Congress Manifesto Recognises Air Pollution Crisis
The Congress manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls recognises air pollution as public health emergency, but whether other political parties, like the BJP or the AAP, will take note of this is yet to...
New World Bank President: From ‘Who’ and ‘How’ to ‘for What’!
With the formal process of selection of a new World Bank President kick-starting in a week’s time, it’s imperative to have a view beyond this selection, now that the dust of Jim Kim’s sudden...
Not Just President, WB Needs New Perspective on Development
The resignation of the World Bank President Jim Yong Kim was an unexpected development given the fact that he had three more years to complete his tenure. Resignations at such a high level after bidding for...
Jim Yong Kim’s Mixed Messages to the World Bank, and the World
Johannesburg – World Bank president Jim Kim is an ex-leftist who claims that in the mid-1990s he wanted to shut down the Bank. At the time, it was an entirely valid, realistic goal of the 50 Years...
World Bank: Jim Yong Kim and beyond
Here’s a lowdown on what good and bad came out of Kim’s reign as the bank’s president and what seems to be the future of the coveted title Jim Yong Kim resigned from the...
From Paris to Bangladesh, How the Climate-Change Accord is Imploding
The onslaught of a new power plant on the fragile ecology of the Sunderbans is fresh proof of the futility of climate reforms. We bring you a ground report. Until two years ago, 28-year-old...
विशेष रिपोर्ट: एनटीपीसी का कड़वा सच
नेशनल थर्मल पाॅवर काॅरपोरेशन (एनटीपीसी) भारत के चार ‘‘नवरत्नों‘‘ में से एक होने के साथ, एक “फार्च्यून 500” कंपनी भी है। भारत के विकास में एनटीपीसी ने चार दशकों से ऊपर एक अहम् भूमिका...
India takes second place in renewable energy
India is leading the race in renewable energy but is still expected to become the largest coking coal importer by 2022. Will the country be able to meet its ambitious targets in clean energy...
Lack of response by the US Exim bank on the complaint against Sasan Power Plant
Awadhesh Kumar of Srijan Lokhit Samiti speaks on the lack of response by the US Exim bank on the complaint filed against the Sasan Power Plant
Findings of the IAM and Management’s Response in the GMR Kamalanga Energy Limited
Amulya Kumar Nayak of the Odisha Chas Parivesh Surakhsa Parishad, sharing their experiences with the IAM and the Management’s Response in the GMR Kamalanga Energy Limited, a 1050 MW (with an additional 350 MW)...
Court Quiet, but Potentially Skeptical, on Immunity for International Organisations
The Supreme Court heard oral argument this morning in a dispute over immunity for the International Finance Corporation, an international organization that makes loans to private businesses to finance projects in developing countries. The...
People’s Movements Challenge World Bank Immunity in US Supreme Court
October 31, 2018, New Delhi.: The Supreme Court of the United States of America heard the oral arguments in the historic case filed by the villagers from Mundra, Gujarat against the absolute immunity granted...
आजकल विकास का मतलब लूट है
भारत सरकार देश के विकास के नाम पर बड़ी ढांचागत परियोजनाओ के निमार्ण पर पिछलें कुछ दशकों से लगातार बल दे रही है। इन परियोजनाओं को भारत के सकल घरेलू उत्पाद की वृद्धि दर...
शहर-गाँव के बीच की खाई तेज़ी से बढ़ा रहा विकास का आधुनिक मॉडल
अधोसंरचना, ख़ासकर ऊर्जा के नाम पर हमारे देश में जो हो रहा है उसे सार्वजनिक सम्पत्ति की खुल्लाम-खुल्ला लूट के अलावा क्या कहा जा सकता है? मध्यप्रदेश सरीखे राज्य में जहाँ ख़ुद सरकारी दस्तावेज़ों...
Special Report: The Dark Side of NTPC
This exclusive report documents the violations caused by the NTPC’s power plants on various fronts over the past decade — forceful land acquisition, environmental damage caused to communities, toxic pollution due to large-scale coal-fired...
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