Naked Dance of Crony Capitalism

There are a number of issues surrounding the recent approval by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) of a repayment plan of ₹6.5 crore against claims of ₹22,006.57 crore involving Zee Group Founder and...

Read more August 27, 2026 at 5:01 pm CFA

People’s BRICS summit decries unfulfilled promise of alternative world order

Over 200 delegates from people’s movements, trade unions, farmers’ organisations, political parties, student movements and civil society organisations gathered in New Delhi on 21–22 August for the People’s BRICS Summit, formally titled the Public Dialogue...

Read more August 24, 2026 at 3:09 pm Counterview

Press Release: People’s BRICS Summit Demands a People-Centred Global South

Press Statement Date: August 22, 2026 People’s BRICS Summit Demands Concrete, Time-Bound Action on People’s Demands New Delhi: The resolution passed at the People’s BRICS Summit demanded that the “South-South cooperation” be recognised not by...

Read more August 22, 2026 at 8:05 pm CFA

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

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

A Month In, VB-G RAM G’s Numbers Raise Hard Questions

A month into VB-G RAM G, the government’s own dashboard undercuts its press releases: 7.67 crore person-days generated in July, against 15.33 crore under MGNREGS the previous year, a 49.94% collapse, the lowest July...

Read more August 12, 2026 at 7:57 pm CFA

‘Work From Home’ Is a Cruel Joke for India’s Gig Workers

As India prides itself over its ‘gig economy’ and ’10-minute delivery,’ gig workers have constantly faced worsening odds each year for the past decade, with no support from the state or employers. Every summer,...

Read more August 11, 2026 at 12:20 pm Anjali S.

Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill, 2026: Expanding State Surveillance, Eroding Citizens’ Rights | Editorial

Finance Matters | July 31 2026 The Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill, 2026 is yet another piece of legislation the NDA-II govt has pushed through, amidst pandemonium in the Lok Sabha, without debate or the...

The India of the elites and that of the cockroaches | Editorial

Finance Matters | July 24 2026 India has two realities, like two parallel universes. In one of these universes a handful of super rich seem to be doing great, in fact they are thriving....

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

More than 100 civil society organisations and activists appeal to financiers to exercise environmental, social, cultural, and climate-related diligence regarding the Sijimali Bauxite Mining Project.

One Small Newsletter, One Giant Conversation: Celebrating 10 Years of Finance Matters

Ten years ago, a newsletter started with a fairly stubborn premise: that ordinary people are entitled to know where public money goes, who profits when it disappears, and why the explanations offered are usually...

Read more July 24, 2026 at 9:16 am Joe Athialy

The Rajesh Mehta Episode Raises Questions on Financial Regulation

Early in June the country was rocked by the allegations of financial misreporting on Rajesh Exports Limited (REL), Bangalore based company in gold business headed by Rajesh Mehta, involving massive revenue of ₹15.15 lakh...

Read more July 15, 2026 at 5:26 pm Amitanshu Verma

“10 जुलाई राष्ट्रीय मत्स्य पालक दिवस” मध्यप्रदेश की नई मत्स्य नीति से पारंपरिक मछुआरों का भला होगा?

विगत 6 जुलाई को जबेदी अल कुवैत की अग्रणी कंपनी और कामदार्स केयर इंदौर के बीच मत्स्य पालन के लिये 7 हजार 430 करोड़ रुपये का अनुबंध संपादित हुआ। इस निवेश से इंदिरा सागर,...

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

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