The Story of India’s Plastics – Part 1

India has a fascinating history with plastics that has led to a thriving plastics industry and a complex environmental issue. In Part 1 of this new series, we explore what exactly plastics are and...

Read more August 22, 2022 at 12:22 pm CFA

How is Plastic Made?

Ever wondered how plastics are created from crude oil and other raw materials? Check out this 1-minute video to find out!

Read more August 22, 2022 at 12:09 pm CFA

Announcing Smitu Kothari Fellows – 2022 (Three Month Fellowship)

Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) is happy to announce recipients of the 5th Smitu Kothari Fellowship for young writers.

Read more August 16, 2022 at 6:33 pm CFA

भुखमरी की चपेट में दुनिया | हमारा पैसा हमारा हिसाब

पूरी दुनिया खाद्य संकट से जूझ रही है। अगले साल खाद्य उत्पादन में और भी कमी आने की आशंका है। यानि की खाद्य सामग्रियों की कीमतें बढ़ जाएंगी। मुक्त व्यापार पर आधारित अंतर्राष्ट्रीय संधियों...

Read more August 10, 2022 at 11:17 am CFA

RE Matters | July 2022

???? & ????? ?? ????????? ?????? Here is our monthly newsletter on Renewables, RE Matters, from the Centre for Financial Accountability. An extension of CFA’s work to understand and critically analyse the global energy...

The world is struck by a perfect storm | Hunger grips the world

Pandemic, climate change and now war! The world is struck by a perfect storm, and hunger is spiralling. While the crisis dates back to the international treaties which opened the national borders for free...

Read more August 4, 2022 at 10:24 am CFA

Concept Note

Energy Finance Conference 2019 August 16-17, 2019 IGCS Hall, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai Concept Note As an emerging force in the global energy economy, it becomes imperative for a country like India...

GST बनाम गब्बर सिंह टैक्स | हमारा पैसा हमारा हिसाब

जीएसटी की शुरुआत टैक्स प्रणाली को सरल बनाने और डबल टैक्स से बचने के लिए की गयी थी। लेकिन अब हर रोजमर्रा की जिंदगी में इस्तेमाल होने वाली चीज पर टैक्स देना पड़ रहा...

GST has lived up to its nickname – Gabbar Singh Tax | The Money Trail

From a simple and cheap tax, GST has metamorphosed into a tax on everything. Nothing happened as expected since its inception.

RE Matters | June 2022

Energy Finance Conference – 2021

ThemeHow Clean is Green Financing?Understanding the National and International Landscape, Investors & its Efficacy Day 1: December 14, 2021Adaptation, Loss and Damage – COP26 and the Money Trail Meena Raman, Third World Network Topic:...

वापस आया बिजली संशोधन बिल | हमारा पैसा हमारा हिसाब

किसानों के लंबे आंदोलन की वजह से बिजली बिल को वापस ले लिया गया था। लेकिन अब सरकार इसे पार्लियामेंट के अगले सत्र में वापस लाना चाहती है।

Developing countries lost in WTO; a story of ditching & backstabbing | On Second Thought

All hopes of relaxing patent laws for Covid vaccines were lost in the 12th Ministerial Conference of WTO held in Geneva. Before the conference, there were high expectations for the proposal piloted by India...

The Electricity Amendment Bill is back. Why should we worry? | The Money Trail

Dropping the Electricity Amendment Bill was one of the conditions for withdrawing the farmer’s struggle. Yet the government is bringing it back. Filled with a bunch of dangerous proposals, the bill will shut shop...

स्मितु कोठारी फ़ेलोशिप 2022

सेंटर फॉर फाइनेंशियल अकॉउंटेबिलिटी दिल्ली में स्थित एक संस्था है, जो भारत में वित्तीय जवाबदेही को मज़बूत करने और इसे बेहतर करने के लिये काम करती है। सेंटर फॉर फाइनेंशियल अकॉउंटेबिलिटी स्मितु कोठारी फ़ेलोशिप...