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...
In the run-up to this week’s Supreme Court hearing, the IFC has announced a series of new policy reforms that strengthen its social and environmental commitments, an effort that is undoubtedly motivated in part...
The plaintiffs contend that the plant’s construction caused saltwater to leach into the local groundwater. They say that the plant’s ‘cooling system discharges thermal pollution into the sea, killing off marine life on which...
IFC will now ensure that the financing process only supports targeted areas — such as projects promoting energy efficiency, renewables, women business-owners, or small and medium-sized enterprises New Delhi: Civil society groups from across...
For Immediate Release Civil Society Welcomes IFC’s Moves to Exclude Coal in its Financial Intermediary Lending But fears that it might be too little too late Bali, 8 October 2018: Civil society groups from around...
Tata Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project India is part of an ambitious plan, which saw the building of several coal-based thermal power stations to meet India’s energy needs. Located on the western coast of...
October 5, 2018, New Delhi: Medha Patkar, Bharat Patel, Nityanand Jayaraman and other members of the CSOs across India, have criticised the Working Group of the World Bank Board’s Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE),...
Submission to the Inspection Panel Working Group We are happy to note the Working Group of the World Bank Board’s Committee on Development Effectiveness is reviewing the Inspection Panel’s toolkit to determine whether it...
For Immediate Release U.S. Government Opposes “Absolute” Immunity for World Bank Group in Brief to SCOTUS Washington, D.C., August 1, 2018 – Late yesterday, the U.S. Government urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse...
In the political resolution adopted at the end of the People Convention on Infrastructure Financing delegates resolved to challenge the undemocratic and economically unsound functioning of IFIs including AIIB, World Bank, IFC and others....
इस सेक्टर में निजी क्षत्रे को आकर्षित करने के लिए सरकार ने 2016 में इस पर चर्चा शुरू की कि नवीकरणीय ऊर्जा के क्षत्रे को और विस्तृत किया जाए ताकि 25 मेगावाट क्षमता से...
Gaurav Dwivedi explains how the Smart Cities would be funded and implemented, and how the project would impact the functioning of the Urban Local Bodies.
In last two decades, the governments have become less willing to uphold the public good, which is perceived by the IFIs through the lens of economic growth and private investment. Shalmali Guttal, Focus on the...
Soumya Dutta, Beyond Copenhagen Collective and PAIRVI, linking IFIs, their push for Infrastructure, and impact on public commons.
Nityanand Jayaraman on the Infrastructure projects in Tamil Nadu and their Impacts
