The Government of India’s Ministry of Finance released the draft framework for India’s Climate Finance Taxonomy on 7 May 2025. The draft framework discusses the country’s climate goals and commitments, including Nationally Determined Contributions...
Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) in collaboration with The Wire (as the media partner), Sambhaavnaa Institute & Progressive International, are co-organising a series of webinars conceived to better understand the global moment we are all inhabiting. The eight part webinar series...
The second wave of COVID-19 in 2021 was one of the worst health crises India has ever faced. Hospitals were full, oxygen was scarce, and many families lost loved ones. But new government data...
A report was submitted to the National Green Tribunal on April 15, 2025, by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on the monitoring and compliance of Waste to Energy (WTE) incinerators in the country....
India’s national Census, usually conducted every ten years without fail since 1881, has now been delayed for more than five years. Originally due in 2021, it’s now expected only in 2026 — a worrying...
The government says the new Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act is about protecting our privacy. But a closer look shows something very different. This law isn’t about keeping our data safe—it’s about keeping...
On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, US President Donald Trump signed executive orders with the goal to “turbocharge coal mining” in the United States. He promoted coal as a beautiful, clean, reliable, durable, secure, powerful,...
Harsher tariffs, trade bullying, and open disregard for international cooperation mark Trump’s new term. This comes at a time when the world is already struggling—with wars, the aftershocks of the pandemic, and growing inequality....
The Union government shocked everyone by raising the price of domestic LPG and the excise taxes on petrol and diesel at a time when oil prices worldwide have fallen sharply. On April 8,...
A report on the alarmingly high levels of heavy metal contamination and other violations by the waste incinerator In Manali, Chennai. An incinerator is basically a furnace for burning waste. The “green” incinerator in...
Last month saw an important victory for communities fighting against the toxic Waste to Energy (WTE) incineration plants in Gujarat. Due to tremendous on-ground resistance, multiple follow-up letters and CSO engagement with the International...
February 2025 was the hottest since 1901, and the warming trend is only intensifying. The IMD data confirms what scientists have warned for years—climate change is no longer a distant threat but an active...
More than a year after the Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) wiped out Teesta III, the government wants to rebuild the dam.
🎙️ Atul Sati, peoples' rights activist and convenor of Joshimath Bachao Sangharsh Samiti highlights the alarming situation.
Is India being pressured into trade deals that could weaken its own industries? The US is pushing India to sign a broad macro trade agreement instead of making minor tariff adjustments while also questioning...
