Random Reflections by Thomas Franco
Lessons from the Nobel Prize in Economics After Dr. Amartya Sen received Nobel Prize for Development Economics, Abhijit Banerjee, an Indian has become the winner of Nobel on Economics along with his wife Esther...
Dialogue with Communities Affected by Thermal Power Plants in Madhya Pradesh
In the last week of September 2019, as part of a team I attended a programme taking place in the village Bhumka in Sidhi District in eastern Madhya Pradesh. Sidhi is a neighbouring district...
Proposed Mergers of PSU Banks: “Big” Banks Needed to Serve “Big” Corporates.
On August 30th 2019 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced collapsing of 10 Public Sector Banks in 4 Banks. A lot has been said about what will be the impact of this decision on NPA...
बिजली क्षेत्र में वित्तीय अनियमितताऐं जनता की जेब पर भारी
मध्यप्रदेश में बिजली के बढते वित्तीय घाटें जनता की जेब पर भारी पड रहे है। हाल ही मे म.प्र. पॉवर मैनेजमेन्ट कंपनी व अन्य कम्पनियों द्धारा टेरिफ बढाने हेतु एक याचिका आयोग के समक्ष...
People’s resistance against bank charges in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
In continuation of the campaign for demanding complete withdrawal of bank charges from saving bank accounts in India. Public programs have been organized by local civil society in Jaunpur, Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and...
Official Reforms and India’s Real Economy
That the Indian economy is currently experiencing a slowdown is more than evident, both with the deliberations in different private circles and with official statements signalling a series of remedial measures, mostly focussed on the...
Key Features of The Chinese Economy
Similar to an understanding of the conditions surrounding the development of capitalism in China, an acquaintance with the key characteristics and vulnerabilities of China’s contemporary economy will enable us to get a sense of...
Is PMC fraud an isolated event or a Systemic Failure?
On 24th September the depositors of the Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank, woke up to the RBI directive that they are allowed to only withdraw Rs. 1000 from their accounts for the next...
How Budha Ismail Jam, a Gujarati fisherman, challenged multinationals in a US Court
In 2005/06, when coal plants were set up in Kutch District of Gujarat district, locals were promised employment. The project, set up by Adani and Tata Groups and backed by international financial institutions, was...
Commentary: The finance sector is already moving away from fossil-fuel investments
A monumental shift towards renewables is already underway, says Andrew Higham. The 4.9 MW solar project, built by Cypress Creek Renewables, is pictured in Newton, North Carolina, United States in this undated handout photo...
Dammed in the Narmada, Damned by the State
There is a haunting video of Ranjana Hiralal Gore online. She is sobbing. Draped in a blue and white sari, she tugs firmly to the edge of a metal gate outside her door, as...
Is Jagan favouring high cost thermal PPAs? asks CFA
The Delhi-based ‘Centre for Financial Accountability’ (CFA) has asked whether AP Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy has adopted double standards over the Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). Why is Jagan discouraging the lower cost PPAs...
Climate Crisis | How to untangle the mixed signals on coal in India?
Climate Crisis | How to untangle the mixed signals on coal in India? Several studies indicate that coal is losing its charm in India. The global trends indicate that global capital is fleeing coal....
Opening up of commercial coal mining to 100% FDI unlikely to boost sector
The opening up of commercial coal mining in India to 100 per cent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is unlikely to bring happy tidings for the sector. At a time when global capital is fleeing thermal coal, it...
The curious case of Indian Smart Cities
The Smart Cities Project, since its introduction in India, has garnered both applause and criticism and despite the mixed response, has successfully rewired the very imagination of the Indian city. This article attempts to...
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