Prakash Bhandari

Prakash Bhandari is a veteran journalist with over 50 years of experience. He has worked with The Times of India for 30 years and contributed to leading publications as well as international news agency AFP.

Does Rajasthan have an appetite to gulp investment of Rs 35 lakh crore?

Rajasthan has conquered the first frontier of drawing investment commitments in the Rising Rajasthan Global Summit. Perhaps, this is the  second largest investment summit in...

Made-in-India Solar PV cells mandatory from June 1, 2026

No more imported solar PV cells can  be used in government-backed projects from June 1, 2026. The ministry of new and renewable energy has introduced an...

Revenue secretary Sanjay Malhotra named next RBI Governor

Those who know Sanjay Malhotra and his acumen were betting him to be the future cabinet secretary.  But then the challenging economic landscape, which demands...

Nostalgic Raje receives Modi, summit rolls out with bang

Sitting in the front row, former chief minister Vasundhara Raje must be feeling nostalgic.  In 2007, when the first ever investment summit was organised in...

Five reasons why Rising Rajasthan is biggest ever summit in Rajasthan?

Rising Rajasthan Global Investment Summit to be held from 9-11 December is going down in the history of Rajasthan as the biggest investment summit....

Former IFS Munish Kumar Garg likely to be chairman of SEIAA

Former head of forest force (HoFF) Munish Kumar Garg is likely to be the new chairman of State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority -...

Ajitabh Sharma sensitises protocol officers ahead of Rising Rajasthan

Rajasthan principal secretary industries Ajitabh Sharma was in a different role today. He was interacting with protocol officers explaining them how to receive and...

Rising Rajasthan evokes enthusiasm among investors, line up huge investment

There has never been such frenzy among industrialists and businessmen to attend an investment summit in Rajasthan.  Rising Rajasthan Global Investment Summit to be held...

Nine new policies to bolster Rising Rajasthan summit

Rajasthan government rolled out nine new policies to facilitate investment in Rajasthan, which is organising Rising Rajasthan Global Investment Summit from 9-11 December to...

10 vows in run up to Rising Rajasthan to put state in development orbit

Rajasthan chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma announced that the state will take 10 vows - one each everyday - in the run up to...