BULA to Kill Self Help Movement

The Government of India, Ministry of Finance, vide their Letter No: F.No.7/93/2024-BOA-I dated 13.12.2024 under the subject: Stakeholder Consultation on Draft Bill to Curb Unregulated Lending Activities – reg., has asked states, ministries, RBI,...

Read more March 25, 2025 at 10:16 am Thomas Franco

After the 2023 Disaster, Another One in the Making? | Mayalmit Lepcha

More than a year after the Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) wiped out Teesta III, the government wants to rebuild the dam.

22 मार्च विश्व जल दिवस पर विशेष जल संरक्षण से कल सुरक्षित होगा

गर्मी की आहट शुरू होते ही पीने के पानी का संकट शुरू हो जाता है। प्रशासनिक अमला भी लोगों को पानी की दिक्कत न हो इसके लिए प्रयास करना शुरू कर देता है। परन्तु...

Read more March 21, 2025 at 12:33 pm Raj Kumar Sinha

Joshimath Continues to Sink! | Atul Sati on Ongoing Land Subsidence Crisis

🎙️ Atul Sati, peoples' rights activist and convenor of Joshimath Bachao Sangharsh Samiti highlights the alarming situation.

Tata Mundra: A Project Awaiting Settlement

Tata Mundra Project (Coastal Gujarat Power Limited – CGPL – a subsidiary of Tata Power), is a 4,000 megawatt power plant developed on over 1250 hectares of land near the village Tunda-Wand, in Kutch...

Read more March 19, 2025 at 5:02 pm CFA & Machimar Adhikar Sangharsh Sangathan

‘Lie-cycling’: Only 9% of plastic ever produced has been recycled so far — is this recycling getting undue attention?

While governments and corporations focus on ‘techno-fixes’ and individual-centric sustainability practices

Read more March 19, 2025 at 4:44 pm Chythenyen Devika Kulasekaran & Vishvaja S

Trade Deals or Traps? | Finance Matters, 14 March 2025 | Editorial

Is India being pressured into trade deals that could weaken its own industries? The US is pushing India to sign a broad macro trade agreement instead of making minor tariff adjustments while also questioning...

प्लास्टिक प्रदूषण – एक जानलेवा संकट

आधुनिक विकास के नाम पर जिन ‘भस्मासुरों’ को बनाया, बढ़ाया जा रहा है, प्लास्टिक उनमें से एक है। कुल-जमा सौ-सवा सौ साल पहले ईजाद किया गया यह कारनामा आज प्रकृति-पर्यावरण और इंसानों के अस्तित्व...

Read more March 18, 2025 at 2:32 pm Raj Kumar Sinha

Tamilnadu Economic Survey and Budget

A model for the country and other states! We have seen many Union Economic Survey and Budget as well as State Budges. Kerala Budget especially by Dr. Thomas Issac used to have innovations and...

Read more March 18, 2025 at 11:55 am Thomas Franco

Vadhavan Port: A Development Mirage at the Cost of People and Ecology?

A ₹76,220 crore mega-port in Maharashtra is being pushed under Sagarmala, threatening fishers, farmers, and Adivasis in Palghar.

From Privacy Invasion to Economic Strain! | Finance Matters, 07 March 2025 | Editorial

The Income Tax Bill, 2025 is raising serious concerns about privacy and government overreach.

Income Tax Bill – Opportunities Ignored – Weapons Sharpened

The Income Tax Bill 2025 was a great opportunity to bring real changes to the tax system of the country. The top taxpayers in the country are actors and not the corporate richest and...

Read more March 10, 2025 at 10:12 am Thomas Franco

परमाणु ऊर्जा का बहिष्कार: सतत और जनकेंद्रित ऊर्जा नीतियों की मांग

जन आंदोलनों का राष्ट्रीय समन्वय (एनएपीएम) का हैदराबाद में राष्ट्रीय अधिवेशन था, जो 1 से 4 मार्च तक चला।इस राष्ट्रीय अधिवेशन में नेशनल अलायंस फॉर क्लाइमेट एंड इकोलॉजिकल जस्टिस, नेशनल अलायंस ऑफ एंटी-न्यूक्लियर मूवमेंट्स...

Read more March 9, 2025 at 6:52 pm Raj Kumar Sinha

Street vendors are the low-hanging fruits in the battle against plastic

Single-use plastic ban vilified street vendors and small players, but conveniently missed the real villains: the producers and users of plastic – petrochemicals companies, plastic producers, and FMCG companies – who choose to make...

Read more March 8, 2025 at 5:32 pm Anirban Bhattacharya

Fossil Fuel-based Economy and human rights – Submission by Indian Civil Society Groups

On 28 February 2025, a joint submission was made by 12 Indian civil society groups to the United Nations Human Rights Council. The Human Rights Council is an intergovernmental body within the United Nations...