अधोसंरचना विकास के नाम पर कर्ज का दर्द
वर्ष 2005 में नगर निगम जबलपुर ने शहर में सीवर लाइन व नाला निर्माण वाटर ड्रेनेज योजना के नाम पर एशियन डेवलपमेंट बैंक से 196 करोड़ का कर्ज लिया था।न तो सीवर लाइन का...
स्वास्थ्य सेवाओं तक सभी की पहुंच सुनिश्चित हो
भारत के संविधान का अनुच्छेद 21 जीवन और व्यक्तिगत स्वतंत्रता के मौलिक अधिकार की गारंटी देता है और राज्य के नीति निर्देशक सिद्धांत (अनुच्छेद 38, 39, 42, 43 और 47) स्वास्थ्य के अधिकार को...
India’s Financial Institutions and the Climate Catastrophe | Editorial | | Finance Matters, 21 March 2025
February 2025 was the hottest since 1901, and the warming trend is only intensifying. The IMD data confirms what scientists have warned for years—climate change is no longer a distant threat but an active...
BULA to Kill Self Help Movement
The Government of India, Ministry of Finance, vide their Letter No: F.No.7/93/2024-BOA-I dated 13.12.2024 under the subject: Stakeholder Consultation on Draft Bill to Curb Unregulated Lending Activities – reg., has asked states, ministries, RBI,...
Disinvestment from dam challenged in court in fragile Himalayan state
A writ petition contests the Sikkim government’s decision to disinvest its stake in the public sector company that was operating the Teesta III dam. The petition raises allegations of wrongful financial gain by the...
Rising debt, falling savings, liquidity crunch, and the struggle for stable growth | Finance Matters, 21 February 2025 | Editorial
India’s economy is facing a mix of opportunities and challenges.
Alliance of Indian Waste Pickers Submits Recommendations on Draft Solid Waste Management Rules, 2024
The Alliance of Indian Waste Pickers (AIW) has submitted a comprehensive set of recommendations to the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change regarding the Draft Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2024. AIW, a...
Budget For National Social Assistance Programme Remains Stagnant Yet Again
As expected, the budget for the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) – a crucial centrally-sponsored social security scheme that provides non-contributory pensions to the most marginalised populations including the elderly, widows, and persons with...
पर्यावरण संकट को लेकर बजट प्रावधान नाकाफी
वित्तीय वर्ष 2025- 26 में बजट अनुमान 50,65,345 करोड़ रुपए का है। जिसमें केन्द्रीय पर्यावरण,वन एवं जलवायु परिवर्तन मंत्रालय को 3412.82 करोड़ रुपए का आबंटन किया गया है जो 2024-25 के प्रावधानों 3330.37 करोड़...
The Budget India Needs
A People’s Blueprint for the 2025-26 Budget! At the threshold of the 2025 budget, the vitals of the economy are causing alarm to those who are bothered to look beyond the hyperbole and manufactured...
Indian Banks and Environmental Accountability: A New Year of Complicity and Deception?
Indian banks walked nonchalantly into the new year, their indifference as thick as the smoke from industrial projects they finance. Pollution levels soared, environmental concerns, and sometimes protests, were witnessed over big infra projects...
An open letter to the World Bank: Address grave concerns over the Amaravati sustainable infrastructure and institutional development project
December 17, 2024 To, Executive Director The World Bank Washington, D.C. Dear Ms. / Mr. We, civil society organizations from 17 countries, write to express our grave concerns regarding the Amaravati Sustainable Infrastructure and Institutional Development Project (Project ID: P507508), which is scheduled for Board approval on December 19,...
Coal vs RE InvestmentReport 2024
The recently concluded COP29 left many people disappointed due to a lack of progress on critical issues. The Western world offered insufficient climate finance, while major polluters sought to undermine the fossil fuel phaseout...
Economic And Financial Implications Of The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024: A Muslim Perspective
Though not explicitly stated in the Qur’an, waqf has been extensively used in Islamic history to assist with community development and support. The word “Waqf” comes from the Arabic word “Waqafa,” which implies to...
In Adani, nobody is clean! | Finance Matters, 22 November 2024 | Editors Note
While the Adani indictment by the US Department of Justice and the US Securities and Exchange Commission “may or may not turn out to be the Modi regime’s Bofors moment”, it vindicates what many...
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