Higher Education World University rankings Rn bhaskar Last week, The Times Higher Education World brought out its university rankings for 2016-2017.  This is a list that all aspiring universities of the world watch, because it tells students which...

http://m.firstpost.com/business/adanis-largest-solar-power-project-in-tn-is-good-but-rooftop-solar-is-the-way-ahead-3017408.html Adani's TN solar project: Great achievement; but rooftop0 so9lar's better RN Bhaskar Sep 23, 2016 15:59 IST On Wednesday, 21 September, 2016, the Adani group launched the largest single location solar power project in the world. The group which...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/states-that-were-determined-to-generate-wealth-r-n-bhaskar/933490 6th Economic Census: Maharashtra stumbles again, while other states  generate wealth All state governments are known to tout their successes.  All of them claim that they are business friendly.  They claim that they want to create jobs for their people....

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/telecom-market-rigging-despite-auctions-r-n-bhaskar/928112 Telecom: Ways for the government to rig it despite auctions Within a couple of months, the government will embark on its largest spectrum auction. It will be auctioning 2,345 MHz of spectrum, the largest ever spectrum auction in the history...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/india-flunks-sustainable-health-scores-as-well-r-n-bhaskar/923167 India's concern for medicare and health is terrible Canny economists do not get taken in by the tall talk of politicians and bureaucrats.  They prefer instead to look carefully at three sets of numbers which tell them more truthfully about...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/coins-judicial-overreach-or-administrative-underreach-r-n-bhaskar/920234 Does the govt have any policy for coins at all? Once again, the courts have to take charge of simple administrative decisions.  This is primarily on account of the ineptness on the part of the executive. Contributing to this flaw...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/gold-strong-undercurrents-stronger-demand-r-n-bhaskar/916018 Policy Watch: Gold has not lost its allure Gold continues to fascinate and perplex. Unlike as during the earlier two decades, central banks the world over have been net purchasers of gold. Earlier they were net sellers.   Most analysts believe that...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/king-coals-rise-decline-and-eventual-fall-r-n-bhaskar/912190 King Coal is rapidly losing market relevance Few thought this would ever happen. In fact, if you plot a chart of coal demand in the UK for the period 1860 till 2020 (http://about.bnef.com/presentations/liebreich-state-of-the-industry-keynote-bnef-summit-2016/  also see chart), the image tells you...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/arbitration-awards-india-shaken-and-unprepared-r-n-bhaskar/908045 Policy Watch Arbitration awards: India learns the high cost of  shoddy planning in business and policy r.n.bhaskar It is déjà vu all over again.  At least three arbitration awards threaten to change the way the country will do business. At stake is...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-stop-illegal-mining-before-it-distorts-indian-economy-r-n-bhaskar/903219 Illegal mining: It thrived under the UPA; it continue to thrive even today. . . When the present government came to power, one thought that illegal mining would get throttled.  This was because, all along, the common perception was that...