The Reserve Bank of India released a new draft of the project finance framework in May. To address risks and impacts, it must integrate social and environmental considerations, writes the author of this commentary.
The Great Nicobar Development Plan, also known as the "Holistic Development of Great Nicobar Island" plan, is a major infrastructure initiative planned in the Great Nicobar Island, located in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago...
Thirteen years after communities from Odisha’s Dhenkanal district filed a complaint at the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) accountability mechanism
While the fanfare of the G7, with shake-hands and selfies, is slowly settling down, a report prior to the Summit warned that it is the last opportunity for G7 to deliver on fossil fuel...
Fossil fuel and chemical industries’ interests are influencing India’s positions in various multilateral environmental and trade agreements related to climate, plastics, and chemicals.
The Centre for Financial Accountability held a consultative discussion on Environmental and Social Safeguards Policy for Indian financial institutions at the National Consultation on Safeguards in Delhi on December 1, 2023.
Bankers have successfully achieved their dream of five-day work along with wage revision with the help of their unions, but there is more than meets the eye. Let’s get into the details and understand...
As representatives from nearly 200 nations gather for over a week for COP28, this year’s annual UN climate conference, being held in the oil-producing UAE and led by the head of the country’s state...
Against the backdrop of intensifying global discussions on phasing out fossil fuels at COP28 in Dubai, a report by the Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) and Climate Trends, an environmental think tank, reveals a...
At a time when the report of the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) report claims an upward trend in employment in India’s labour market with 15 million people entering the workforce, professional economists,...
The claims of robust growth, according to experts, are rather a celebratory note in the self-appraisal of the government in terms of India’s economic recovery. Claims of rapid growth the Indian economy is projected...
At a time when the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy’s (CMIE’s) report claims an upward trend in employment in India’s labour market with 15 million people entering the workforce, senior economists have sought to...
India emitted 2.412 gigatons of CO2 in 2020 contributing to 6.71% of total global emissions in the same year. It is the 3rd largest carbon emitter after China and the USA. Key sectors that...