India’s waste-to-energy paradigm
A POLICY, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVE Over the last few decades, the volume and toxicity of waste being produced in India have been increasing exponentially. A major cause has been the increased use and...
L&T Finance replaced SBI as the biggest renewable energy financier in 2021: Study
The fifth edition of Coal vs Renewable Financial Analysis, authored by Climate Trends and Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA), was released at CFA’s annual energy finance conference hosted in collaboration with IIT Madras on Tuesday. ...
20ची टोळी – एक चित्रकथा
प्रकाशन का नाम: 20ची टोळी – एक चित्रकथा रचनाकार: ऑरिजित सेन, समर्थ, सोनल रघुवंशी मराठी अनुवाद: अनिल आठलेकर प्रकाशन: ऑक्टोबर 2022 उपलब्ध भाषा: अंग्रेजी, हिंदी, मराठी, बंगाली उपलब्ध स्वरूप: प्रिंट, Epub, PDF *हेन्रिच बॉल...
Financiers prefer wind and solar over coal: Study
Coal vs Renewables Financial Analysis 2022 identifies L&T Finance replacing SBI as the biggest financier in project finance for renewable energy in 2021. The fifth edition of Coal vs Renewable Financial Analysis, authored by...
Follow the Money, As Funding Shifts Completely to Renewables Over Coal in 2021
A study titled “Financiers Prefer Wind And Solar Over Coal” has been released by CFA (Center For Financial Accountability). According to the Coal vs. Renewables Financial Analysis 2022, L&T Finance overtook SBI as the...
The Coal Trail
India’s installed capacity for power generation has also seen a tremendous rise, standing at 405.77 GW. What is also readily observable is the dominant share of coal in the installed capacity equalling 204 GW,...
No escape from the lower-middle income trap, at least not yet
A 17% credit growth in the first quarter of November 2022 means little since personal loans continue to dominate over loans to industry, particularly large industry. In September 2022, the CFA explained how India’s...
Financiers now back renewable energy projects more: Study
For the first time, 100% of the value of the project finance loans identified last year went to renewable energy projects. This is a considerable increase compared to 2020, where renewable energy loans accounted...
“India can Achieve Net-Zero By 2047”: Experts
Sectoral experts, academics and climate activists deliberate on multiple issues related to Energy and Finance at the 4th annual Energy Finance Conference India, 2022 organised at IIT-Madras, Centre for Financial Accountability, Indo-German Center for...
On a clearing spree? Green nod to 2,250 projects, 270 of them in biodiversity hotspots
A new report has raised concerns over massive environmental clearances given to projects in eco-sensitive zones (ESZ) and Protected Areas (PA). The report has flagged that the dilution of environmental laws is a major...
Reserve Bank of India – Clueless, Careless and Heartless
RBI is the regulator and supervisor of the monetary system. Its objectives are, to maintain public confidence in the system, protect depositors’ interests and provide cost-effective banking services to the public. Its roles are...
Need for Environment and Social Safeguard Policy for Indian Financial Institutions
The handbook on ‘Need for Environmental and Social Safeguards for Financial Institutions’ makes a case for implementation of safeguards mechanisms in financial institutions (FIs) which includes banks and non-banking FIs.
Coal vs renewables investment report, India 2022
In early August, the Union Cabinet approved India’s updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) that have hence been formally communicated to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). These include goals like reducing the emission intensity...
“India can achieve Net Zero by 2047”: Experts
Sectoral experts, academics and climate activists deliberate on multiple issues related to Energy and Finance at the 4th annual Energy Finance Conference India, 2022 organised at IIT-Madras, Centre for Financial Accountability, Indo-German Center for...
PM-Kisan: Who and how many are getting income support of Rs 6,000?
Surely, the Center doesn’t know; had that not been the case, it wouldn’t be giving multiple sets of data, all of which contradict each other. One true “master stroke” that helped the Modi government...
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