https://www.firstpost.com/business/maharashtra-milk-crisis-farmers-need-to-get-a-fair-price-but-subsidy-is-not-the-solution-4775471.html
Is the milk in Maharashtra curdling?
RN Bhaskar Jul 19, 2018
Mahararashtra’s milk producers (actually supposed to be farmers who own cattle to produce milk) are on the warpath. They are being led by Raju Shetti, member of Parliament, and founder...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/business/godrej-agrovet-chairman-nadir-godrej-we-are-doing-lot-of-rd-in-agri-chemicals/1318193
Godrej Agrovet chairman Nadir Godrej: We are doing lot of R&D in Agri-chemicals
— By Jescilia Karayamparambil, R N Bhaskar | Jul 18, 2018
The beautiful view of mangroves from one of the top floors of Godrej One, Vikhroli, Mumbai is the backdrop...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/comment-oil-at-250-a-barrel-how-we-could-get-there-and-indias-quandary-2706781.html
US misadventures with Iran could push oil to $250 a barrel, leaving stark choices for India
RN Bhaskar -- Jul 13, 2018
With scary forecasts doing the rounds over the price of crude oil, Artem Avinov, leading analyst with TeleTrade, was...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/can-the-us-push-oil-to-usd-250-a-barrel-r-n-bhaskar/1314064
The US roils the oil markets again
— By RN Bhaskar | Jul 12, 2018 07:31 am
Last week, Artem Avinov, leading analyst with TeleTrade, predicted that oil prices could jump to $250 per barrel if the Strait of Hormuz is blocked by...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/comment-how-politics-is-playing-havoc-with-carbon-control-imperatives-2691271.html
Elections and carbon control imperatives
Prudence is a good thing to be taught in schools, but not something that is cherished and championed during election season.
RN Bhaskar - Jul 10, 2018
Election seasons are not always the best of times for...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/companies/interview-serum-institutes-adar-poonawala-plans-new-vaccines-and-an-nbfc-2674811.html
Adar Poonawala rides ahead with even bigger plans
RN Bhaskar -- Jul 05, 2018
In 1966, when the Indian vaccine industry was at a very nascent stage, the Poonawala family decided to set up the Serum Institute with a meagre...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/business/adar-poonawalla-ceo-serum-institute-of-india-need-to-examine-potential-of-vaccines-to-address-health-issues/1306747
Adar Poonawala - riding the vaccines market globally
— By Pankaj Joshi and R N Bhaskar | Jun 29, 2018
The Serum Institute of India, part of the Cyrus Poonawalla group, is a key global player in the vaccine space. From being seen...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/comment-why-hydroponics-could-be-the-future-of-farming-2630781.html
India needs to embrace hydroponics urgently
The word hydroponics comes from hydro meaning water, and ponos meaning labour. It is meant to represent the growing of plants in any medium -- sand, gravel, or liquid, with added nutrients, but without...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/business/production-targets-met-agri-management-next-step-for-mp-narendra-dhandre-dgm-netafim/1300052
Netafim has big plans for Madhya Pradesh
— By Pankaj Joshi and R N Bhaskar | Jun 20, 2018
Increasing the yield of agricultural produce and using water effectively are the need of the hour for farmers in Madhya Pradesh (as is the...
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/comment-praapti-transparency-or-tokenism-you-decide-2606461.html
PRAAPTI looks and sounds good, but could be plain tokenism
RN Bhaskar
Late last month, R.K.Singh, minister of state in charge of power, launched the PRAAPTI app and web portal (http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=179615). The idea was to bring in transparency related to electricity...
