Why the G20 declaration is far from the triumph it’s being hailed to be
Aside from a muted criticism of the Ukraine war, the statement is non-committal on climate goals, energy transition and addressing Global South concerns.
ஆற்றல் மாற்றத்தை மறுபரிசீலனை செய்தல்
சமத்துவ மற்றும் நியாயமான வளர்ச்சியை எதிர்கொள்ள சவால்கள் மற்றும் வாய்ப்புகள் நிலக்கரி, கச்சா எண்ணெய் மற்றும் இயற்கை ஏரிவாயு பயன் படுத்துவதால் உலகளவில் காலநிலை மாற்றம் ஏற்படுகிறது. உலகளவில் இதனால் 75% கிரீன்ஹவுஸ் வாயு (greenhouse gas )மற்றும் 90% கார்போன் டை ஆக்சைடு (Carbon -di...
ઉર્જા પરિવર્તન પર પુન:ર્વિચાર
ન્યાયપૂર્ણ અને સમાવેશી ભવિષ્ય માટેના પડકારો અને તકો અશ્મિભૂત ઇંધણ—કોલસો, તેલ અને ગેસ—વૈશ્વિક આબોહવા પરિવર્તનમાં સૌથી મોટુ યોગદાન આપે છે, જે વિશ્વભરમાં 75% કરતાં વધુ ગ્રીનહાઉસ ગેસ ઉત્સર્જન અને તમામ કાર્બન ડાયોક્સાઈડ ઉત્સર્જનના લગભગ...
Is furthering private investment the only way to meet our public infrastructure needs?
Infrastructure needs of growing countries such as India and their population are vast. Sectoral experts and financial institutions have recognised that while often also referring to the funding gap in the demand and supply...
Teesta disaster and the need for accountability in development finance
The lack of accountability and the deliberate indifference to the social and environmental impact of these massive hydroelectric projects emphasise the insensitivity of FIs that remain in the shadows in the aftermath of such...
A Decade of Write-Offs: How the Govt and Banks Failed to Tackle NPAs and Helped Big Corporations
The government has time and again stated that ‘write off’ does not mean relief to the borrower as recovery processes continue. But in practice, banks are compelled to forgo any hope of recovery.
India No 1 in world coal mining boom, thanks to Coal India, Adani Group: German NGO
Urgewald, a German environment and human rights NGO, which claims to be working for establishing strong environmental and social standards for the international finance industry, has called India "the number one hotspot of the...
Ports and Coastal Infrastructure Sectoral Review
This sectoral review attempts to look into the documents available in public domain related to development of port and coastal infrastructure projects in India and the pre-existing and emerging issues around it.
Banks’ bad loans are at an all-time high! | The Money Trail
An RTI enquiry has revealed that the bad loans of banks are spiking like never before. The answer from RBI reveals that compared to FY 2004 to FY 2014, the last 9 years were...
The Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor A Preliminary Report
At a conceptual level, a cluster or enclave approach to promotion of industrial development is not new in India (Sampat, 2010; Cross, 2014; Jenkins et al, 2014). The role of the state in promotion of...
Demanding Accountability: Joint Statement in Response to Reports of a Child Sexual Abuse Cover Up at the World Bank
October 19, 2023 The undersigned organizations are gravely concerned about the recent media report of child sexual abuse at Bridge International Academies in Kenya, and allegations that the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC)...
B Ready: Brace for impact
India has been the poster boy of the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business as it leaped in the ranking by rapidly deregulating its economy. Environmental regulations were scaled back, labour regulations diluted...
Open Letter to Government of India on India-EU FTIA
WE, CITIZENS OF INDIA AND REPRESENTATIVES OF ORGANISATIONS named below, are deeply concerned at and anguished by the lack of transparency and non-inclusive consultation processes adopted by the Union Government in the negotiations with...
Announcing Smitu Kothari Fellows – 2023
Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) is happy to announce recipients of the 6th Smitu Kothari Fellowship for young writers. The 7 recipients for 2023 come from diverse backgrounds and experiences, and hail from different...
Funding 233 projects for $44 billion, AIIB ‘accepts no complaints’ from affected people
Even as the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) announced its long-awaited review of its Project-affected People’s Mechanism at its annual meeting in Egypt 25-26 September 2023, a new research, published by Recourse, Inclusive Development...
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