Gang of 20 – A Comic Book
An enormous venue has come up on the banks of the Chaipani lake. Decked up with the best in class amenities, the leaders of the world and the international press have accumulated to witness...
India added a whopping 79% to the global ‘extreme poor’ in 2020
Shockingly, World Bank estimated this using a private firm CMIE’s surveys, because Indian government wouldn’t collect household consumption data, lest it reveals the ugly truth
Notwithstanding FM’s bravado, global recession is a big threat to India
In fact, Centre’s whimsical policy response to the emerging global economic scenario is an equally big threat to the economy It would be imprudent to assume that a global recessionary trend will bypass India....
BRICS in 2022: Economic and Geopolitical Quandaries
Roundtable Report By People’s Forum on BRICS This year, the official BRICS Summit took place on 24th June, 2022 under the Chinese presidency. While the geopolitical turmoil across the world appears to be intensifying,...
[Webinar] What does India need to meet its 2030 renewable energy targets?
As our understanding about the clean energy sector grows, it becomes clear that unlike in the fossil-fuel-based energy projects, in the renewable energy sector, there is a better synergy between policymakers and the industry....
Can Renewable Energy Projects Help in Saving India’s Protected Areas?
India’s Protected Areas play a crucial role in preserving our precious biodiversity. India is home to 89,000 species of animals and 46,000 species of plants and nearly half the world’s aquatic plants. Conservation of...
National Infrastructure Programs in India
In the past several years, infrastructure has become a focus sector in the Indian economy and is expected to boost overall development. Infrastructure continues to attract attention not only from the government but also...
World Bank aided privatisation and commercialisation – sectoral learnings from India
Note to the readers: This is a mildly edited transcript of the talk given by the author at the World Without World Bank Campaign Week in 2021 at a panel titled “Privatisation, Commodification and...
Civil society urges for a world without the World Bank | Press Release
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) along with the Board of Governors of the World Bank (WB) Group is having its annual Spring meeting from April 18th- 24, 2022 in order to commemorate another year...
The hidden costs of waste incineration for women in a country like India
Gender mainstreaming (the process of assessing the implications for women and men of any planned action, including legislation, policies or programmes, in all areas and at all levels) became popular in several international institutions,...
रियो टिंटो के समय और उसके पहले का बक्सवाहा क्षेत्र | भाग 2
हीरा खनन के पहले या हम कह सकते कि जब ऑस्ट्रेलिया की बहुराष्ट्रीय कंपनी रियो टिंटो द्वारा बक्सवाहा जंगल परिक्षेत्र में शोध कार्य किया गया तब स्थानीय लोग, जिसमें बहुसंख्यक शोर, कुर्रा व बड़ेला...
हीरा खनन परियोजना से पन्ना जिले का विकास कहां पहुंचा | भाग 1
बक्सवाहा के जंगल के नीचे हीरे पाए जाने की खोज जबसे रियो टिंटो कंपनी ने की है, तब से बक्सवाहा क्षेत्र के भौतिकवादी विकास और रोजगार के अवसरों की चर्चा जोरों पर है, स्थानीय...
The Double Whammy of Hunger and Livelihood Crises after Covid-19
The pandemic wreaked havoc on Pappu Singh and Sheela Devi’s family, residents of Nagla Vidhichand village situated on the Agra-Gwalior highway in the southern part of Agra district. While none of their family members...
Private Investments in India- A Mapping Report
Infrastructure continues to be a focus sector in the Indian economy and is seen as a catalyst to boost overall economic growth. It continues to attract attention not only from the government for creating...
World Bank Group and Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Power Project
The World Bank directed its resources to the removal of key barriers to private investment. It played a fundamental enabling role by financing key environmental and social management and institutional strengthening activities, as well...
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