Smitu Kothari Fellows 2018
The jury for the inaugural Smitu Kothari Fellowship is pleased to announce the following individuals as the Smitu Kothari Fellows for the year 2018. Aravind Unni has completed his B.Arch from Jamia Millia Islamia,...
Violations, Inspection Panel’s Report And State Repression In The Amaravati Capital City Project
Meera Sanghamira of the NAPM speaks on the various violations being done to implement the Amaravati Capital City Project. People’s response to it including approaching the World Bank’s Inspection Panel, which visited and submitted...
Lack of response by the US Exim bank on the complaint against Sasan Power Plant
Awadhesh Kumar of Srijan Lokhit Samiti speaks on the lack of response by the US Exim bank on the complaint filed against the Sasan Power Plant
Findings of the IAM and Management’s Response in the GMR Kamalanga Energy Limited
Amulya Kumar Nayak of the Odisha Chas Parivesh Surakhsa Parishad, sharing their experiences with the IAM and the Management’s Response in the GMR Kamalanga Energy Limited, a 1050 MW (with an additional 350 MW)...
Conference on Global Financial Crisis: A Decade after Lehman
Conference on Global Financial Crisis: A Decade after Lehman December 3-4, 2018 Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi This September marked the 10th year of the global financial crisis. A decade later, the world economy still...
Press Release: A Resolute NO to Merger! Unions and Opposition Unite to Fight Merger of Public Sector Banks!
For Immediate Release A Resolute NO to Merger! Unions and Opposition Unite to Fight Merger of Public Sector Banks! New Delhi, November 2, 2018: “Under the present government, the Lion in the Make in India...
Bank Charges Needs to be Reviewed Immediately
The Banks have been levying bank charges for providing various services like ATM card, chequebook, annual statement, and transactions. These charges directly affect the poorest sections of society. In August 2018, the Union Minister of State...
Today in the U.S. Supreme Court: Is the World Bank Group Above the Law?
October 31, 2018, Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in Jam v. International Finance Corporation (IFC), a landmark lawsuit that will decide if international organizations are absolutely immune from lawsuits in U.S. courts....
Tata Mundra UMPP: A History of Violations & Peoples’ Resistance
Bharat Patel, General Secretary, Machimar Adhikar Sangharsh Sangathan, narrating the history of violations by the IFC, Tata Mundra Power Plant and Peoples’ Resistance to it. The MAAS filed a case in the US federal...
Report: History RePPPeated: How PPPs are Failing
Public-Private Partnerships — or PPPs — are increasingly being promoted as a way to finance development projects. This report gives an in-depth, evidence-based analysis of the impact of 10 PPP projects, including two from India,...
CSOs Welcomes IFC’s Move to Exclude Coal in its FI Lending
For Immediate Release Civil Society Welcomes IFC’s Moves to Exclude Coal in its Financial Intermediary Lending But fears that it might be too little too late Bali, 8 October 2018: Civil society groups from around...
Symposium on India’s Engagements and Experiences with Accountability Mechanisms of MDBs: A Report
This year, the Inspection Panel, the accountability mechanism of the World Bank, is completing 25 years. The World Bank’s failure to comply with its operating policies was seen by the entire world in the...
CSOs Ask World Bank to Strengthen the Inspection Panel
Submission to the Inspection Panel Working Group We are happy to note the Working Group of the World Bank Board’s Committee on Development Effectiveness is reviewing the Inspection Panel’s toolkit to determine whether it...
Merger of Banks a Diversion from Core Issue of NPA: AIBOC
All India Bank Officers’ Confederation in a statement condemning the bank merger said, “the announced merger of three public sector banks is nothing but a diversion away from the core issue of NPA recovery....
Merger of these Banks will not help to recover the bad loans: AIBEA
All India Bank Employees Association said in its statement on bank mergers, “there is no evidence that merger of Banks would strengthen the Banks or make it more efficient. We have seen the example...
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