http://www.dnaindia.com/money/1883063/report-policy-watch-maharashtra-still-flirting-with-illegal-mining
Maharashtra loves illegal mining
Though cases have swelled in the recent past, the fine collected from offenders is on a downhill road.
On August 23, 2013, a reply tabled by Union minister of mines before the Lok Sabha confirmed Maharashtra’s position...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-policy-watch-govt-control-not-the-best-way-to-manage-temple-trusts-1876444
Govt control not the best way to manage temple trusts
Should a government be allowed to control the funds of any community? Community leaders have begun posing this question, as one temple trust after another has got ‘nationalised’ by state...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/1836935/report-policy-watch-mining-and-politics-go-hand-inhand
Illegal mining i8n India is huge
Illegal mining knows no colour; reported cases are just the tip of the iceberg.
On December 10, 2012, Dinsha Patel, minister for mines, prepared a statement in reply to an unstarred question placed before the...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/comment_strategic-advantage-verghese-kurien-style_1801912
Strategic advantage, Verghese Kurien style
Wednesday, 20 February 2013 - 8:00am IST Updated: Thursday, 9 May 2013 - 4:39pm IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: dna
R N Bhaskar
India can well become a milk supplier to the world, provided policymakers here...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-policy-watch-indian-agriculture-pampered-and-terribly-exploited-1828230
With smaller holdings China does better
Monday, 29 April 2013 - 8:30am IST | Agency: dna
China doesn't subsidise, but has done a lot better by investing in agri infrastructure.
Politicians love to swear by the poor farmer. That explains why the...
https://www.dnaindia.com/business/column-policy-watch-teaching-the-honest-to-become-dishonest-1825420
Loan waivers promo0te dishonesty and desctroy fiscal discipline
R.N.Bhaskar - Apr 22, 2013
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has indicted the government for not ensuring that loan waiver schemes benefit the right people. Its sample survey of the...
http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-the-cow-jumps-over-the-moon-1810578
The cow jumps over the moon
Wednesday, 13 March 2013 - 10:25am IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: dna
India enjoys a major advantage over other countries – it has the largest cattle population in the world. This was partly due...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report_a-great-deal-of-gas-to-harness_1807789
A great deal of gas to harness
Wednesday, 6 March 2013 - 8:33am IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: dna
R N Bhaskar
India has an unbelievable advantage in methane generation. Not just from bullshit, as this column explained last week, but...
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...
