अधोसंरचना विकास के नाम पर कर्ज का दर्द
वर्ष 2005 में नगर निगम जबलपुर ने शहर में सीवर लाइन व नाला निर्माण वाटर ड्रेनेज योजना के नाम पर एशियन डेवलपमेंट बैंक से 196 करोड़ का कर्ज लिया था।न तो सीवर लाइन का...
Trump’s Tariffs, India’s Silence | Finance Matters, 11 April 2025 | Editorial
Harsher tariffs, trade bullying, and open disregard for international cooperation mark Trump’s new term. This comes at a time when the world is already struggling—with wars, the aftershocks of the pandemic, and growing inequality....
IFC ends investment in waste-to-energy incineration projects in Gujarat, India, following civil society campaign
While IFC’s withdrawal is welcome, civil society urges the Bank to stop funding WTE projects and move towards zero-waste solutions instead. On 17 February, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank’s private sector...
It is not tariff which we should worry about. It is the non-tariff barriers and policies everyone should worry about.
It is interesting to see the havoc created by the tariffs announced by Donald Trump, who became President for the second time after a loss in 2020.
The Paradox of India’s Fuel Pricing | Finance Matters, 04 April 2025 | Editorial
The Union government shocked everyone by raising the price of domestic LPG and the excise taxes on petrol and diesel at a time when oil prices worldwide have fallen sharply. On April 8,...
Blue washing: New categorisation by CPCB promotes highly polluting incineration industry
Until recently, waste-to-energy incineration industries were classified by the CPCB as a ‘red category’ — a highly polluting industry. Recently, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has carved a new category of industries called...
स्वास्थ्य सेवाओं तक सभी की पहुंच सुनिश्चित हो
भारत के संविधान का अनुच्छेद 21 जीवन और व्यक्तिगत स्वतंत्रता के मौलिक अधिकार की गारंटी देता है और राज्य के नीति निर्देशक सिद्धांत (अनुच्छेद 38, 39, 42, 43 और 47) स्वास्थ्य के अधिकार को...
Waste Incineration-Zero Pollution or Zero Truth?
A report on the alarmingly high levels of heavy metal contamination and other violations by the waste incinerator In Manali, Chennai. An incinerator is basically a furnace for burning waste. The “green” incinerator in...
लाखों आदिवासियों और वनवासियों परबेदखली के आदेश का खतरा
आगामी 2 अप्रैल को सुप्रीम कोर्ट में वन अधिकार कानून पर महत्वपूर्ण केस की सुनवाई होगी। ज्ञात हो कि 2019 में जब इस मामले की सुनवाई हुई थी,तब सत्रह लाख से भी अधिक परिवारों...
RBI Attack on Small Borrowers – New RBI Governor Should Act
The Reserve Bank of India issued a circular on 30th September 2024 titled, “Gold Loans – Irregular Practices Observed in Grant of Loans Against Pledge of Gold Ornaments and Jewellery.” The instructions are for all banks and...
Energy Matters | February 2025
Last month saw an important victory for communities fighting against the toxic Waste to Energy (WTE) incineration plants in Gujarat. Due to tremendous on-ground resistance, multiple follow-up letters and CSO engagement with the International...
India’s Financial Institutions and the Climate Catastrophe | Editorial | | Finance Matters, 21 March 2025
February 2025 was the hottest since 1901, and the warming trend is only intensifying. The IMD data confirms what scientists have warned for years—climate change is no longer a distant threat but an active...
BULA to Kill Self Help Movement
The Government of India, Ministry of Finance, vide their Letter No: F.No.7/93/2024-BOA-I dated 13.12.2024 under the subject: Stakeholder Consultation on Draft Bill to Curb Unregulated Lending Activities – reg., has asked states, ministries, RBI,...
After the 2023 Disaster, Another One in the Making? | Mayalmit Lepcha
More than a year after the Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) wiped out Teesta III, the government wants to rebuild the dam.
22 मार्च विश्व जल दिवस पर विशेष जल संरक्षण से कल सुरक्षित होगा
गर्मी की आहट शुरू होते ही पीने के पानी का संकट शुरू हो जाता है। प्रशासनिक अमला भी लोगों को पानी की दिक्कत न हो इसके लिए प्रयास करना शुरू कर देता है। परन्तु...
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