As the DFS gears up for its stock-taking meet, it must recall that true financial inclusion needs more public sector bank branches and staff. It appears that a major stock-taking and brainstorming is being organised by...
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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...
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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...
The Government of India, Ministry of Finance, vide their Letter No: F.No.7/93/2024-BOA-I dated 13.12.2024 under the subject: Stakeholder Consultation on Draft Bill to Curb Unregulated Lending Activities – reg., has asked states, ministries, RBI,...
A writ petition contests the Sikkim government’s decision to disinvest its stake in the public sector company that was operating the Teesta III dam. The petition raises allegations of wrongful financial gain by the...
The Alliance of Indian Waste Pickers (AIW) has submitted a comprehensive set of recommendations to the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change regarding the Draft Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2024. AIW, a...
As expected, the budget for the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) – a crucial centrally-sponsored social security scheme that provides non-contributory pensions to the most marginalised populations including the elderly, widows, and persons with...
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A People’s Blueprint for the 2025-26 Budget! At the threshold of the 2025 budget, the vitals of the economy are causing alarm to those who are bothered to look beyond the hyperbole and manufactured...
Indian banks walked nonchalantly into the new year, their indifference as thick as the smoke from industrial projects they finance. Pollution levels soared, environmental concerns, and sometimes protests, were witnessed over big infra projects...
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,...