Use of Hydrogen in the Industry
Looking at the use of hydrogen in steel-making and other industries would help complete the picture of hydrogen as a source of energy for propelling economic activities; after discussing the history of hydrogen and...
The Global hunger Index – India denying its own data!
The Global Hunger Index has placed India at 107th position below Pakistan, Nepal and even Sri Lanka. The Indian government reacted with a strong rebuttal, alleging flawed data collection, poor methodology and conspiracy to...
A New Frontier in Infrastructure Financing: Analysis of Infrastructure Investment Trusts
A Case Study of Oriental InfraTrust Research raises red flag over international financial support for risky new infrastructure finance model 20 October 2022: Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) and Recourse today release a new report,...
Life in the times of G20- An explainer
Beyond the basics, what exactly is G20? How does one of the most powerful clubs of nations operate? What can the people do about it?
Should SBI become the voice of the Government?
State Bank of India is a Public Sector Bank in which the Union Government holds a 54% share. It has to be independent, and it has acted independently in the past. For example, Mr...
Why is India crying foul over worsening hunger?
The Global Hunger Index 2022 relies on India’s official data in two of the four indicators, gives extra marks in the third and for the fourth, it relies on FAO’s survey while India has...
Use of hydrogen in modern transport
Introduction There have been some serious talks about hydrogen being green and environment; a climate-friendly alternative to fossil fuels. But one huge question arises: is it viable? There are many aspects to take into...
History of hydrogen as a fuel
There is much buzz around hydrogen and its viability as a potential clean fuel of the future. But like all things, we need to dig into the past to think about the future. So,...
Centralisation, no Public Representation Plague Smart Cities Mission after 7 Years
The Centre had committed Rs 48,000 crore for the mission but only Rs 41,544 crore was allocated till the end of the last financial year. The Narendra Modi government launched the Smart Cities Mission...
IDBI Bank Sale—The Height of Madness
When the Nobel Prize in Economics is awarded to economists for their work on “why banks should not be allowed to fail,” the Union Government announced an Expression of Interest in selling IDBI Bank.
बीस का गिरोह – एक चित्रकथा
प्रकाशन का नाम: बीस का गिरोह रचनाकार: ऑरिजित सेन, समर्थ, सोनल रघुवंशी हिन्दी अनुवाद: सलिल चतुर्वेदी प्रकाशन: अक्टूबर 2022 उपलब्ध भाषाएँ: अंग्रेजी, हिंदी, मराठी, बंगाली उपलब्ध प्रारूप: प्रिंट, एपब, पीडीएफ *यह पुस्तक सेंटर फॉर...
Hanuman’s leap: Why India’s firms aren’t making investments despite Nirmala Sitharaman’s pleading
Industrialists will only invest when it they see returns and it makes business sense. In Kishkinda Kanda, the fourth book of the epic Ramayana, the wise Jambavan reminds Hanuman of his own strength. As...
Gang of 20 – A Comic Book
An enormous venue has come up on the banks of the Chaipani lake. Decked up with the best in class amenities, the leaders of the world and the international press have accumulated to witness...
India added a whopping 79% to the global ‘extreme poor’ in 2020
Shockingly, World Bank estimated this using a private firm CMIE’s surveys, because Indian government wouldn’t collect household consumption data, lest it reveals the ugly truth
Importance of Public Banking System and How the Social Responsibility of Banks is being Diluted
A farmer came to a bank and asked for a loan for cultivation. The branch manager asked for security. The farmer said that he doesn’t have any security.
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