The Ministry of Finance announced yesterday that, no public sector bank has increased the bank charges and will not do so in view of the COVID pandemic. The announcement came after strong backlash to Bank of...
Infrastructure Finance Update October 2020 This month in Infrastructure Finance Update – the government looks to seek the Parliament’s approval for Rs 37,000-crore additional spending on infrastructure development in the second batch of supplementary...
A pandemic like crisis naturally demands meticulous care, absolute impartiality and sheer stainless character in action. However even in this hour of peril the ruling party stooped further low by refusing to rise above...
On October 2020, RBI has slapped a penalty of Rs.1 Crore on Jio Payment Bank. JPB is a venture of Reliance with 70% holding and SBI 30%. The contents of RBI Press Release The...
Since the COVID-19 crisis emerged, MDBs have stepped in with massive packages for economic, social and health support. Details of funds received by India from Multilateral Development Banks for COVID-19 recovery support as of 30th October...
Cities are ever dynamic. The dynamic landscape of cities is a reflection, a miniature representation of societal interactions throughout history, static in its built forms and but constantly reinventing in contemporary ways of living....
Why a Course on Development Finance? Economist Dr. Ha-Joon Chang, University of Cambridge says, “95 per cent of economics is common sense- made to look difficult, with the use of jargons and mathematics.” While...
Netflix is screening a three part series titled “Bad Boy Billionaires – India”. The documentary outlines certain elements of the stories of Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Subrata Roy. The documentaries are inaccurate, inadequate...
Prime Minister Modi continues to defend the farm Acts passed in the houses by blaming the opposition of spreading lies. He also added that the Acts will enable famers to sell their produce anywhere in...
On 12th October, the Finance Minister told the media that she is announcing a package to boost demand. What is the Package? The package includes Rs.10000 Festival advance to central government employees, LTC cash...
Action Week on World Bank Brings Together Social & Political Activists, Probing their Past and Demanding Accountability Press Release | October 16, 2020 New Delhi: A key message reverberating in the week long protest...
इन्दौर (मध्यप्रदेष) में स्मार्ट सिटी परियोजना की केस स्टडी में इस विचार और इन परियोजनाओं के अन्तर्गत होने वाले विकास कार्यों का सिंहावलोकन शामिल है। इसकी शुरूआत इन्दौर शहर से संबंधित जानकारियों और किस...
Multilateral Development Organizations like the World Bank Group over the past decades have defined mainly how the language and direction of development have shaped globally. In India, the experience has been no different. From...
Highlight the Impacts on Key Sectors in India During IMF-WB 2020 Annual Meetings Date: 12 October, 2020 New Delhi: People’s Movements, Civil Society Groups, and concerned citizens are coming together to protest the World...
A new review of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) most recent economic policy advice for five countries with ongoing coal sector expansions show it is green-lighting fossil fuel expansion, despite the fund’s stated support...
