The Reserve Bank of India issued a circular on 30th September 2024 titled, “Gold Loans – Irregular Practices Observed in Grant of Loans Against Pledge of Gold Ornaments and Jewellery.” The instructions are for all banks and...
Last month saw an important victory for communities fighting against the toxic Waste to Energy (WTE) incineration plants in Gujarat. Due to tremendous on-ground resistance, multiple follow-up letters and CSO engagement with the International...
February 2025 was the hottest since 1901, and the warming trend is only intensifying. The IMD data confirms what scientists have warned for years—climate change is no longer a distant threat but an active...
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,...
More than a year after the Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) wiped out Teesta III, the government wants to rebuild the dam.
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...
🎙️ Atul Sati, peoples' rights activist and convenor of Joshimath Bachao Sangharsh Samiti highlights the alarming situation.
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...
While governments and corporations focus on ‘techno-fixes’ and individual-centric sustainability practices
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...
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...
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...
A ₹76,220 crore mega-port in Maharashtra is being pushed under Sagarmala, threatening fishers, farmers, and Adivasis in Palghar.
The Income Tax Bill, 2025 is raising serious concerns about privacy and government overreach.
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...
