Energy Matters | January 2025
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has introduced a new draft of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2024 that will replace the existing Solid Waste Management rules that came into force in...
जलवायु परिवर्तन संकट में ताप विद्युत संयंत्रों की भूमिका
जलवायु परिवर्तन का संकट तो वैश्विक समस्या है। जिसके कई कारण हैं, जैसे कि जीवाश्म ईंधनों (कोयला,तेल और गैस) का जलना, वनों की कटाई और कृषि। वनों की कटाई विकास परियोजनाओं, कृषि विस्तार और...
थर्मल प्लांट के राख से त्रस्त किसान और जनता
भारत की लगभग 71.22 प्रतिशत बिजली कोयला आधारित ताप विद्युत संयंत्रों से उत्पन्न होती है। देश में 180 ताप विद्युत संयंत्रों की कुल उत्पादन क्षमता 212 गीगावाट (1 गीगावाट=1000 मेगावाट) है जिसे 2030 तक...
Rising debt, falling savings, liquidity crunch, and the struggle for stable growth | Finance Matters, 21 February 2025 | Editorial
India’s economy is facing a mix of opportunities and challenges.
An appeal to SuPer SBI from a Common Citizen
SBI, the 218-year-old bank, the largest in the world in terms of number of branches and customers, which is a leader in housing loans, education loans, and many such areas, is conducting a massive...
Victory for public health and the environment! The International Finance Corporation (IFC) withdraws from the proposed investment of USD 40 million for four waste incineration plants in Gujarat, India.
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A Few ‘People’s Budget’
It is rather amusing that in today’s context, when the winds seem to be changing directions and there are talks of higher tariff walls and protectionist moves, the prescription remains the same – more...
Victory for public health and the environment!
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), of the World Bank, decides against investing in the proposed funding of USD 40 million for waste incineration plants in India. PRESS RELEASE February 19, 2025 – In a...
कानून में किए गए संशोधनों के पीछे का निहितार्थ
केन्द्र सरकार ऐसे कानूनों में बदलाव ला रही है या लाने के लिए प्रयासरत है जो वन संरक्षण, वन्यजीव संरक्षण, पर्यावरण संरक्षण, जैव-विविधता और खनन से जुड़े हैं। ऐसे कानूनों में लाए जा रहे...
The (Few) “People’s Budget”
The budget this year has been touted as a middle class friendly budget. The proposal of no income tax for those with yearly income up to 12 lakh rupees was celebrated across news rooms...
India at Crossroads: Unemployment, Inflation, and Banking Unrest | Finance Matters, 14 February 2025 | Editorial
India’s economy is facing multiple challenges, with unemployment and rising prices emerging as top concerns. According to the Mood of the Nation Survey by India Today and C-Voter, more than three-fourths of Indians believe...
Banking Sector under severe stress. Strike by all employees on March 24 & 25. Why?
The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) has started an agitation programme with a massive demonstration across the country on 14 February 2025 (Photos).
Maharashtra State Budget 2024-25 | An Analysis
Budget Allocation Analysis Based on % of Total Expenditure This analysis reviews the annual budget distribution of Maharashtra’s Tribal Component Scheme (TCS) across crucial sectors impacting tribal communities from 2020-21 to the projected budget...
Union Budget 2025: Missed Opportunities and Misplaced Priorities.
The 2025 Union Budget is more than an economic plan—it’s a pre-election strategy designed to secure votes, especially in Delhi and Bihar, where elections were announced. With a large portion of Delhi’s voters comprising the...
The Banking Sector Reveals the Middle Classes Aren’t Really Getting a ‘Bonanza’
There is a euphoria around the “tax bonanza” offered to the middle classes in this year’s Budget. The proposal of no tax for those with annual income up to Rs 12 lakh has been...
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