GST Cuts: A Relief or a Mirage?
The GST Council’s rate reductions are being hailed as a relief for consumers, but the timing makes the move look reactive rather than reformist. If the intent was truly to ease burdens on households,...
Independent People’s Tribunal: World Bank on Trial I Prafulla Samantara
The World Bank’s Empire: Exploitation and the Fightback Prafulla Samantara, founder of the Lok Shakti Abhiyan and Goldman Environmental Prize Laureate (2017), speaks at the Independent People’s Tribunal: World Bank on Trial on “The...
Civil Society Members Appeal to Banks to Withhold Investment in Anuppur Thermal Power Project
Civil society organisations, people’s movements, and individual activists have submitted a detailed appeal to banks, urging them to withhold investment in the proposed Anuppur Thermal Power Project in Madhya Pradesh. The plant is being...
पंजाब : बाढ़ के समय बांध से पानी छोड़ा जाना काल बन गया
भारत में बांधों को सिंचाई, बिजली और बाढ़ नियंत्रण का जरिया माना जाता है, लेकिन हालिया अनुभवों ने उनकी सीमाएँ उजागर कर दी हैं। हिमाचल और जम्मू-कश्मीर की बारिश से भाखड़ा, पौंग और रंजीत...
Half full Half Empty GST Changes?
Newspapers are full of advertisements praising the Prime Minister for the so-called Diwali gift. Few analysts have come out with the real report card of GST. Convener of Association of Indian Entrepreneurs Mr. K...
Appeal from Civil Society for Immediate Loan Relief for Households, Individuals and Small Enterprises in the Context of Monsoon and Climate Emergency-Related Disasters
On urgent loan relief for households, individuals and small enterprises hit by the 2025 monsoon disasters To: Governor, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) • Chairpersons/CEOs of Scheduled Commercial Banks • Heads of NBFCs and Microfinance...
Standing Up to Empire: Global Capitalism as a Colonial Project I Podcast I Shalmali Guttal
You, Me & the Economy Standing Up To The Empire: Reclaiming Southern Multilateralism I In conversation with Shalmali Guttal In this episode, Senior Analyst Shalmali Guttal addresses the fundamental question: Is the global economy...
The Myth of Multilateralism: The Global South, Trade & the Collective Pushback I Podcast I Biswajit Dhar
You, Me & the Economy Standing Up To The Empire: Reclaiming Southern Multilateralism I In conversation with Biswajit Dhar In this episode, economist Biswajit Dhar examines how the concept of multilateralism has never truly...
Independent People’s Tribunal: World Bank on Trial I Medha Patkar
Exposing the World Bank: Colonial Contracts, Capitalist Profits, and the Fight from Below Medha Patkar, founder of the Narmada Bachao Andolan and leader of the National Alliance of People’s Movements, spoke on “Exposing the...
The Indian Port Bill 2025: A Silent cost to maritime federalism
The Indian Port Bill 2025 was passed in the Lok Sabha on 12th August 2025 and subsequently cleared in the Rajya Sabha on 18th August 2025 during the monsoon session. The bill seeks to...
Banke Bihari corridor shows how urban planning bodies are being harnessed to drive religious tourism
The project will ease access for pilgrims to the revered Vrindavan temple – but some residents are wary of the price they will pay. Devotees at Vrindavan’s Banke Bihari temple during Holi celebrations. |...
Rising Personal Taxes, Shrinking Corporate Share: Who Bears the Burden?
Personal income tax collections have once again overtaken corporate tax revenues in India. At first glance, this looks like a success story of formalisation, digitisation, and better tax compliance. More people are filing returns,...
Climate Chaos Threat: The Global Consequences of Trump 2.0 I Podcast I Soumya Dutta
You, Me & the Economy The Great Extinction: Trump & the Threat of Climate Collapse I In conversation with Soumya Dutta In this episode, climate scientist and activist Soumya Dutta examines the current political...
Fossil Capitalism’s return: The political Assault on Climate Justice I Podcast I Harjeet Singh
You, Me & the Economy The Great Extinction: Trump & the Threat of Climate Collapse I In conversation with Harjeet Singh In this episode, climate justice advocate Harjeet Singh examines the current political moment...
A note complicating the claims around financial inclusion through Banking
When the RBI announced recently that its Financial Inclusion Index had jumped from 64.2 to 67 this year, celebrating “significant improvement,” it painted a rosy picture that masks a troubling reality. The Department of...
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