The Futility of Per Capita Comparisons in Unequal Societies
A few months ago, a news made headlines, doing rounds in the social media about how it was a matter of much shame that India had fallen behind Bangladesh on the metric of Per...
Ease of Doing Business and Rana Plaza Tragedy
Five years ago, on April 24, 2013, a tragedy in neighbouring Bangladesh shook up everyone. Rana Plaza, a five-storied commercial building, that housed several “sweatshop” clothing factories, a bank and few shops, collapsed and...
Booklet: Time to Come Clean: How the World Bank Group and International Investors Can Stop the World’s Most Dangerous Coal Plant
How International Investors Can Stop Rampal Power Project, the World’s Most Dangerous Coal Plant
For immediate release How International Investors Can Stop Rampal Power Project, the World’s Most Dangerous Coal Plant Report Shines a Light on Hidden Backers of World’s Most Destructive Coal Project October 12, 2017, New...
Indian Peoples Movements and Civil Society Groups condemn the attack on Save-Sundarbans protesters
August 03, 2016 Indian Peoples movements and Civil Society Groups across India are condemning the brutal attack on activists and concerned citizens in Bangladesh yesterday July 28, 2016. Protesters were marching to the Prime...
Ek Ho Ladai Karo: Marching to save the Sundarbans
This is a short descriptive video of a four-day protest march in Bangladesh. The Long March in March 2016, was a four-day protest gathering of people from across Bangladesh along with a few concerned...
Another Nail in the Sundarbans coffin?
With a heavy heart, I watched the news pour in. The Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) Contract between Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) and the Bangladesh India Friendship Company Pvt. Ltd. was signed last week...