Kartavya-less Budget
An Analysis of the Union Budget 2026-27 Listening to the Finance Minister’s speech right after reading the Economic Survey felt as if the sound and fury of the Survey signified nothing. The Survey, sans...
📽️ WATCH: Public Lecture by Justice S. Muralidhar on Interrogating the World Bank @ 80
🪙 As the World Bank marks 80 years, Justice S. Muralidhar delivers a critical address examining the institution’s growing influence over India’s economic and social policies. With rising external debt, he explains how international...
How Fishing Communities Are Challenging Port Led Growth in Uttara Kannada
This article is the third in the series ‘The Coastal Course’, co-curated by Centre for Financial Accountability and Delhi Forum, reflecting on 10 years of Sagarmala Programme. The first second and fourth articles are...
Barking up the wrong tree : A critique of the misdirected and wasteful push for Carbon Capture in the Budget
The still rising global green house gases emissions
Union Budget 2026–27: Prosperity in Numbers, Poverty in Reality!
If one were to rely on the official data released by the government, India’s economy is claimed to be in a comfortable position today on four key parameters—high growth rate, global ranking in Gross...
New UGC rules leads to protests by savarnas | Editorial
Finance Matters | Volume 9, Issue 29, January 30, 2026 Within weeks of the new University Grants Commission (UGC) rules’ announcement, India’s barely concealed casteism has come out in full swing. The University Grants...
What Earlier Budgets Say About Job Creation by the Modi Government
The real test for Budget 2026 is not just what headline “job stimulus” the government announces, but whether it actually raises the quality of work. When the Bharatiya Janata Party took office in 2014,...
Why the Union Budget Needs to Bring Course Correction in Banking
The finance ministry needs to acknowledge that relying on NBFC-led credit delivery while banks retreat from small-ticket lending is neither equitable nor sustainable. For several years now, India’s Union budgets have relied more on...
Budget Expectations: Need to Escape Confused Policy Making
The only option for India is to reduce dependence on the external markets and boost internal markets via income support to the marginalised which can more than make up for the loss of external...
एनर्जी ट्रांजिशन पर नई रिपोर्ट में कम्युनिटी की सहमति और भागीदारी की मांग | प्रेस विज्ञप्ति
29 जनवरी, 2026 रांची, झारखंड: एक नई रिपोर्ट झारखंड में न्यायसंगत ऊर्जा संक्रमण के संदर्भ में चंद्रपुरा के समुदायों के अनुभवों, धारणाओं और मांगों का दस्तावेज़ीकरण करती है। रिपोर्ट में तर्क दिया गया है...
New Report on Energy Transition Demands Community Consent & Participation | Press Release
January 29, 2026 | Ranchi, Jharkhand: A new report documents the lived experiences, perceptions, and demands of communities in Chandrapura in the context of just energy transition in Jharkhand. The report argues that a just...
Imperialism in the Multipolar World: Resistance from India and the Global South | Anuradha Chenoy | Podcast
You, Me and the Economy In this episode, Anuradha Chenoy unpacks the current phase of imperialism, where U.S. hegemony is being reasserted through military alliances, NATO expansion, and active support of genocidal violence. She...
Historic Strike by 8 Lakh Bank Employees on 27.01.26 – Wake-up Call to the Government
On 27th January 2026, bank employees and officers under the banner of the UNITED FORUM OF BANK UNIONS (UFBU), consisting of 4 officers’ associations and 5 workmen unions, participated in a day’s strike all...
Listening to Chandrapura: Building a Just Energy Transition Together in Jharkhand
Just Energy Transition (JET) has gained significant prominence as the global climate crisis intensifies, emphasising the urgent need to move away from fossil fuels to mitigate climate impacts. India, as the third-largest primary energy...
चंद्रपुरा की आवाज़: झारखंड में न्यायपूर्ण ऊर्जा संक्रमण का सामूहिक निर्माण
आज दुनिया भर में जलवायु संकट बढ़ रहा है और इसी वजह से जस्ट एनर्जी ट्रांजिशन (JET) की चर्चा तेज हो गई है। इसका सीधा मतलब है कि हमें धीरे-धीरे जीवाश्म ईंधनों (जैसे कोयला...
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