After the 2023 Disaster, Another One in the Making? | Mayalmit Lepcha
More than a year after the Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) wiped out Teesta III, the government wants to rebuild the dam.
Joshimath Continues to Sink! | Atul Sati on Ongoing Land Subsidence Crisis
šļø Atul Sati, peoples' rights activist and convenor of Joshimath Bachao Sangharsh Samiti highlights the alarming situation.
Trade Deals or Traps? | Finance Matters, 14 March 2025 | Editorial
Is India being pressured into trade deals that could weaken its own industries? The US is pushing India to sign a broad macro trade agreement instead of making minor tariff adjustments while also questioning...
Vadhavan Port: A Development Mirage at the Cost of People and Ecology?
A ā¹76,220 crore mega-port in Maharashtra is being pushed under Sagarmala, threatening fishers, farmers, and Adivasis in Palghar.
From Privacy Invasion to Economic Strain! | Finance Matters, 07 March 2025 | Editorial
The Income Tax Bill, 2025 is raising serious concerns about privacy and government overreach.
Fossil Fuel-based Economy and human rights – Submission by Indian Civil Society Groups
On 28 February 2025, a joint submission was made by 12 Indian civil society groups to the United Nations Human Rights Council. The Human Rights Council is an intergovernmental body within the United Nations...
The Widening Gap Between the Ultra-Rich and the Struggling Majority | Finance Matters, 28 February 2025 | Editorial
The latest Indus Valley report in fact shows that India’s consuming class is today just a thin layer of 10% and this section is only deepening, not widening. While people from the bottom 90%...
Energy Matters | January 2025
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has introduced a new draft of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2024 that will replace the existing Solid Waste Management rules that came into force in...
Rising debt, falling savings, liquidity crunch, and the struggle for stable growth | Finance Matters, 21 February 2025 | Editorial
Indiaās economy is facing a mix of opportunities and challenges.
India at Crossroads: Unemployment, Inflation, and Banking Unrest | Finance Matters, 14 February 2025 | Editorial
Indiaās economy is facing multiple challenges, with unemployment and rising prices emerging as top concerns. According to the Mood of the Nation Survey by India Today and C-Voter, more than three-fourths of Indians believe...
Union Budget 2025: Missed Opportunities and Misplaced Priorities.
The 2025 Union Budget is more than an economic planāitās a pre-election strategy designed to secure votes, especially inĀ Delhi and Bihar, where elections were announced. With a large portion of Delhiās voters comprising the...
Alliance of Indian Waste Pickers Submits Recommendations on Draft Solid Waste Management Rules, 2024
The Alliance of Indian Waste Pickers (AIW) has submitted a comprehensive set of recommendations to the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change regarding the Draft Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2024. AIW, a...
The Ostrich Budget: An Analysis of the Union Budget 2025-26
A reading of the budget and the Economic Survey is a crucial exercise to understand the direction that the economy is taking. It gives a sense of how responsive is a government to the...
Economic Survey 2025: Development for Whom?Ā | Finance Matters, 31 January 2025 | Editorial
The Economic Survey 2025 tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, projects a Ā 6.3 – 6.8% growth rate for FY 26, ahead of the Union Budget 2025-26. But, what does it mean to the common...
The Budget India Needs
A Peopleās Blueprint for the 2025-26 Budget! At the threshold of the 2025 budget, the vitals of the economy are causing alarm to those who are bothered to look beyond the hyperbole and manufactured...
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