Almost a decade after the construction for the Tata Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project and eight years since the operations of the project started, a revisit to Mundra tells the story of the destruction...
IFCâs Opportunistic $ 24.7 trillion Global Green Investment Plan Adding to the global narrative on low-carbon investments, World Bank Groupsâ private lending arm International Finance Corporationâs recent report – Green Buildings: A Finance and...
This booklet is a first in a series that looks to provide an overview of the smart cities at a conceptual level, smart cities mission in India, development of smart cities globally, the role...
WILD ANIMALS ONCE RAN AMONG the acacia trees outside Navinal, one of many small villages hugging the Gulf of Kutchâan inlet on India’s northwest coast. Gajendra Singh Jadeja remembers them well: Cattle foraged for...
On February 27, 2019, the US Supreme Court in a 7-1 decision ruled that international organisations like the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a private-lending arm of the World Bank Group, do not enjoy absolute...
Absolute immunity leads to impunity, and that foments lack of transparency and the reluctance to be held accountable Over three decades back, it looked quite impossible to ask the World Bank to review a...
What does the US Supreme Court’s Judgement on World Bank Group’s Immunity Mean for the people of Mundra, Gujarat, India and beyond? Dr Bharat Patel General Secretary, Machimar Adhikar Sangharsh Sangathan and one of...
For Immediate Release February 27, 2019 New Delhi:Â In a historic 7-1 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court decided in Jam v. IFC that international organizations like the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank Group...
As per the Early Warning System, which collects and verify information about the proposed and existing projects, India, in 2018, had 112 active or proposed projects funded by Development Finance Institutions (DFIs). These institutions...
Mumbai, June 23: âThe so-called ‘development’ must not come at the cost of constitutional rights,â said prominent activist and Goldman Environment Awardee Prafulla Samantra at the press conference, which was organised on the last...
The Doing Business Report and the Ease of Doing Business Index is one of the flagship reports of the World Bank Group, a co-publication of World Bank and International Finance Corporation â the private...
Express News Service, VIJAYAWADA: Â Expressing concern over the unchecked borrowing from different banks and funding agencies across the globe by the TDP Government in the State, experts from National Association of Peopleâs Movements (NAPM)...
For immediate release MASS Welcomes the US Supreme Courtâs Decision to Hear the Case Challenging World Bank Group Immunity This will be the first time the US Supreme Court will address the scope of...
In a historic 7-1 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court decided today in Jam v. International Finance Corporation (IFC) that international organizations like the World Bank Group can be sued in U.S. courts. The Courtâs decision marks a defining...
There has been a worldwide growth in hydropower development, with 31.5 GW new capacity installed in 2016. This figure includes 6.4 GW of pumped storage â nearly double the previous year â while there...