Revisiting Bretton Woods@ 80: Critiques and Calls for Change in Global Development

In 1994, the New York Times described the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) as “overlords of Africa” and ostensibly so the bankers have indeed become overlords of the global south since the globalisation...

Read more November 29, 2024 at 8:08 pm Sejal Singh

Interrogating the World Bank and IMF at 80: Development or hypocrisy?

On their 80th birthday, the colonial legacies of the World Bank (collectively for the IBRD – International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the IDA – International Development Association) and the International Monetary Fund...

Read more November 29, 2024 at 7:27 pm Mehul Singh

26 नवंबर संविधान दिवस पर विशेषसंविधान सम्मत गांव गणराज्य की पुनर्स्थापना

समाज के गठन में अगर उत्पादन की पद्वति एक बुनियादी आधार है तो यह माना जा सकता है कि खेती ने मानव सभ्यता के विकास में मनुष्य को उसे स्थिरता दी और धीरे- धीरे...

Read more November 26, 2024 at 11:35 am Raj Kumar Sinha

A Government without Accountability? Is it a death of Democracy already?

“Democracy is by the people, for the people, and of the people.”-Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the USA (1861-65) We claim to be the largest democracy. Are we? Two latest developments raise this question....

Read more November 26, 2024 at 11:02 am Thomas Franco

New Phase, Old Problems: Questioning the Human Cost of NTPC Gadarwara’s Expansion

The second stage of National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) owned Gadarwara Thermal Power Plant located in Narsingpur district of Madhya Pradesh, 2*800 (1600 MW) is currently in process.

Read more November 22, 2024 at 7:43 pm Deepmala Patel

21 नवंबर – विश्व मत्स्य दिवसनर्मदा की महाशीर मछली के अस्तित्व पर संकट

मछली जलीय पर्यावरण पर आश्रित जलीय जीव है तथा जलचर पर्यावरण को संतुलित रखने में इसकी बहुत महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका होती है। जिस पानी में मछली नहीं हो तो निश्चित ही उस पानी की जल...

Read more November 20, 2024 at 11:25 am Raj Kumar Sinha

From CoP to Coal Pit: A Tale of Climate Disconnect | Finance Matters, 15 November 2024 | Editors Note

Singrauli town in Madhya Pradesh is soon to be vanished as Coal India wants to mine the 600 MT of coal lying underneath. Wonder what will happen to Delhi if precious minerals are found...

Read more November 19, 2024 at 5:34 pm CFA

पिछड़ता पर्यावरण

जिन वन और वन्यप्राणियों को इंसानी हस्तक्षेप से बचाने की खातिर समूची सरकारी ताकत जंगलों में बसे इक्का-दुक्का गांवों को खदेड़ने में लगी है, उन्हीं वनों को दान-दक्षिणा में पूंजीपतियों को सौंपा जा रहा...

Read more November 18, 2024 at 9:24 am Raj Kumar Sinha

North Chennai Residents and Civil Society Demand Scrapping of Proposed Kodungaiyur Incinerator over Health Hazard Concerns

Residents of North Chennai, communities, and civil society organizations have filed complaints with the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) demanding the scrapping of the proposed incinerator plant in Kodungaiyur due to increased health...

Read more November 15, 2024 at 11:56 am CFA

With the Earth’s Life Support Systems in Peril :Fossil fuel financing continues unabated.

The news was flashed all across world’s media – the year 2023 was not only the warmest year on instrumented records (available for about the past 170 years), but was calculated to be the...

Read more November 14, 2024 at 5:28 pm Soumya Dutta

Eight Years of Demonetisation – More Black Money, More Fake Currency, More Corruption, More Terrorism, and More Cash in Circulation

On November 8, 2016, the Prime Minister announced the withdrawal of ₹500 and ₹1000 currency notes.

Read more November 12, 2024 at 4:26 pm Thomas Franco

Damning the Future: Hydropower’s Toll on Northeast India

Read more November 5, 2024 at 12:02 pm CFA

बाघों के बहाने वीरान होते गांव

पर्यावरण के पिरामिड की चोटी पर बाघ विराजता है और उस पर मंडराता कोई भी संकट दरअसल पर्यावरण पर संकट माना जाता है। जाहिर है, ऐसे में किसी भी कीमत पर बाघ और उसके...

Read more November 4, 2024 at 4:35 pm Raj Kumar Sinha

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