Landmark corporate accountability case resulted in critical reforms for the World Bank’s lending arm. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition from a fishing community in India whose livelihoods have been destroyed by...
The Supreme Court today turned down an appeal from a fishing community to review its lawsuit that seeks to hold an arm of the World Bank liable for environmental damage from a coal-fired power...
22nd April 2022 will be the 52nd year since the observation of Earth Day. A day that marked the birth of the modern environment movement across the West in the back drop of protests against war...
The mining industry in India has constantly been in the spotlight for violations of many kinds, ranging from environmental degradation to labour violations and cases of child labour.
The Modi government’s accounting jugglery and gaslighting are legendary. Yet, here is one more instance, which is a work-in-progress, and threatens to further damage the society and the economy. We are talking about the...
Gender mainstreaming (the process of assessing the implications for women and men of any planned action, including legislation, policies or programmes, in all areas and at all levels) became popular in several international institutions,...
சென்னை பெருநகர மாநகராட்சி நிர்வா கத்தில் திடக்கழிவு மேலாண்மைப் பணி, பெருமளவில் தனியார் நிறுவனங்க ளிடம் ஒப்படைக்கப்பட்டு ஓராண்டுக்கு மேலாகிறது. ஐரோப்பிய நாடான ஸ்பெயினைத் தலைமையிட மாகக் கொண்ட, உர்பேசர் நிறுவனம் மற்றும் இந்தி யாவை சேர்ந்த சுமீத் குழுமம் இணைந்து, உர்பேசர் சுமீத் என்ற பெயரில்,...
One of the striking factors in the BJP’s electoral win in the recently concluded election in five states is the role welfarism played in overcoming anti-incumbency. Ground reports and political analysts have reported and...
The Indian tax system has been regressive for long with direct tax contributing less than indirect tax – contrary to what happens in developed economies. It is also known that tax incentives benefit corporates...
The project is not economically viable; it will also have social and environmental impacts; instead, the government should look at possible alternatives that balance costs and benefits and have fewer impacts. Big infrastructure projects...
The pandemic wreaked havoc on Pappu Singh and Sheela Devi’s family, residents of Nagla Vidhichand village situated on the Agra-Gwalior highway in the southern part of Agra district. While none of their family members...
As the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday registered a case of money laundering against Gujarat-based ABG Shipyard based on the complaint of the State Bank of India, the company has been described as being involved in “India’s biggest...
Prasanna Mohanty’s 'An Unkept Promise: What Derailed the Indian Economy' looks at the economic landscape of India since Modi took over in 2014 and explains what went wrong based on data and hard evidence.
Economic, legal, diplomatic and civil society experts – including Joseph Stiglitz, a Nobel Prize-winning economist, and former Vice President and Chief Economist of the World Bank – have urged the United States Supreme Court...
In its reckless privatisation drive, the Government of India (GoI) is selling the Central Electronics Limited (CEL) to Nandal Finance & Leasing Private Limited, a Non-Banking Financial Corporation (NBFC) with a dubious record, owned by a...