बिजली क्षेत्र में वित्तीय अनियमितताऐं जनता की जेब पर भारी
मध्यप्रदेश में बिजली के बढते वित्तीय घाटें जनता की जेब पर भारी पड रहे है। हाल ही मे म.प्र. पॉवर मैनेजमेन्ट कंपनी व अन्य कम्पनियों द्धारा टेरिफ बढाने हेतु एक याचिका आयोग के समक्ष...
Is PMC fraud an isolated event or a Systemic Failure?
On 24th September the depositors of the Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank, woke up to the RBI directive that they are allowed to only withdraw Rs. 1000 from their accounts for the next...
The Accountability of Climate Crisis also Lies with the Financial System
‘We are in the beginning of a mass extinction, and all you can talk about is money and fairy tales of eternal economic growth – how dare you!’ These are the words of young...
AIIB’s Opaque Policies Under the Garb of Green Investments
AIIB has come under severe criticism over its opaque policies with regards to Financial intermediary (FI) investments as well as its over-reliance on and delegation of power to the FI client. AIIB currently has...
Kashmir and its Economic Servitude
Lockdowns and curfews have been the most commissioned procedure by the Indian state to regulate and manage resistances all over the country. Kashmir has been the epicentre of such a monopolisation of public spaces...
MASS & CFA Awarded Chico Mendes Award 2019
Machimar Adhikaar Sangharsh Sangathan (MASS) and Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) get Chico Mendes Award 2019 Statement by CFA It’s an honour to be selected for the Chico Mendes Award 2019, shared with Machimar...
Private Finance in Infrastructure Development in India
In the past several years, infrastructure has become a focus sector in the Indian economy as it is expected to boost overall development. Infrastructure continues to attract attention not only from the government but...
Snippets from the World of National Financial Institutions – September, 2019
Rs. 1.76 lac crore from RBI’s reserve fund transferred to Central Government RBI central board accepted the recommendations of the Jalan Committee – formed last year to review the economic capital framework for RBI’s reserved funds...
Organisations from 15 countries approach IOC to Prioritize Climate Action
As leaders of the UNFCCC’s Sports for Climate Action Framework prepare to gather at the International Olympic Committee’s headquarters in Lausanne on September 18th, 25 civil society organizations from 14 countries have written to...
Tumkur: To be a Smart City or not, that is the question
The story of a small town in Karnataka and the price it is paying for ill-conceived development Jalappa’s family has lived in Karnataka’s Tumkur for over four generations now. About 100 meters off the...
Experts, Activists and Journalists Discussed Infrastructure Finance
Experts, Activists and Journalists Discussed Infrastructure Finance in India: A Report September 6, 2019, Nagpur: Around 60 activists, researchers, academics, journalists, trade unionists and grassroots community organisers attended recently concluded two-day conference on Infrastructure...
Videos: RBI’s Reserve Fund Transfer & Banks Mergers: A Loot or Boost?
In the wake of RBI’s decision to transfer Rs 1.76 lakh crore to the government as per the recommendations of the Bimal Jalan-led committee; and Modi Government’s the decision to merge 10 Public Sector...
National Inland Waterways: Cheap & Eco-Friendly Transport or a New Onslaught on Rivers?
National Inland Waterways: Cheap and Eco-Friendly Transport or a New Onslaught on Rivers? Background 111 National inland Waterways have been declared on rivers, canals, creeks, estuaries in 24 states and 2 Union Territory of India...
Bank Mergers Why For?
Nirmala Sitaraman, Minister of Finance, in her latest press conference, announced the merger of 10 Public Sector Banks (PSBs) to carve out four big banks. In the process six, PSBs are being closed. Presently...
Snippets from the World of International Financial Institutions – August, 2019
IMF Chief Election Over 100 organisations across the world recently signed an open letter demanding an end to the ‘Gentleman Agreement,’ as per which only Europeans are selected as the Managing Director of the International...
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