To Stabilise the Rupee, Fix the Economy First
The sharp fall of the rupee is being blamed on recent tensions in West Asia, but the problem runs much deeper. While the government has urged people to reduce gold purchases to save foreign...
Why does the Global Zero Waste Forum matter for India’s waste management?
Forum will demonstrate practical patchways for implementing zero-waste pathways and help mobilise finance, investment The upcoming Global Zero Waste Forum in Istanbul, Turkey from June 5-7 is not just another international conference with glossy...
The Sijimali protests raise a crucial question: why should financial institutions invest public money in projects generating social, environmental, and climate-related harm
In March 2023, the Government of Odisha granted a 50-year mining lease to Vedanta Limited for the captive extraction of bauxite in the Sijimali Hills located in the Rayagada and Kalahandi districts. Both districts...
Banking Correspondents: The Real Architects of India’s Financial Inclusion Revolution
Financial inclusion has been one of the most significant socio-economic transformations witnessed in India over the last two decades. There was a time when banking services were largely confined to cities and towns, while...
India’s waste management rules have a burning problem
Rajpal Saini, who retired from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)’s sanitation department, founded the Khatta Hatao Dehat Bachao Sangharsh Samiti to resist the waste-to-energy incineration (WTE) plant in Bawana, Delhi. “Residents have lost access...
Who Pays for India’s AI Revolution? | Editorial
Finance Matters | 22 May 2026 Prime Minister Narendra Modi is projecting India as the next global hub for artificial intelligence, with companies like Google, Microsoft and OpenAI pouring billions into data centres. The...
Response to the RBI on it’s revised directions on relief measures in areas affected by natural calamities
To The Chief General Manager Credit Risk Group, Department of Regulation Central Office, Reserve Bank of India 12th / 13th Floor, Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg Fort, Mumbai – 400 001 Subject: Concerns regarding the...
तेंदूपत्ता प्रबंधन से आत्मनिर्भरता की ओर आदिवासी समाज
कई ग्राम सभाओं ने तेंदूपत्ता संग्रह, भंडारण और बिक्री का निर्णय स्वयं लिया है। बिचौलियों की भूमिका घटने से मजदूरी का लाभ सीधे आदिवासी परिवारों तक पहुंच रहा है। यह आर्थिक आत्मनिर्भरता की रचनात्मक...
The ‘cockroaches’ India’s elite created — and can’t exterminate
When India’s Chief Justice Surya Kant compared unemployed young people to cockroaches last week, he probably expected outrage, maybe an apology cycle and then silence. What he got instead was 15 million Instagram followers in five...
Environmentalism is not an obstacle to progress. It is the last warning system before irreversible damage
If this warning system is silenced through courtroom suspicion, bureaucratic intimidation, and financial strangulation, it would weaken India’s capacity to defend itself against ecological collapse The Honourable Chief Justice of India’s recent remarks on...
The Cockroach Movement – OpEd
When India’s Chief Justice Surya Kant compared unemployed young people to cockroaches last week, he probably expected outrage, maybe an apology cycle, and then silence. What he got instead was fifteen million Instagram followers in five days,...
The Great Indian Illusion !
The documentary film ” The Great Indian Illusion ” by young & promising film director of his own style Mr. Varun Sukhraj emerges at a critical historical moment when the Indian banking sector is...
Left out or opting out? India’s absence: What it means for global climate action
When Colombia and the Netherlands convened the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta at the end of April 2026, the intent was clear: to move beyond broad commitments and begin structuring pathways for...
Fuel, Inflation and the Household Burden
India’s inflation story is beginning to look more fragile than the headline numbers suggest. Retail inflation, measured through the Consumer Price Index (CPI), remains below the RBI’s comfort level at 3.48 per cent in...
भारत के शहर क्यों बन रहे हैं आग के गोले?
एक अध्ययन के अनुसार, ग्रामीण इलाकों की तुलना में शहरी इलाकों में बहुत ज्यादा तापमान बढ़ रहा है। पृथ्वी इस समय अतिरिक्त 1.9 डिग्री गर्म होने की ओर है जो पेरिस समझौते के लक्ष्य...
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