Smart Cities: The need for a critical engagement

Cities are ever dynamic. The dynamic landscape of cities is a reflection, a miniature representation of societal interactions throughout...

Random Reflections- Bad Boy Billionaires – Few abroad many more in the Country

Netflix is screening a three part series titled “Bad Boy Billionaires – India”. The documentary outlines certain elements of...

Farm Acts and Misplaced Priorities of Priority Sector Lending

Prime Minister Modi continues to defend the farm Acts passed in the houses by blaming the opposition of spreading lies....

Joint Statement denouncing the controversial Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2020

Press Release| Bangalore| Dated: 13th May 2020 As the nation and the world struggles with the unplanned lockdown imposed...

Report: Encroachment of Nature, People and Livelihoods: A Case of Amaravati Capital City (2014-2019)

This brief report aims to throw light on the critical lapses and breaches which have been committed during the...

US Supreme Court Ends Immunity of The World Bank Group

In a historic 7-1 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court decided today in Jam v. International Finance Corporation (IFC) that international organizations like the...

इन्दौर में स्मार्ट सिटी एक केस स्टडी

इन्दौर (मध्यप्रदेष) में स्मार्ट सिटी परियोजना की केस स्टडी में इस विचार और इन परियोजनाओं के अन्तर्गत होने वाले...

Pandemic As An Opportunity- Covid 19 Outbreak & Response of Multilateral Development Banks

Multilateral Development Organizations like the World Bank Group over the past decades have defined mainly how the language and...

Smart City Mission: Financial Progress, Sustainability and Impact on Urban Local Bodies

Inaugurating the Smart City Mission (SCM) in June 2016 Prime Minister Modi said, “If anything has the potential to...

Janta Parliament: Session 8

Peoples Parliament: Economy was unwell even before the pandemic, needs new thinking to recover Renowned economists, entrepreneurs, politicians and...

Re-Imagining Snippets- Speaker: D Thankappan

Webinar: RE-IMAGINING THE FUTURE: PEOPLES’ AGENDA FOR A POST COVID ECONOMY Speaker: D Thankappan Session V: Labour Rights and Future...

Re-Imagining Snippets- Speaker: Aseem Shrivastava

Webinar: RE-IMAGINING THE FUTURE: PEOPLES’ AGENDA FOR A POST COVID ECONOMY Speaker: Aseem Shrivastava, Economist Session II: Towards a Transformative Political...