http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-supreme-court-continues-to-search-for-ways-to-deal-with-illegal-mining-will-it-take-the-right-one-1985027
Orissa and illegal mining - Supreme Court seeks solutions
Supreme Court continues to search for ways to deal with illegal mining, will it take the right one?
The Supreme Court (SC) is much in the news again – to find out...
R N Bhaskar
March 3, 2014
The Maharashtra government has just tabled a bill to change the cutoff date for recognising slums - from 1995 to 2000. This is against a Bombay High Court order, which was challenged by the state,...
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/money/column-policy-watch-lost-mantra-of-grow-more-with-less-1949931
R N Bhaskar | Updated: Jan 13, 2014, 08:54 AM IST, DNA
The agony of fragmentation of agricultural land holdings in India is an old story. What is alarming is that, today, almost 67% comprise small holdings –...
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/1906450/column-policy-watch-p-notes-the-big-money-laundering-machine
P-notes: The big money laundering machine
Monday, Oct 21, 2013, 9:54 IST | Agency: DNA
On August 1, 2013, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) instructed foreign institutional investors (FIIs) which were seeking to hedge forex exposure relating to participatory notes...
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...
