The case of Puducherry shows us how Union Territories, as pockets of arbitrary power, enable an authoritarian role for the Union government while trampling upon the core of federalism and democracy. In recent years,...
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) proposed amendments to several environmental laws in July 2022, including the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. The amendments aimed to reduce...
Cesses collected in early independent India were intended to aid the development of specific sectors. The different finance commissions from the Fourth Finance Commission disallowed the inclusion of cesses to the devolution pool as...
73% of the wealth generated in India in 2017 went to the richest 1%, while the poorest half of the population saw only a 1% increase in their wealth.
The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 aims to protect livelihood rights and social security of street vendors but its implementation has been sluggish, putting street vendors at...
Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) is happy to announce recipients of the 5th Smitu Kothari Fellowship for young writers.
The Centre for Financial Accountability, a New-Delhi based organisation working to strengthen and improve financial accountability within India, invites applications for the Smitu Kothari Fellowship 2022.
कोविड-19 के बाद से उद्योगों को आर्थिक संकट झेलना पड़ा है। इन दो सालों में कई फैक्ट्रियों के बंद हो जाने से अनगिनत लोगों का रोजगार छिन गया। वहीं अनेक लघु उद्योग बंद होने...
B. Pocker Sahib, a Muslim League member from Kerala in the Constituent Assembly, was prophetic when he outlined his concerns about the possible impact of centralisation of powers.
On August 24, Delhi University witnessed a vehement protest by the Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) outside the Vice Chancellor’s office. Inside, the academic council was meeting to reinstate the Four-Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUP)...
In an interview of Joseph Stiglitz that appeared in Investopedia on 23 April 2020 he said “Covid 19 reminds us that when we have a crisis we turn to collective action and to government.”...
It was a cold December evening when I met Kavita Yadaw of village Mardapoti (Nagri block, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh). Kavita struggled with her mask. She adjusted and readjusted it. She remembered that the pandemic...
सेंटर फॉर फाइनेंशियल अकॉउंटेबिलिटी दिल्ली में स्थित एक संस्था है, जो भारत में वित्तीय जवाबदेही को मज़बूत करने और इसे बेहतर करने के लिये काम करती है। सेंटर फॉर फाइनेंशियल अकॉउंटेबिलिटी स्मितु कोठारी फ़ेलोशिप...
The Centre for Financial Accountability, a New-Delhi based organisation working to strengthen and improve financial accountability within India, invites applications for the Smitu Kothari Fellowship 2021. Started in 2018, the Fellowship is aimed towards encouraging...
पिछले बजट सत्र (2020-2021) से ही सरकार ने अनेक सार्वजनिक क्षेत्र की कंपनियों के निजीकरण की घोषणा की है। भारतीय रेल इनमें से एक है। सरकार ‘एसेट मॉनीटाइज़शन’ के द्वारा रेलवे से 90,000 करोड़ रुपयों की वसूली चाहती है।...