Smart Cities and Urban Governance

Gaurav Dwivedi explains how the Smart Cities would be funded and implemented, and how the project would impact the functioning of the Urban Local Bodies.

IFIs, PPPs, Infrastructure, and Economic Development

In last two decades, the governments have become less willing to uphold the public good, which is perceived by the IFIs through the lens of economic growth and private investment. Shalmali Guttal, Focus on the...

Coastal Infrastructure and Fishers Struggle in India

Jesu Rathnam, Coastal Action Network, says that the Sagarmala project, which envisages the development of infrastructure projects- like highways, ports, jetties- along with the coast of India, will lead to the destruction of the...

International Finance Institutions, Infrastructure, and Commons

Soumya Dutta, Beyond Copenhagen Collective and PAIRVI, linking IFIs, their push for Infrastructure, and impact on public commons.

Infrastructure projects in Tamil Nadu and their Impacts

Nityanand Jayaraman on the Infrastructure projects in Tamil Nadu and their Impacts

International Finance Institutions and their Impact on People

Shaktiman Ghosh, National General Secretary of the National Hawkers Federation, on the IFIs and their Impact on People

Land Acquisition Amendment Bill of AP is Anti People

Public Statement | June 1, 2018 Land Acquisition Amendment Bill of Andhra Pradesh is Anti People, We Demand Withdrawal of it A Joint Statement We the people’s movements and Civil Society Organisations from across...

Why Should People be Vigilant About AIIB?

Sridhar Ramamurthi, Environics Trust and NGO Forum on ADB, on Why Should People be Vigilant About Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.

‘Innovative Financing’ of Bangalore Metro

Does metro help in decongesting traffic? How was Bangalore Metro financed? Leo Saldanha of Environment Support Group, Bangalore, shares the history of Bangalore Metro and explains how it was ‘innovatively financed’.

Booklet: Infrastructure and AIIB, the new Infra Bank

Infrastructure is the basic facilities, services and systems that a country, city, or other areas, need for its society and economy to function. These include various physical structures used by many industries to produce...

Walmart-Flipkart Deal: Continuing Attack On Retailers

Public Statement | May 24, 2018 Walmart-Flipkart Deal: Continuing Attack On Retailers, Producers, Farmers & Labour, And On India’s Digital Sovereignty The US-based Multinational Corporation (MNC) Walmart’s acquisition of Flipkart undermines India’s economic and...

MASS Welcomes US Supreme Court’s Decision on IFC Case

For immediate release MASS Welcomes the US Supreme Court’s Decision to Hear the Case Challenging World Bank Group Immunity This will be the first time the US Supreme Court will address the scope of...

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 World Bank Group can be sued in U.S. courts. The Court’s decision marks a defining...

Report: Citizens Report on Four Years of Modi Government

The report “Citizens’ Report on the “Four Years of the NDA Government, 2014-18: Promises & Reality” – a civil society initiative’ is a collective work by experts, development networks and civil society organisations working...

The AIIB Must Stop Funding Fossil Fuels

At the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank’s (AIIB) third AGM in India this June, the AIIB has an opportunity to lead the way in sending a strong signal to other investors that the era of...