Co-operatives – New back door entry for RSS?
India has had informal Co-operatives sice a long time. In 1904, based on the recommendation of a Madras civilian Frederick Nicholson, the Co-operative Societies Act was passed and then amended in 1912.
Bank Nationalization Day: In Defense of Public Sector Banks
19th of July is marked as the bank nationalisation day, recognising the historical decision of the Indira Gandhi government to take control of private banks. It is not an exaggeration to say that the...
People’s money for people’s welfare
On the eve of independence of our country, on 14th August 1947, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru spoke in the Constituent Assembly that India has a tryst with destiny. Similarly AIBEA made a tryst with destiny...
History of Nationalisation of Banks and Task ahead
While celebrating 52 years of Nationalisation, we have a government led by those people who along with their party opposed Nationalisation and now want to privatise everything. It is important to look at History...
How ‘The insolvency and bankruptcy code’ helps to loot public money ‘legally’
A law called “The insolvency and bankruptcy code (IBC) 2016” was enacted in the parliament in May 2016 apparently to recover the mounting Non-Performing Asset (NPA) from the corporate sector. This law enables the...
The Challenge of Revival of Development Finance in India: A Political Economy Perspective
Nationalisation of private sector banks was carried out during the decades of seventies and eighties by the Indian state with the aim to widen and deepen the path of capitalist transition in India. In...
Naionalisation of Banks: An Outstanding Intervention
The story of India’s Bank nationalisation in 1969, i.e. the public takeover of a significant part of the country’s banking system, its causes, consequences, achievements, and finally concerted attempts to weaken/roll-back the banking and...
ADB’s Compliance of its Safeguard Policies in the Tata Mundra Project
The northern coast of the Gulf of Kutch has been witnessing large-scale industrialization for the past two decades while a very large Special Economic Zone is also situated in the vicinity. Among several polluting...
Analysis of Environmental Clearances Given to Projects in Protected Areas
Environmental Clearances for a variety of developmental projects are critical in preserving our natural resources including forests, minerals, biodiversity, water sources, etc. It is a process that involves obtaining a nod from the government...
The Reserve Bank of India Speeds up its Anti People Policies
It's well known now that RBI is no more an independent institution, and it’s going to destroy the economy of the country as directed by the Corporates. But its actions are alarming. Firstly, to help...
Financing Inland Waterways in India
ndia has embarked on implementing large scale infrastructure projects across the country as part of the plan to develop world class infrastructure in the country and also as an important measure to boost the...
Are the Employees of Public Sector Banks Overexploited?
Newton Kumar who is known on Twitter as @idesibanda has compiled data on the banks’ business and employee strength based on annual reports of the banks. The data on number of customers per employee...
स्मितु कोठारी फैलोशिप- 2021
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...
Smitu Kothari Fellowship 2021 Announcement
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...
निजीकरण से निपटाई जाती रेलवे
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।...
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