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.

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%...

Rising debt, falling savings, liquidity crunch, and the struggle for stable growth | Finance Matters, 21 February 2025 | Editorial

India’s economy is facing a mix of opportunities and challenges.

Read more February 24, 2025 at 5:44 pm CFA

India at Crossroads: Unemployment, Inflation, and Banking Unrest | Finance Matters, 14 February 2025 | Editorial

India’s 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...

Read more February 17, 2025 at 4:37 pm CFA

Union Budget 2025: Missed Opportunities and Misplaced Priorities.

The 2025 Union Budget is more than an economic plan—it’s a pre-election strategy designed to secure votes, especially in Delhi and Bihar, where elections were announced. With a large portion of Delhi’s voters comprising the...

Read more February 8, 2025 at 7:47 am CFA

विश्व आर्द्रभूमि दिवस ( 2 फरवरी) पर विशेषआद्रभूमि को संरक्षित करने का सार्थक प्रयास आवश्यक

ईरान के शहर रामसर के केस्पियन सागर तट पर दो फरवरी 1971 को अंतर्राष्ट्रीय वेटलैंड (आद्रभूमि) कन्वेंशन का आयोजन हुआ था। जिसमें संयुक्त राष्ट्र संघ ने दो फरवरी को आद्रभूमि दिवस घोषित किया था।...

Read more February 2, 2025 at 9:24 am Raj Kumar Sinha

Economic Survey 2025: Development for Whom? | Finance Matters, 31 January 2025 | Editorial

The Economic Survey 2025 tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, projects a 6.3 – 6.8% growth rate for FY 26, ahead of the Union Budget 2025-26. But, what does it mean to the common...

Read more January 31, 2025 at 10:46 pm CFA

Budget 2025: Income Tax & the Growing Inequality Gap | Finance Matters, 25 January 2025 | Editorial

The Union Budget is only a few days away and speculations that the Income Tax will be reduced is high.

Read more January 26, 2025 at 6:02 pm CFA

सौर से सस्ती होगी बिजली

भले ही दो दिन बाद सर्वशक्तिमान माने जाने वाले अमरीका का राजपाट एक ऐसे व्यक्ति के हाथों में आ जाए जिसमें जलवायु परिवर्तन पर हुआ ‘पेरिस समझौता’ जरा भी नहीं सुहाता, लेकिन लगातार बढ़ता...

Read more January 25, 2025 at 12:38 pm Raj Kumar Sinha

Another Budget, Another Opportunity | Finance Matters, 10 January 2025 | Editorial

We are just around the corner for another budget. The Finance Minister has been consulting regular industry leaders, business associations, and occasional trade unions in preparation for the budget. While memes around the falling...

Read more January 17, 2025 at 9:46 am CFA

सामुदायिक निस्तार संसाधनों की अनदेखी

प्राकृतिक संसाधनों और कॉमन्स, जैसे सामुदायिक भूमि, वन, चारागाह और जल निकाय स्थानीय समुदायों के लिए महत्वपूर्ण हैं जो इन संसाधनों पर निर्भर हैं और उनके सतत उपयोग एवं संरक्षण के लिए पीढ़ियों से...

Read more January 7, 2025 at 5:44 pm Raj Kumar Sinha

The Magic of Falling NPAs! | Finance Matters | 13 December 2024 | Editorial

A recent investigation by The Indian Express revealed that over 43% of the total non-performing assets (NPA) till March 2019, or Rs. 4.02 lakh crore, was accounted for by just 100 companies. According to...

Read more December 17, 2024 at 4:02 pm CFA

10 दिसम्बर मानवाधिकार पर विशेषमानवाधिकारों का बचाव,जबाबदेही और पारदर्शिता का अभाव

संयुक्त राष्ट्र की महासभा द्वारा 10 दिसम्बर को मानवाधिकार की एक विश्वव्यापी घोषणा पत्र को अंगीकृत किया गया। मानवाधिकार घोषणा पत्र उन सभी बिंदुओं को समाहित किया गया जो गरिमापूर्ण जीवन जीने के लिए...

Read more December 10, 2024 at 7:58 pm Raj Kumar Sinha

World Bank on Trial: Eight charges against World Bank on its 80th year. | Finance Matters, 29 November 2024| Editors Note

As the Bretton Woods Institutions complete 80 years, here are eight charges against them (not in order of the severity of the crimes!). 1. Perpetuator of Climate Crisis: Now championing as a climate saviour...

Read more December 3, 2024 at 8:12 pm CFA

World Bank’s Ironical 80 years; but why we are more unequal than ever?

Truman – Rostow Club and the Birth of Development Discourse In 1949, U.S. President Harry Truman, in his “Point Four” speech, introduced an influential vision of “development” that charted the course of history toward...

Read more December 2, 2024 at 12:29 pm Rachit Tiwari

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