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Why experts want govt to withdraw draft Electricity Bill

Experts question urgency of introducing a draft bill at a time when states struggle with COVID-19 The Union government’s draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2020 — that emerged on April 17, 2020, amid a nationwide...

Read more May 1, 2020 at 2:24 pm Kundan Pandey

Electricity Amendment Bill Pushes for Privatisation Model, Limits Powers of Local Admin, State Govts

Experts question the government’s stance of preparing and notifying ‘National Energy Renewable Policy’ through the bill in spite of controversy over classification of hydro power as renewable energy. On Wednesday, April 29, a national...

Read more April 30, 2020 at 9:17 pm Prudhviraj Rupawat

Agitating migrant labourers display the failure of the country’s labour policies

Despite having an inter-state migrant workmen act, the labour department has not been able to create a database of these migrant workers, stated Punit Minj of Jharkhand Mines Area Co-ordination Committee (JMACC). He further...

Read more April 16, 2020 at 7:09 pm Jescilia Karayamparambil

NABARD, SIDBI & IFCI need to be given more power to revive rural credit demand: Former AIBOC secretary

In order to strengthen banking services in rural India, it is important that the government exercise more power to institutions like NABARD, SIDBI and IFCI, stated Thomas Franco, former general secretary of All India...

Read more April 14, 2020 at 9:39 pm Jescilia Karayamparambil

Shutdown forces many institutions to switch to webinars

Organisations say this method of communication is likely to continue even after lockdown ends. Cultural organisations and NGOs are increasingly turning to webinars or online seminars to get their message across and the response...

DMIC will have to extract 66% of water need from polluted rivers, ‘depleted’ aquifers

Since the inception of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC), concerns have been raised by the local communities in different states about the large projects being implemented under it and their serious impacts on the...

Read more April 4, 2020 at 6:42 pm Gaurav Dwivedi

Yes Bank Crisis Was Apparent For years, But Regulatory Oversight Was Lacking

Banking is a risky business and there will always be bad loans. Private banks lack a proper governing structure and ethics, and try to avoid RBI scrutiny, say experts The failure of Yes Bank...

Read more March 16, 2020 at 10:23 am Outlook India Outlook India

Activists discuss climate, development

‘Cultural shift to redefine values is needed’ Activists from various forums came together to discuss climate and development at a Climate Action Forum organised by Citizen consumer and civic Action Group (CAG), Centre for...

Read more March 2, 2020 at 8:08 am The Hindu

Green advocates praise Budget, concerns on fund allocation

Green advocates on Sunday praised Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget speech towards combating air pollution along with fighting climate change and energy transition. But they were apprehensive too on several issues over the...

Read more February 26, 2020 at 1:24 pm newsd

Green advocates praise Budget, concerns on fund allocation

Read more February 26, 2020 at 1:12 pm Social News

Financing India’s renewable energy vision

India’s target of achieving 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2022 might appear ambitious, but it is crucial as it will have a positive impact on the country’s economic growth, energy security and...

Read more February 7, 2020 at 5:34 pm Alok Raj Gupta

Green advocates praise Budget 2020, concerns on fund allocation

In her speech, she highlighted the need to shut down old coal plants. India has about 48GW worth of coal power plants that are old and don’t comply with the new emission standards. New...

Read more February 7, 2020 at 5:20 pm The Economic Times

Union Budget: 24 crore people live in the dark, Sitharaman talks of prepaid smart meters

Counterview Desk The Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA), a Delhi-based advocacy group, commenting on the Union budget 2020-21, has has called it a case of missing wood for the trees, pointing out, Finance Minister...

Read more February 3, 2020 at 4:28 pm Counterview

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