Monday, January 19, 2026

Sep 24, 2015 12:19 am Maharashtra is easily the largest consumer of electricity in India. According to estimates posted by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), it is expected to consume 149,773 million units (MU) during 2015-16, the next biggest...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/shrinking-modi-bjp-even-india When Modi, the BJP and India begin shrinking “When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set.” — Lin Yutang RB Bhaskar Elections for five states are over -- West Bengal, Tamil Nadu Kerala, Assam,...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-2017-looking-back-looking-ahead/997952 Retrospective 2016 – looking back; looking ahead on e-payments There can be no doubt about it. If there is anything that 2016 will be remembered for in India, it will be the ‘de-legalisation’ of Rs.500 and Rs.1,000 notes. Popularly referred...
  https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/the-judiciarys-fabric-is-frayed-thanks-primarily-to-the-government Without a strong judiciary, India's legislators and bureaucrats will cripple India's economic growth (All other articles in the Judiciary series can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2021/03/the-judiciary-series/) RN Bhaskar On February 13, 2021, former chief justice of India, Ranjan Gogoi called the state of...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/r-n-bhaskar-pushing-e-payments-with-scam-potential-dangerous/1001041 ePayments and the scam potential Try paying a bill of the MCGM (Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai) -- the epayments way -- through its web portal.  It will be a vexing experience. Half the payment gateways do not work This could...
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...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/rn-bhaskar-epayments-the-government-stumbles-again/1023892 Epayments - several things the RBI and the Cabinet Secretary overlooked — By RN Bhaskar | Feb 23, 2017 08:59 am Last week, the government came out with two announcements regarding epayments.  One was through the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).  The...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/editorspick/options-shrink-but-promise-remains-r-n-bhaskar/1405546   The Indian economy’s options are shrinking, but they’re still there RN Bhaskar -- 29 November, 2018 The next six months will probably be focused on elections.  Planners may not have either the political support or the willingness to deal with serious...
https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/policy-watch-why-politicians-should-bear-the-cost-of-treating-covid-19-patients Politicians promote slums, which worsen the Covid-19 spread. Now they should pay for the costs too. RN Bhaskar – 25 Jun3 2020 The numbers of Covid-19 infections continue to soar.  Two months ago, when this author talked about why slums could...
http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/india-swiss-banks-and-black-money-r-n-bhaskar/1310375 India's black money may not be in Swiss Banks — By RN Bhaskar | Jul 05, 2018 Last week the political climate was charged with accusations that the government had actually begun encouraging the promotion of black money.  Prima facie, the charges...