The Great Indian Climate Gimmick!
The union budget 2021-22 was placed in the parliament a few days ago. Taking a quick look at its Environment & Climate provisions, here is a brief snapshot of the DISMAL picture of the...
Isnāt Selling PSEs, Banks, Insurance, and Assets not selling family silver?
The Finance Minister has stated that she is not selling family silver but strengthening it. Is it true? Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) states that four major areas of its work...
Selling the House to have Alcohol- Budget 2021-22
We have come across alcoholics selling property to have their drink. The central government seems to be doing similar things. The Public Sector is like the house constructed with great ambition. But now, it...
Is Development Finance Institution the way forward?
The infrastructure sector remains to be the priority area for investment of the current government to undertake the economic recovery in the post-pandemic times. To press ahead with the projects in this sector last...
You made me a Khalistani
Long time ago there was a Malayalam film āNingal Enna Communist Aakkiāā You made me a Communist.Ā The happenings on 26th January and the callous attitude with which the government is treating the farmers...
A Push on Large RE Projects to Achieve Paris Pledge
After making a pledge in the Paris Agreement to increase the share of renewable energy, India is not only pushing large scale renewable energy projects including solar and wind projects, but it has also...
Gaming the GameStop stock, taking Hedge Funds for a ride!
How often do we read about middle income individuals appropriating the wealth from the super-rich using the very systems that they have created in order to become and stay wealthy? Not very. So when...
How India is making a way for coal: Energy Sector Updates
Coal has not been only always costlier from the perspective of socio, economic, and ecology, but it has also been one of the biggest greenhouse gas emitters in the energy sources. Despite that, post-pandemic,...
What do human-elephant conflict, smart cities, thermal power plants on a sea coast, C-section births and the recent migrant labour debacle have in common?
To me, the first word that comes to mind is development. Cambridge Dictionary defines development as the process by which something grows or changes and becomes more advanced. In Economics, development is irretrievably tied...
‘Smart Cities Mission’ is anti-poor, non-inclusive, and against the constitutional mandate: Experts
While the 2015 idea of ‘100 Smart Cities Mission’ promised improved standards of living, the reality is that it has forced many people into poverty. Instead of acting as a role model for the...
Infrastructure Finance Update, July 2020 ā
This month in the Infrastructure Finance update, the finance ministry has reached out to major infrastructure ministries like railways and roads and highways, asking them to step up spending to meet budgeted expenditures. Due...
Social Activists and Economists Layout Vision for a Post Covid Economy
Press Release | May 19, 2020 New Delhi: āThinking about an Ameere Rehka (wealth line) and not a Gareebi Rekha (poverty line) is the need of the hourā, noted social activist Medha Patkar said. She was speaking at...
Videos
May 15, 2020Inaugural Session:TM Thomas Issac: Minister of Finance, Kerala StateAruna Roy: Social Activist, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS)Prabhat Patnaik: Professor Emeritus, Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityVandana Shiva: NavdanyaModerator: Leo Saldanha, Environment Support Group WATCH VIDEO...
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Date Topic Speakers/Moderator May 15, 20202-4 pm Inaugural TM Thomas Issac: Minister of Finance, Kerala StateAruna Roy: Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan Prabhat Patnaik: Professor Emeritus, JNUVandana Shiva: Navdanya Moderator: Leo Saldanha May 19, 202011-1...
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