Development must not Happen at the Cost of Constitutional Rights

Mumbai, June 23: “The so-called ‘development’ must not come at the cost of constitutional rights,” said prominent activist and Goldman Environment Awardee Prafulla Samantra at the press conference, which was organised on the last...

Infrastructure and Development – Case of Amravati Capital City

The workshop aims to explore the environmental, economic, legal, political, cultural and social implications of Amaravati Capital City project in Andhra Pradesh. This pipeline project of AIIB and World Bank is an environmental category...

Growing Web of Industrial Corridors in India

Industrial Corridors are spreading like a plague in this country. Paralyzing the democratic and participatory framework achieved till now through various people’s movements. This workshop will be able to demystify the plans, proposals, and...

IFIs Perpetuate Social Inequities and Economic Disparities

It is important to analyse and reflect upon these financial institutions and how their projects have fueled inequality throughout the world. The workshop would have speakers who would speak on various financial institutions and...

Water for Life, Not Profit: IFIs in Urban Water supply

This workshop enabled discussions on IFI model of reforms in water supply services, including privatisation/ PPPs and commercialisation. The discussion also included the concepts of right to water and its implementation at the community...

Urban Infrastructure Investment and Public Accountability

The workshop primarily looked at the role IFIs are playing in shaping urban infrastructure finance and policy in India. The approaches and methodologies that have been used by the private sector to create alliances...

कोयला धन

भारत में ताप विद्युत परियोजनाओं का वित्तीय स्वरूप भारत का विश्व में विद्युत उत्पादन में पांचवाँ स्थान है। जुलाई 2017 के अंतमें भारत की कुल स्थापित क्षमता 330274 मेगावाॅट थी। उसमंे से लगभग 67...

AIIB Urged to Reject New $200m Investment in India

For Immediate Release AIIB Urged to Reject New $200m Investment in India Risky venture threatens to open up a host of controversial infrastructure projects The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Board will be asked...

Government-owned Banks in India Financed More Coal than RE in 2017

June 19, 2018 – A new analysis of energy project lending shows that majority of government owned banks and financial institutions continued to fund coal projects in 2017. The same analysis also reveals private...

Booklet: India 2017 Coal v/s Renewables Finance Analysis

This report identified and reviewed project finance lending to 72 energy projects, comprising coal-fired power stations and renewable energy generation facilities in India that reached financial close in 2017. These projects attracted total lending...

Booklet: AIIB: Agenda and Ambition

Though AIIB aims to support the building of infrastructure in Asia and beyond, there is no aim to improve social and economic outcomes. Since its launch in January 2016, AIIB’s approved membership has risen...

एआईआईबी: चुनौतियों पर एक नज़दीकी झलक

एशीयन इन्फ़्रस्ट्रक्चर इन्वेस्टमेंट बैंक विश्व बैंक और एशीयन डिवलप्मेंट बैंक के जैसे ही एक नई अंतरराष्ट्रीय वित्तीय संस्था है जो 2016 में शुरू हुई। इसका नेतृत्व चीन ने किया है।

Brochure: AIIB: A Sneak Peak Into the Challenges

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is a new international financial institution who describes itself as “a multilateral development bank conceived for the 21st century”, and states that its core purpose is to fund...

Blue Economy, Its Impact on the Coastal Economy, and the Role of IFIs

Siddharth Chakravarty of The Research Collective explains the Blue Economy, its impact on the coastal economy, and the role of international financial institutions in pushing this project.

Bullet Train: Propelling Public Debt in India

Krishnakant of the Paryavaran Surakhsha Samiti, Gujarat on the rationale of the proposed bullet train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad.