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Banke Bihari corridor shows how urban planning bodies are being harnessed to drive religious tourism
The project will ease access for pilgrims to the revered Vrindavan temple – but some residents are wary of the price they will pay. Devotees at Vrindavan’s Banke Bihari temple during Holi celebrations. |...
A note complicating the claims around financial inclusion through Banking
When the RBI announced recently that its Financial Inclusion Index had jumped from 64.2 to 67 this year, celebrating “significant improvement,” it painted a rosy picture that masks a troubling reality. The Department of...
Residents meet mayor with alternative for waste to energy plant in Kodungaiyur
The residents said that since the contract period of the waste-to-energy plant is 25 years, it makes waste reduction and minimisation goals impossible during the period. The dump yard at Kodungaiyur.(Photo | P Jawahar,...
India’s tech-driven Smart Cities Mission has destroyed the commons
Modern aesthetics and digital technology are no indication of how inclusive, walkable, breathable, and democratic a city truly is. A labourer digs a portion of a footpath as part of a beautification project in...
Abellon’s bankruptcy exposes the failures of India’s waste-to-energy push
The collapse of a flagship WTE player signals a crisis in India’s incineration model Waste-to-energy plant at Okhla, New Delhi.Vikas Choudhary/CSE Summary Abellon Clean Energy Ltd, once a major waste-to-energy (WTE) player in Gujarat,...
Micro Loans Are Driving an Already Forsaken Population Further Into Distress
The people for whom such micro-credits become a lifeline are those who are not considered credit worthy by the formal banking system. ‘These are the people for whom such micro-credits become a lifeline as...
‘Strong presence’ of lobbyists overshadows INC-5.2 plastics talks
A ‘strong presence’ of fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists is overshadowing the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2) talks in Geneva seeking to determine a global plastics treaty, the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)...
North Chennai residents pitch a plan to cut waste, scrap Kodungaiyur incinerator project
‘Green Chennai Initiative’ is an alternative to the proposed incinerator and it calls for strict source segregation, bio-methanation, decentralised composting, and controlling use of single-use plastic Residents and experts feel a people-centric approach can...
How Dubious Data, Fading Tech Shape India’s Global Plastic Stance
As nations negotiate a binding plastics treaty, India leans on outdated figures and unproven solutions to justify its stance New Delhi: Globally, it is estimated that less than 10% of all plastics are recycled....
Fossil Fuel and Petrochemical Lobbyists Overrun Plastics Treaty Negotiations
Industry Presence Threatens Plastics Treaty Integrity at INC-5.2 GENEVA, Switzerland, August 7, 2025 — At least 234 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists — a new high compared to the 221 identified by CIEL...
India’s Unequal Tax Structure: The Rich Pay Less, The Rest Get Less
In effect, India’s tax system mimics advanced economies in numbers but lacks the redistributive structure of the progressive nations.The World Economic Forum (WEF) has described severe income inequality as the biggest risk facing the...
17th BRICS Summit: Bold words, blunt impact
While this Declaration is timely and music to many, and at first glance looks impressive and ambitious, a closer reading reveals its limited substance. Instead of providing new solutions, many of the clauses reiterate...
Waste-to-Energy Plants, Once Regarded As Panacea For India’s Garbage Crisis, Are Worsening Toxic Air In Cities
Framed as a solution to India’s urban waste crisis, 20 waste-to-energy plants across India, handling 19,900 tonnes or one eighth of India’s total daily waste generation, emit toxic pollutants that endanger public health. Marginalised...
Polluter profits? Corporate lobbying behind GoI coal power plants emission rules relaxation
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC)’s notification on July 11, 2025, relaxing the 2015 mandate for Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) systems in coal-based thermal power plants (TPPs) has drawn sharp criticism...
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