https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/environment/opinion-govt-must-not-look-the-other-way-at-these-rat-hole-mines-3351001.html
The Meghalaya mining disaster shows how the country has woken up again to the proliferation of illegal mines
RN Bhaskar -- Jan 03, 2019
Even as this article is being written, rescue operations are underway to evacuate the 15 miners trapped...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/opinion-govt-missing-he-big-picture-in-its-electric-vehicle-policy-3332341.html/amp?__twitter_impression=true
A sad fragmented policy for a rapidly changing electric vehicle sector
RN Bhaskar – 28 Dec 2018
The push for electric mobility charging stations will first be rolled out in cities with a population of greater than 4 million. The rollout...
https://www.firstpost.com/business/india-2019-govt-should-propel-growth-in-infra-renewable-energy-sector-to-ease-unemployment-pain-5803401.html/amp?__twitter_impression=true
India 2019: what the future beckons for the country
RN Bhaskar -- Dec 28, 2018
It is ironic that one should be wishing each other a Happy New Year, when most economists are agreed that 2019 could be a very turbulent...
https://www.firstpost.com/business/creation-of-jobs-improving-judicial-adjudication-and-bringing-in-foreign-investment-to-remain-concerns-in-2019-5791051.html
The year that was – dreams, prayers and promises -- jobs, adjudication, FDI
RN Bhaskar -- December 26, 2017
When one thinks of the past year, one must see it as a culmination of the four years gone by – when...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/opinion-there-are-no-winners-in-farm-loan-waivers-3314251.html
Moneycontrol
The pestilence of farm loan-waivers
Farm loan waivers represent bad economics, bad banking and promote the wrong type of social values. They end up hurting farmers
RN Bhaskar – 21 Dec 2018
Raghuram Rajan, the former governor of the Reserve Bank of...
https://www.firstpost.com/india/gujarat-power-bill-waiver-beginning-of-downward-spiral-towards-bankruptcy-india-needs-to-check-frenzy-of-freebies-5761821.html
Gujarat power bill waiver: a downward spiral towards bankruptcy
RN Bhaskar -- 20 Dec, 2018
Few were prepared for the announcement. On Tuesday, the BJP-led government in Gujarat announced that it would waive off electricity bills of connection holders in rural...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/editorspick/storm-clouds-gather-on-indias-economic-front/1418661
India's economic front could face terribly turbulent times
RN Bhaskar -- 20 December 2018
It is not often that one gets decent data on India’s economic performance. Even annexures to replies to Lok Sabha statements are not available any more. Hence...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/uncategorized/vpm-trust-chairman-vijay-bedekar-india-needs-a-forward-looking-visionary-in-education/1416360
VPM's Bedekar has big plans for education
written by R N Bhaskar and Jescilia Karayamparambil. December 17, 2018
Thane-based Vidya Prasarak Mandal (VPM) came into existence in August 1935. It has immovable assets of over Rs 12 crore. VPM has...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/opinion-brace-for-economic-slowdown-after-2019-lok-sabha-polls-3289271.html/amp?__twitter_impression=true
Economic slowdown in India even further post-elections
RN Bhaskar - Dec 14, 2018
One set of elections are over. The results have confounded many. Psyphologists are still trying to make sense of what happened and why. The big one – the...
https://www.firstpost.com/business/govt-should-stop-interfering-with-how-iims-should-be-run-better-focus-on-primary-secondary-education-5702601.html
Leave them IIMs alone . . . . .
RN Bhaskar Dec 10, 2018
There is good news and bad for the premier Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs).
The good news is that the government has allowed the IIMs to become independent...
