Submissions to the Standing Committee of Parliament on Energy regarding the proposed Electricity Amendment Bill 2022
The Electricity Amendment Bill 2022 was tabled in the Parliament on the 8th of August 2022.
Demonetisation, Supreme Court order and unanswered Questions
In this in-depth analysis of the entire Demonetisation process in the context of the 4:1 Supreme Court verdict delivered on January 02, 2023, points out that the extensive damages caused by the 2016 measure...
Black hole of public finance: Unequal fiscal burden on citizens
73% of the wealth generated in India in 2017 went to the richest 1%, while the poorest half of the population saw only a 1% increase in their wealth.
An “Amrit Kaal” which entails feeding 62.5% population with “free” food
How do you describe a nation that is the fastest-growing major economy in the world and also the fifth largest economy in the world
India Pitches for Climate Finance Internationally, But Prioritises ‘Development’ at Home
The year 2022 saw renewed urgency and consistency in India’s pitch to demand ‘climate finance’.
RBI, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and MNCs – Dangerous proposal – Must be dropped
When RBI is refusing to disclose details of borrowers whose loans are written off except in the case..
Job Description – Sr. Associate (Energy Issues)
Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) is a non-profit organisation based in New Delhi. CFA engages in critical analysis, monitoring and critiquing the role of financial institutions – national and international, and their impact on...
Trade deficits hit $111 billion in November 2022 – up by 135%
Import barriers are self-inflicted wounds which is not only disabling the fourth growth engine – exports – but also increasing forex outflows
The Fiscal Challenges of the Realization of Workers’ Rights: Do They Exist?
For the past 36 years, banks' pensions have not been upgraded. No social security, like universal basic income, is considered. The vast majority of unorganised sector workers (94%) do not have access to provident...
Primer on Wealth Inequality in India
Several overlapping crises afflict the world today – the pandemic and the health crises, an uneven economic recovery and impending recession, the climate emergency, and the question of survival of democracies and institutions with...
When less than 4% of Indian dollar millionaires pay income tax
In FY18, the last year for which disaggregated income tax data is available, only 29,002 ITRs declared income above Rs 5 crore, while Credit Suisse said India had 7.25 lakh dollar millionaires (the wealth...
#COP27 जलवायु शिखर सम्मेलन वैश्विक तापमान को रोकने में नाकामयाब
अगले दशक में पृथ्वी 1.5 डिग्री सेल्सियस तापमान से आगे बढ़ जाएगी। शर्म अल-शेख में आयोजित COP 27 जलवायु आपदा से निपटने में एक फ्लॉप साबित हुआ। हर देश और हर समूह ने केवल...
In Nagaland, Despite An Act To Protect Street Vendors, Women Vendors Struggle For Basic Amenities
The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 aims to protect livelihood rights and social security of street vendors but its implementation has been sluggish, putting street vendors at...
National Financial Institutions lent 7.12 lakh crores to TPPs between 2005-2022: Study
The report finds 65% accrues to NBFCs, 31% came from public sector banks, and 4% from private banks
How the Climate Summit of 2022 botched up the last chance to control global warming
Our planet is all set to reach and breach the first climate red line of 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer in the next decade. With just 8 years left before the climate disaster, the COP...
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