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Maharashtra waste-to-energy plant shut down after pollution complaints
Environmental groups allege that a 10 MW incineration plant in Sangli breached pollution-control requirements and affected nearby farms, and have called for a nationwide ban on waste-to-energy incinerators
A 10MW waste-to-energy incineration plant in Sangli, Maharashtra, has reportedly been sh...
How a new mining law cuts off the money Jharkhand needs to protect its own people
By limiting state taxes on mineral rights, the MMDR Amendment threatens the state’s funds for rehabilitation and just transition
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The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2026 restricts states from imposing certain taxes, cesses and levies on ...
Why highly polluting Waste to Energy incineration is not a ‘Blue’ industry
India’s new Solid Waste Management rules demand strict segregation, yet the Central Pollution Control Board has reclassified highly polluting waste-to-energy incinerators into a lenient “blue category.”
Despite CPCB’s own data showing a maximum Pollution Index score of 100/100 and widespread non-...
Climate Heirs: Young Voices for Climate Justice Why this Campaign?
On 26th August 2026, an ice-rock avalanche near the Nepal-Tibet border wreaked havoc across vast regions of Northern and Central Nepal. By September 10 2026, the death toll had risen to 1377, with over 5000 people missing, and immeasurable damage to land and property. Climate scientists have opined ...
Why are Bank Unions Going on Strike?
It is imperative that we see through the machinations being deployed and defend the right to collective action by the bank unions.
Kolkata: SBI employees hold placards during the United Forum of Bank Unions nationwide strike demanding the implementation of a five-day workweek, in Kolkata, Tuesday...
Why was the Bhumi Green Energy Waste-to-Energy Incinerator Plant temporarily shut down?
This fact-finding report examines the environmental compliance, monitoring practices, and impacts on agriculture and health of the Bhumi Green Energy Waste-to-Energy incinerator plant located in Tung village, Sangli district, Maharashtra. The report is based on documents obtained through the RTI A...
Free No More: UPI’s New Fee and Who Really Pays | Editorial
Finance Matters | 18 September 2026
For years, UPI has been sold to Indians as a triumph of public infrastructure, free, instant, and universal. That story just changed. Starting October 15, every UPI transaction above ₹2,000 will attract a 0.4% fee, capped at ₹300 for payments of ₹75,000 and above....
यूपीआई पर एमडीआर शुल्क से उलझन में दुकानदार
यूपीआई ने भारत में डिजिटल भुगतान को आसान, तेज और लगभग बिना लागत के बनाकर छोटे दुकानदार से लेकर आम उपभोक्ता तक वित्तीय लेनदेन की आदत बदल दी है। ऐसे में बड़े व्यापारियों पर 2,000 रुपये से अधिक के यूपीआई भुगतान पर मर्चेंट डिस्काउंट रेट (एमडीआर) लगाने का फैसला केवल भुगतान प्रणाली की लागत वसूलने का सवाल ...
GAGS TO GAZA: Standing up to Neo-fascist onslaught in India & the World | Pius Fozan
You, Me and the Economy
In this episode, Pius Fozan calls us to rethink democracy. He reflects on the dangers of nostalgic histories, the construction of alternative realities that glorify the past while ignoring today’s challenges.
💡 What does it mean to neutralize diversity ...
💼 Who Is(n’t) the Indian Government Spending for
📽️WATCH: Post-BUDGET Wrap 2026
💼 Who Is(n’t) the Indian Government Spending for
🪙 It has been 10 days now since finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2026-27 in parliament. Over the last few weeks, we’ve also seen the government celebrating international trade d...
📽️ WATCH: Public Lecture by Justice S. Muralidhar on Interrogating the World Bank @ 80
🪙 As the World Bank marks 80 years, Justice S. Muralidhar delivers a critical address examining the institution’s growing influence over India’s economic and social policies. With rising external debt, he explains how international financial institutions increasingly shape decisions affecting milli...
Imperialism in the Multipolar World: Resistance from India and the Global South | Anuradha Chenoy | Podcast
You, Me and the Economy
In this episode, Anuradha Chenoy unpacks the current phase of imperialism, where U.S. hegemony is being reasserted through military alliances, NATO expansion, and active support of genocidal violence. She explains how fascism is not an accident but a political project of capi...
💼 Whose Economy Is It Anyway? Privatisation, Monopolies & Budget Speak
🪙 As India approaches another Union Budget, questions around privatisation and the future of public institutions have regained importance. The names of Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani have come up a lot during elections particularly as opposition parties have alleged that increasing wealth concentra...
अमीर और गरीब की बढ़ती खाई क्यों है खतरनाक
New Episode Out Now!You, Me and the Economy | Podcast
Why is the growing gap between the rich and the poor Toxic for the World? 💰
The super-rich have a feast of delicacies, while the rest of the country struggles to get two square meals a day.
Listen to economists and social activists Jean...
Whose Job Is It To Worry About Jobs? And What Can The Budget Achieve?
📽️ WATCH: BUDGET2026
👷♀️Whose Job Is It To Worry About Jobs? And What Can The Budget Achieve?
💼 In about ten days, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be presenting the Union Budget 2026-27. This Budget comes at a time when jobs – their availability and quality – have become a serious c...
Interview with Harsh Mander on World Inequality Report 2026 | On Second Thought
🎙️ On Second Thought | New Episode
📽️Interview with Harsh Mander on World Inequality Report 2026
In this episode, writer and researcher Anirban Bhattacharya speaks with Harsh Mander on rising inequality and the politics behind it. A long-time advocate of just taxation, Harsh Mander reflec...
Chennai’s AQI touches alarming high: Why the ‘less polluted’ city is choking? | The Federal
Chennai, once celebrated for its cleaner environment compared to hotspots such as Delhi, is experiencing worsening air quality. Reports have shown the “less polluted” city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) crossing 160 on most days, while December 2025 is the most polluted month in the last six years. En...
The Balance Sheet: World Bank & its 80-year legacy | Documentary Trailer
Unmasking 80 years of power, profit, and people’s resistance.For 80 years, the World Bank and IMF have fueled displacement, inequality, fossil dependence, and authoritarian regimes—while claiming to fight poverty. The Balance Sheet exposes their legacy and sinister designs, and celebrates global ...
Independent People’s Tribunal: World Bank on Trial I Prafulla Samantara
The World Bank’s Empire: Exploitation and the Fightback
Prafulla Samantara, founder of the Lok Shakti Abhiyan and Goldman Environmental Prize Laureate (2017), speaks at the Independent People’s Tribunal: World Bank on Trial on “The World Bank’s Empire: Exploitation and the Fightback.”
The trib...
Standing Up to Empire: Global Capitalism as a Colonial Project I Podcast I Shalmali Guttal
You, Me & the Economy
Standing Up To The Empire: Reclaiming Southern Multilateralism I In conversation with Shalmali Guttal
In this episode, Senior Analyst Shalmali Guttal addresses the fundamental question: Is the global economy a colonial project? She argues that it is, tracing the ideological...
The Myth of Multilateralism: The Global South, Trade & the Collective Pushback I Podcast I Biswajit Dhar
You, Me & the Economy
Standing Up To The Empire: Reclaiming Southern Multilateralism I In conversation with Biswajit Dhar
In this episode, economist Biswajit Dhar examines how the concept of multilateralism has never truly served the interests of developing countries. He discusses how institut...
Independent People’s Tribunal: World Bank on Trial I Medha Patkar
Exposing the World Bank: Colonial Contracts, Capitalist Profits, and the Fight from Below
Medha Patkar, founder of the Narmada Bachao Andolan and leader of the National Alliance of People’s Movements, spoke on “Exposing the World Bank: Colonial Contracts, Capitalist Profits, and the Fight from...
Climate Chaos Threat: The Global Consequences of Trump 2.0 I Podcast I Soumya Dutta
You, Me & the Economy
The Great Extinction: Trump & the Threat of Climate Collapse I In conversation with Soumya Dutta
In this episode, climate scientist and activist Soumya Dutta examines the current political moment as a potential “full throttle return to fossil capitalism” und...
Fossil Capitalism’s return: The political Assault on Climate Justice I Podcast I Harjeet Singh
You, Me & the Economy
The Great Extinction: Trump & the Threat of Climate Collapse I In conversation with Harjeet Singh
In this episode, climate justice advocate Harjeet Singh examines the current political moment as a “full throttle return to fossil capitalism.” He discusses h...
The Great Extinction: Climate Colonialism & Broken Promises I Podcast I Disha Ravi
You, Me & the Economy
The Great Extinction: Trump & the Threat of Climate Collapse I In conversation with Disha Ravi
In this episode, youth climate justice activist Disha Ravi examines how climate change is not just a scientific issue but a political one. She unpacks how the Global NorthR...
Reshaping Power: The World Bank, U.S. Interests and Global Inequality I Podcast I Joe Athialy
You, Me & the Economy
International Financial Institutions Under Trump: Perspectives from India & the Global South I In conversation with Joe Athialy
In this episode, Joe Athialy examines the World Bank’s recent reforms under President Ajay Banga. He discusses the institution’s increas...
Africa’s Push for Alternatives: Challenging US Dominance at the IMF and World Bank I Podcast I Demba Moussa Dembele
You, Me & the Economy
International Financial Institutions Under Trump: Perspectives from India & the Global South I In conversation with Demba Moussa Dembele
In this episode, Demba Moussa Dembele examines the influence of the US on institutions such as the IMF and the World Bank. He discuss...
Dismantling the Global Financial Order: US Influence on the IMF and World Bank I Podcast I CP Chandrasekhar
You, Me & the Economy
International Financial Institutions Under Trump: Perspectives from India & the Global South I In conversation with CP Chandrasekhar
In this episode, CP Chandrasekhar examines the two major issues with the international financial architecture. He explores how the US inf...
Chains of Power: State–Capital Fusion and the Erosion of Democracy | Podcast | Aditya Nigam
You, Me & the Economy
Time Of Monsters:Fascism and the Fusion of the State and the Corporation | In conversation with Aditya Nigam
In this episode, Aditya Nigam traces how India’s political economy has been shaped by a deep intertwining of state and capital from colonial legacies to neol...
Age of Monsters: State–Capital :Capitalism’s Descent into Authoritarianism I Ladan Mehranvar I Podcast
In this episode, Ladan Mehranvar examines how global financial architecture entrenches inequality between the Global North and South. She unpacks how debt dependency, austerity measures, and the dominance of private creditors undermine development and democratic decision making in the South. Mehran...
Shadows of Monopoly: Crony Capitalism & the capture of India’s Economy | Paranjoy Guha Thakurta | Podcast
In this episode, veteran journalist Pranjoy Guha Thakurta dives deep into the Adani Group’s meteoric rise and the complex web of debt, state policy, and global finance that fuels it. From offshore tax havens to regulatory capture, he unpacks how corporate, political nexuses shape India’s economy and...
Tariffs, Trade Injustice & Bilateral FTAs | Ranja Sengupta | Podcast
In this episode, Ranja Sengupta (Third World Network) unpacks how trade rules from GATT to the WTO to today’s bilateral agreements have been designed to favour the powerful. She exposes how negotiations are rigged, tariffs are undermined, and new trade agendas threaten development policy in the Glob...
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The TaxTheTop campaign is an initiative driven by people's movements, trade unions, civil society organisations, and ordinary citizens. We demand a wealth and inheritance tax on the country's super-rich to generate resources that ensure universal social and economic rights for all.
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