सामुदायिक निस्तार संसाधनों की अनदेखी
प्राकृतिक संसाधनों और कॉमन्स, जैसे सामुदायिक भूमि, वन, चारागाह और जल निकाय स्थानीय समुदायों के लिए महत्वपूर्ण हैं जो इन संसाधनों पर निर्भर हैं और उनके सतत उपयोग एवं संरक्षण के लिए पीढ़ियों से...
The Dangers of Neo-Banking, Fintechs, and the Inactiveness of the RBI
I remitted some money using GPay recently. There were many people with the same name, and erroneously the money went to the wrong account of one Arjunan. When the actual Arjunan to whom the...
Renewable energy lending up by 60% last year
Companies engaged in coal power expansion received US$ 2 billion in underwriting services from US based financial institute New Delhi, December 19, 2024: The Centre for Financial Accountability released its seventh annual Coal vs Renewables...
World Bank’s approval of Amaravati project is disregard of Indian judiciary and disrespectful of people & their concerns.
Press Release New Delhi | December 23, 2024 The Working Group on International Financial Institutions (WgonIFIs) is disappointed with the recent decision of the World Bank Board of Directors to approve $800 million for...
An open letter to the World Bank: Address grave concerns over the Amaravati sustainable infrastructure and institutional development project
December 17, 2024 To, Executive Director The World Bank Washington, D.C. Dear Ms. / Mr. We, civil society organizations from 17 countries, write to express our grave concerns regarding the Amaravati Sustainable Infrastructure and Institutional Development Project (Project ID: P507508), which is scheduled for Board approval on December 19,...
Coal vs RE InvestmentReport 2024
The recently concluded COP29 left many people disappointed due to a lack of progress on critical issues. The Western world offered insufficient climate finance, while major polluters sought to undermine the fossil fuel phaseout...
Few Questions to the Finance Minister
Few of the Trade Union representatives from the Banking Industry met the Leader of the Opposition with certain demands on the Banking Sector. This came out on Social Media, and the Finance Minister, in...
No more loan relief in case of disasters I Flip Book
A critical look at the recent Disaster Managenent Amendment Bill, 2024. Why has the government removed clauses that allowed for loan reliefs and concession loans to disaster affected people? Urgent need to raise pertinent...
The Magic of Falling NPAs! | Finance Matters | 13 December 2024 | Editorial
A recent investigation by The Indian Express revealed that over 43% of the total non-performing assets (NPA) till March 2019, or Rs. 4.02 lakh crore, was accounted for by just 100 companies. According to...
Economic And Financial Implications Of The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024: A Muslim Perspective
Though not explicitly stated in the Qur’an, waqf has been extensively used in Islamic history to assist with community development and support. The word “Waqf” comes from the Arabic word “Waqafa,” which implies to...
Global Plastics Treaty INC 5: People, planet held hostage by private profits
What transpired during INC 5 is the outcome of a process, which lacked leadership and courage needed to represent the mandate laid out in resolution 5/14 and address conflicts that emerged through the two...
EMIs on loans for destroyed homes in Wayanad? Landslide of inequality: The cost of banking priorities
The Mepadi landslide in Wayanad, Kerala, July 30, 2024, is one of the largest in the country, in terms of debris flow of nearly six million cubic meters—enough to fill 2,400 Olympic-sized swimming pools....
10 दिसम्बर मानवाधिकार पर विशेषमानवाधिकारों का बचाव,जबाबदेही और पारदर्शिता का अभाव
संयुक्त राष्ट्र की महासभा द्वारा 10 दिसम्बर को मानवाधिकार की एक विश्वव्यापी घोषणा पत्र को अंगीकृत किया गया। मानवाधिकार घोषणा पत्र उन सभी बिंदुओं को समाहित किया गया जो गरिमापूर्ण जीवन जीने के लिए...
At what cost? Maharashtra’s plan to expand Koradi power plant carries several risks
Environmental clearance (EC) has finally been granted for two new 660 megawatt (MW) supercritical thermal power units at the state-owned power utility Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Ltd (Mahagenco) Koradi Thermal Power Plant in...
Note the hypocrisy
The Hindenburg report had accused the Adani Group of using shell companies in Mauritius for laundering money. But the Indian government staunchly defended the corporate giant. The Financial Action Task Force, a Paris-based global...
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