http://www.dnaindia.com/money/column-policy-watch-how-sc-upheld-community-s-right-to-manage-funds-1953862
How the Hindus lost control of their temples, gods and culture
In a landmark judgement on January 6, the Supreme Court ruled that no government had the absolute right to take over the management of temple trusts
It ruled that Article...
http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-policy-watch-solar-wobbles-ahead-2057224
Solar wobbles ahead
R N Bhaskar
First the good news. Cumulative solar installations in India crossed the 3 GW mark (100 Mega Watts or MW equals one GigaWatt). Figures compiled by the Mercom Capital Group show that almost 734 MW of...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/editorspick/rn-bhaskar-code-on-wages-bill-and-dream-of-jobs-for-all/1132793
Can the Wages Code scuttle the PM’s dream of jobs-for-all?
— By RN Bhaskar | Sep 07, 2017 07:41 am
On 10 August 2017, the government – through the labour minister Bandaru Dattatreya -- introduced in the Lok Sabha the Code on Wages...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/india-china-need-to-work-and-grow-together
India-China trade could get a boost after the Modi-Xi meet
RN Bhaskar – 24 October, 2019
A bit of mystery surrounds the Modi-Xi talks in Mahabalipuram. Yes they got over on a very amicable note. Yes, both sides said that the...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/government-paying-lip-service-to-solar-and-ev-players/1426663
Is the government serious about solar power and EVs?
RN Bhaskar December 27, 2018
Last week, possibly in order to soften the pain for an electorate in the months preceding general elections, the government (through its finance ministry) reduced GST on...
Trade requires discussion and consultation. Not unilateral action
RN Bhaskar
The government has been seesaw-ing quite a bit during recent months. Some of them will hurt India in many ways. And there are serious implications for the future of trade and...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/can-evidence-be-kept-alive-indefinitely/
Can evidence be kept alive indefinitely?
— By RN Bhaskar | Nov 05, 2015 12:00 am
This is a true story about a couple in Singapore, where the wife is an entrepreneur. Each year, just before festival time, she asks her extended...
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-a-recipe-for-decongesting-mumbai-and-delhi-2041737
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-a-recipe-for-decongesting-mumbai-and-delhi-2041737
A simple way to solve illegal parking and hawking and also de-congest India's cities
R N Bhaskar | Mon, 8 Dec 2014-08:56am , Mumbai , DNA
Multi-storey parking lots can address the needs of investors, municipal and private vehicles,...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/policy-watch-when-it-comes-to-solar-panels-clouds-of-greed-mismanagement-and-theft-block-the-sun
Rooftop solar: Clouds of greed, mismanagement and theft block the sun
RN Bhaskar
June 11, 2020
On paper, the situation looks wonderful. IREDA (Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency) has plans to lend around $1.3 billion (Rs.100 billion) to the solar and wind...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/bad-loans-advantage-nbfcs-private-banks-r-n-bhaskar/1300805
Growth times for NBFCs and private banks
— By RN Bhaskar | Jun 21, 2018
Last week, in his annual letter to shareholders of Kotak Mahindra Bank, Uday Kotak, managing director, stated that private sector banks could increase their market share to as...
