सिजीमाली विरोध-प्रदर्शन एक अहम सवाल उठाते हैं: वित्तीय संस्थानों को ऐसे प्रोजेक्ट्स में जनता का पैसा क्यों लगाना चाहिए जिनसे सामाजिक, पर्यावरणीय और जलवायु-संबंधी नुकसान होता हो?
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Meet the Women Living India’s Microfinance Loan Nightmare
Women bear the burden of a lending system that profits from chronic financial distress as they borrow to pay for food, healthcare and survival. Forty-five-year-old Shabreen (name changed) lives with her two sons and...
Whither State Care? India’s Non-Contributory Pension System
Social protection and social security are crucial components of a country’s development agenda. Social security mechanisms not only reflect economic growth but also indicate the capacity of the state to deliver welfare to its...
Why does the Global Zero Waste Forum matter for India’s waste management?
Forum will demonstrate practical patchways for implementing zero-waste pathways and help mobilise finance, investment The upcoming Global Zero Waste Forum in Istanbul, Turkey from June 5-7 is not just another international conference with glossy...
The Sijimali protests raise a crucial question: why should financial institutions invest public money in projects generating social, environmental, and climate-related harm
In March 2023, the Government of Odisha granted a 50-year mining lease to Vedanta Limited for the captive extraction of bauxite in the Sijimali Hills located in the Rayagada and Kalahandi districts. Both districts...
The ‘cockroaches’ India’s elite created — and can’t exterminate
When India’s Chief Justice Surya Kant compared unemployed young people to cockroaches last week, he probably expected outrage, maybe an apology cycle and then silence. What he got instead was 15 million Instagram followers in five...
Environmentalism is not an obstacle to progress. It is the last warning system before irreversible damage
If this warning system is silenced through courtroom suspicion, bureaucratic intimidation, and financial strangulation, it would weaken India’s capacity to defend itself against ecological collapse The Honourable Chief Justice of India’s recent remarks on...
The Cockroach Movement – OpEd
When India’s Chief Justice Surya Kant compared unemployed young people to cockroaches last week, he probably expected outrage, maybe an apology cycle, and then silence. What he got instead was fifteen million Instagram followers in five days,...
Left out or opting out? India’s absence: What it means for global climate action
When Colombia and the Netherlands convened the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta at the end of April 2026, the intent was clear: to move beyond broad commitments and begin structuring pathways for...
The Lethal Policy Choice of Inequality: How India’s Super Rich Rule Over Democracy
In a country like India, nine out of ten workers are informal workers who are forced to work in insecure, unsafe jobs at dirt wages with no labour protection. This must radically change. Decades...
Midnight raids and mining rights: Odisha tribes take on Vedanta again
Tribal communities in Odisha’s Rayagada district are locked in an intensifying confrontation with mining giant Vedanta Limited over a proposed bauxite extraction project in the Sijimali hills — a conflict that erupted into violence...
India’s Fossil Delusion and Just Transition Opportunity
It is more than 45 days into the direct and major US-Iran war. Since then, the global oil prices have skyrocketed to about $140 a barrel, commercial LPG prices have risen by ₹195.5 and India’s strategic...
Risk-Based Premium for Deposit Insurance: What It Means for Banks
The Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) has implemented a risk-based premium system from April 1, 2026, replacing the flat rate structure and linking premiums to banks’ risk profiles. The Deposit Insurance and...
Heatwaves Amid Crisis In West Asia: Can We Cope?
Extreme heat acts as a multiplier, deepening discomfort, amplifying geopolitical and political stress. Informal workers lose out on work and incomes, not just due to the West Asia conflict-fuelled LPG crisis but also due...
Number of Indian billionaires may rise to 313 from 207 by 2031: Study
While India currently has more than 25,200 ultra-high net worth individuals, it has among the highest rates of wealth inequality in the world. India is projected to have 313 billionaires and more than 25,200 ultra-high net...
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