Inequality, Jobs, Hunger: Why You Should Care About the Union Budget
This budget is the last chance for course correction for the Modi regime. It is going to be a test of who the government sides with, the 90% citizens of the country or the...
Karnataka: Flip-Flop on Migrant Workers Continues
Revival of an anti-migrant Bill smacks of hypocrisy, with both Congress and BJP forgetting lessons from the pandemic exodus. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent unplanned lockdown announced in India, saw...
‘Concerns of 20 Lakh Ignored’ As Karnataka Again Exempts IT Companies from Key Labour Law
While corporates complain that labour laws cannot be applicable to ‘sunrise’ industries and would mess with their ease of doing business, it is crucial to ask, aren’t fair working conditions a fundamental right, hard...
Climate accountability: Disclose more, put checks before financing mega projects
In a globalised context, insufficient disclosure of climate risks may diminish a bank’s attractiveness to international investors.
Centre for Financial Accountability urges RBI to broaden scope of climate-related financial risk framework
The CFA emphasised the critical need to empower shareholders, customers, and the general public with comprehensive information on the climate crisis's impact on FI investments.
CFA bats for enhanced climate accountability measures in RBI’s draft norms
Says clarity and specificity are needed to ensure effective implementation and compliance with disclosure requirements.
Submission to RBI on Draft Disclosure Framework on Climate-Related Financial Risks, 2024
The ‘Draft Disclosure Framework on Climate-Related Financial Risks’ released by RBI in February
Modi Govt Doubled Spending On Insurance, Not Enough On Health Infrastructure
While out-of-pocket expenditure on healthcare fell in the Modi government’s first term, studies suggest this is from under-utilisation of healthcare rather than greater protection.
How the Banking Sector has been Destroyed in the Last 10 Years
The claim of the Prime Minister that the Banking Sector has become robust is not true if we analyse the facts and figures. On Jan 1 2015, Gyan Sangam 1 was organised in Pune...
Electoral Bonds: Or the Story of How the Rich Buy Their Way Up
The electoral bonds scam has opened up the complex nexus between business and politics, making it visible for all to see – how favours are earned and exchanged by the top 1% even as...
By financing environmentally damaging projects, can Indian funders be held liable?
Banks and financial institutions in India have no internal mechanisms to address the broader costs of investing in risky projects.
State of Finance in India Report 2023
The second edition of the State of Finance in India Report was released in November 2023. It is a first of its kind that expands the domain of finance and economics beyond the confines...
India’s employment challenge requires a new vision and strategy for self-reliant development
Modi promised that he will provide 2 crore employment every year. Why did he fail? What came in his way? Greater employment generation required a paradigm shift.
Report on National Consultation on Environmental and Social Safeguards for Financial Institutions
The Centre for Financial Accountability held a consultative discussion on Environmental and Social Safeguards Policy for Indian financial institutions at the National Consultation on Safeguards in Delhi on December 1, 2023.
Failing Resolutions, Faltering Recovery: Unchecked Vikas of Corporate Defaulters
The gap between the IBC's intended purpose and its real-world uses raises worries about the overall economic impact.
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