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

Read more February 2, 2026 at 4:30 pm Soumya Dutta

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...

Read more February 1, 2026 at 5:15 pm Devidas Tuljapurakar

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...

Read more January 31, 2026 at 10:10 pm CFA

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,...

Read more January 31, 2026 at 9:13 pm Asmi Sharma

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...

Read more January 31, 2026 at 8:50 pm Thomas Franco

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...

Read more January 29, 2026 at 8:52 pm Arun Kumar

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...

Read more January 29, 2026 at 6:40 pm CFA

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...

Read more January 29, 2026 at 6:36 pm CFA

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...

Read more January 29, 2026 at 5:54 pm CFA

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...

Read more January 28, 2026 at 6:44 pm Thomas Franco

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...

Read more January 28, 2026 at 12:01 pm Anitha Sampath

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...

Read more January 28, 2026 at 11:56 am Anitha Sampath

Why India’s Budget Must Wear a Climate Lens

Climate emergency is simultaneously also the crisis of labour and livelihood, health and agriculture and biodiversity, and a direct outcome of our industrial and infrastructural development. The climate emergency is live. As smog, debris,...

एनजीटी की चेतावनी: इंदौर ही नहीं, अन्य बड़े शहरों में भी जल प्रदूषण का खतरा

मध्यप्रदेश के अधिकांश बड़ा शहर भोपाल, जबलपुर, ग्वालियर, उज्जैन, सागर का पेयजल प्रत्यक्ष या अप्रत्यक्ष रूप से नदियों, तालाबों और भूमिगत जल पर निर्भर है। इन सभी स्रोतों पर शहरी सीवेज, औद्योगिक कचरे और...

Read more January 23, 2026 at 6:36 pm Raj Kumar Sinha

💼 Whose Economy Is It Anyway? Privatisation, Monopolies & Budget Speak

🪙 As India approaches another Union Budget, questions around privatisation and the future of public institutions have regained importance. The names of Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani have come up a lot during elections...

Read more January 23, 2026 at 5:36 pm The Wire

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