A Meme-Worthy Budget
Leaving people in the lurch is not a new thing for the Modi government. If people have not understood this, it is clearly their fault, they had 10 years to do so.
Charts: Debunking the Modi Government’s Railway Spending Myth
Despite this significant increase, the proportion of the total railway budget allocated to safety has remained stagnant and even declined since 2018-19 when measured as a percentage of total railway expenditure. While it may...
Inequality, Jobs, Hunger: Why You Should Care About the Union Budget
This budget is the last chance for course correction for the Modi regime. It is going to be a test of who the government sides with, the 90% citizens of the country or the...
Karnataka: Flip-Flop on Migrant Workers Continues
Revival of an anti-migrant Bill smacks of hypocrisy, with both Congress and BJP forgetting lessons from the pandemic exodus. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent unplanned lockdown announced in India, saw...
गर्मी से गहराता संकट
भारत का साल 2024 पिछले 15 वर्षों में सबसे तीव्र और सबसे अधिक गर्मी वाले दिनों का वर्ष बन गया है। मौसम विभाग के अनुसार उत्तर प्रदेश, हरियाणा, चंडीगढ़, दिल्ली, उत्तराखंड, हिमाचल, मध्य प्रदेश,...
Burn and Earn: Another facet of Plastic Credits and the false solution that it is
Fighting plastic pollution is a herculean task in itself. However, on top of fighting to save the planet and the people from the impacts of the entire plastic life-cycle, we are confronted with yet...
Response to the Reserve Bank of India’s Draft Prudential Framework for Project Finance
“Civil society organisations urge RBI to incorporate environmental, climate and social considerations in the project finance framework!”
Climate Crisis and India’s Renewable Electricity Targets 2030: Can these be achieved with no major land conflicts?
The latest rounds of severe heat waves, floods and storms brought to focus the severity of the looming climate crisis and the urgency of a wide variety of necessary climate actions.
India & Global Finance 2023-24: Strategies, Challenges, and Opportunities in a Shifting Geopolitical Landscape
International finance and geopolitics are quite dynamic and will tend to alter each day. We must have a clear view of our nation and where it stands in this landscape.
परमाणु ऊर्जा में विदेशी पैसा
डेढ़ दशक पहले अमरीका के साथ होने वाले जिस परमाणु समझौते को लेकर तब की मनमोहन सिंह सरकर गिरने-गिरने को हो गई थी, आज वही परमाणु ऊर्जा खुल्लम-खुल्ला धंधे में उतर आई हैं। दुनियाभर...
No Transport for Poor Indians
The last 10 years have seen a remarkable disinterest in running and maintaining transport for the poor. Even in all the cacophony around development, the sounds and sights of the poor trying to catch...
Climate accountability: Disclose more, put checks before financing mega projects
In a globalised context, insufficient disclosure of climate risks may diminish a bank’s attractiveness to international investors.
The Petrochemicals Landscape in India
Challenging Monopolistic Practices and Emerging Competitors. India holds a prominent position in the global petrochemicals industry. Demand for plastics across diverse sectors
State of Finance in India Report 2023
The second edition of the State of Finance in India Report was released in November 2023. It is a first of its kind that expands the domain of finance and economics beyond the confines...
Who wanted this ‘landmark pact’?
The India-EFTA TEPA is the first time that India has signed an FTA with four developed European countries. The deal fits into the West’s ‘China Plus One’ agenda and advanced western nations, because of...
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