http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-policy-watch-how-poor-are-india-s-slums-2065228
How poor are India’s slums?
R N Bhaskar | Updated: Mar 2, 2015, 05:00 AM IST, DNA
In order to understand what the numbers in the chart alongside signify, it is essential to first comprehend what the Census means...
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.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-policy-watch-the-key-to-turkey-s-success-2055430
The key to Turkey’s success
Monday, 26 January 2015 - 6:30am IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: dna
R N Bhaskar
The country has cleaned up and revitalised its gold trade. Can India follow suit?
Turkey is the fourth-largest consumer of gold...
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,...
Smart cities and affordable housing
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-policy-watch-planning-for-smart-cities-2039898
Bayer India inaugurated – in January 2011 -- its first 930 cubic metre emissions-neutral office building in Asia as part of its group-wide sustainability programme. Located in Greater Noida, near New Delhi, it draws 100%...
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-frenetic-quest-for-talent-2029427
IITs - Frenetic quest for talent
Monday, 27 October 2014 - 6:38am IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA | R N Bhaskar
As India refocuses attention on manufacturing, it should try to attract the best brains
The “Make in India” statement...
http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-policy-watch-india-s-huge-crush-on-gold-2020297
India's huge crush on gold
It does not really matter whether the outlook for gold is bearish (http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-policy-watch-with-stock-markets-on-boom-bearish-phase-for-gold-not-over-2017007) or even bullish (http://www.dnaindia.com/money/column-policy-watch-bulls-won-t-abandon-gold-easily-it-s-only-a-matter-of-time-2018682) . The one fact that cannot be ignored is that Indians love gold, and will keep buying it...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-policy-watch-india-needs-a-national-policy-on-waste-management-2011519
India needs a national policy on waste management
True, there are other municipalities that have also blundered, but without either a concrete plan, or even a transparent tendering process.
A case in point is the way the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC)...
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/analysis-policy-watch-converting-waste-into-energy-can-spell-end-of-garbage-mafia-2009622
Waste-management: Converting waste to energy can spell end of garbage mafia
It is quite possible that Bangalore could set the stage for a national policy on waste management.
It was, after all, this city's municipal corporation (Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike, or...
