South–South Climate Finance : Scale, Destinations and Priorities

South–South climate finance—the flow of climate-related finance from one developing or emerging economy to another—has become an increasingly important, though still relatively small, component of the global climate-finance system. The latest comprehensive assessment by...

Read more August 21, 2026 at 1:01 pm Soumya Dutta

As India Chases Energy Growth, Korba’s Residents Are Left to Bear the Cost

In January 2026, Lakhan Patel, a rural labourer from Raki village in Korba District of Chhattisgarh, was walking along the Hardi Bazaar–Raki road when a stone fragment from blasting inside the Dipka mine struck...

Read more August 18, 2026 at 7:04 pm Hari Raghunath

सिजीमाली में खदान परियोजना: विकास किसके लिए और किस क़ीमत पर?

ओडिशा में बॉक्साइट खदान की प्रस्तावित परियोजना के कारण ओडिशा के रायगढ़ा और कालाहांडी ज़िलों में फैली सिजीमाली पहाड़ियां अपने अस्तित्व को बचाने की एक अहम लड़ाई लड़ रही हैं. खनिज निकालने की इस...

Read more August 13, 2026 at 5:00 pm Deepmala Patel

Energy Finance Researcher and Campaigner

Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) is a non-profit organisation based in New Delhi. CFA engages in critical analysis, monitoring and critiquing the role of financial institutions – national and international, and their impact on...

Read more August 11, 2026 at 4:01 pm CFA

पर्यावरण कानूनों की सर्वोच्चता का निर्णायक संदेश

भारत में विकास और पर्यावरण के बीच संतुलन की बहस लंबे समय से चल रही है। सड़क, बांध, खनन, ताप विद्युत संयंत्र, औद्योगिक परियोजनाओं और परमाणु ऊर्जा संयंत्रों जैसी बड़ी परियोजनाओं को आर्थिक विकास...

Read more August 11, 2026 at 1:26 pm Raj Kumar Sinha

Waste-to-energy plants are a disaster for the environment but India is building more

The incinerators have high capital costs and usually receive financial support from international institutions and subsidies in India. When Rajpal Saini retired from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, he didn’t really plan to spend...

Read more August 11, 2026 at 10:51 am Scroll.in

Banks urged to scrutinise Vedanta-Mythri bauxite project amid community opposition in Odisha

Civil society groups and activists from across India have issued a joint appeal to more than 30 Indian banks and financial institutions, urging them to exercise stronger environmental, social and cultural diligence before financing...

Read more August 6, 2026 at 1:42 pm Counterview

Legacy Issues in Energy Transition: Persisting Environmental Impacts of Coal Operations

Energy transition is talked about a lot currently. At its core is a shift in the energy sources for power generation from coal to non-carbon sources, like solar, wind and others. Coal, currently the...

Read more July 31, 2026 at 10:57 am Shripad Dharmadhikary

विस्थापितों की अनदेखी का ‘वन टाइम सैटलमेंट’

प्रधानमंत्री के जन्मदिन, 17 सितंबर 2017 को राष्ट्र को समर्पित ‘सरदार सरोवर’ बांध अब तक अधूरे पुनर्वास के चलते कुख्यात था, लेकिन अब विस्थापन-पुनर्वास, वन और राजस्व की जमीनों की डूब और संबंधित निर्माण...

Read more July 29, 2026 at 11:49 am Raj Kumar Sinha

सिजीमाली विरोध-प्रदर्शन एक अहम सवाल उठाते हैं: वित्तीय संस्थानों को ऐसे प्रोजेक्ट्स में जनता का पैसा क्यों लगाना चाहिए जिनसे सामाजिक, पर्यावरणीय और जलवायु-संबंधी नुकसान होता हो?

Read more July 7, 2026 at 5:47 pm Deepmala Patel

Burning waste is a waste of money

Communities that live near waste-to-energy (WTE) plants in India complain about the stench and soot. But construction has begun for a new plant in Delhi, despite protests. Meanwhile, with their own markets saturated, European...

Read more July 4, 2026 at 10:23 am Mongabay

The Sijimali protests raise a crucial question: why should financial institutions invest public money in projects generating social, environmental, and climate-related harm

In March 2023, the Government of Odisha granted a 50-year mining lease to Vedanta Limited for the captive extraction of bauxite in the Sijimali Hills located in the Rayagada and Kalahandi districts. Both districts...

Read more June 8, 2026 at 1:51 pm Deepmala Patel

India’s waste management rules have a burning problem

Rajpal Saini, who retired from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)’s sanitation department, founded the Khatta Hatao Dehat Bachao Sangharsh Samiti to resist the waste-to-energy incineration (WTE) plant in Bawana, Delhi. “Residents have lost access...

Read more June 2, 2026 at 11:04 pm Chythenyen Devika Kulasekaran

Left out or opting out? India’s absence: What it means for global climate action

When Colombia and the Netherlands convened the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta at the end of April 2026, the intent was clear: to move beyond broad commitments and begin structuring pathways for...

Read more May 20, 2026 at 7:20 pm Rohit Patwardhan

Fuel, Inflation and the Household Burden

India’s inflation story is beginning to look more fragile than the headline numbers suggest. Retail inflation, measured through the Consumer Price Index (CPI), remains below the RBI’s comfort level at 3.48 per cent in...