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...

Read more April 17, 2025 at 9:47 am Raj Kumar Sinha

Trump’s Tariffs, India’s Silence | Finance Matters, 11 April 2025 | Editorial

Harsher tariffs, trade bullying, and open disregard for international cooperation mark Trump’s new term. This comes at a time when the world is already struggling—with wars, the aftershocks of the pandemic, and growing inequality....

It is not tariff which we should worry about. It is the non-tariff barriers and policies everyone should worry about.

It is interesting to see the havoc created by the tariffs announced by Donald Trump, who became President for the second time after a loss in 2020.

Read more April 13, 2025 at 2:23 pm Thomas Franco

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...

Read more April 7, 2025 at 12:01 pm Raj Kumar Sinha

Energy Matters | February 2025

Last month saw an important victory for communities fighting against the toxic Waste to Energy (WTE) incineration plants in Gujarat. Due to tremendous on-ground resistance, multiple follow-up letters and CSO engagement with the International...

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...

Trade Deals or Traps? | Finance Matters, 14 March 2025 | Editorial

Is India being pressured into trade deals that could weaken its own industries? The US is pushing India to sign a broad macro trade agreement instead of making minor tariff adjustments while also questioning...

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...

Read more March 11, 2025 at 4:17 pm SIMRIN SIRUR

The Widening Gap Between the Ultra-Rich and the Struggling Majority | Finance Matters, 28 February 2025 | Editorial

The latest Indus Valley report in fact shows that India’s consuming class is today just a thin layer of 10% and this section is only deepening, not widening. While people from the bottom 90%...

जलवायु परिवर्तन संकट में ताप विद्युत संयंत्रों की भूमिका

जलवायु परिवर्तन का संकट तो वैश्विक समस्या है। जिसके कई कारण हैं, जैसे कि जीवाश्म ईंधनों (कोयला,तेल और गैस) का जलना, वनों की कटाई और कृषि। वनों की कटाई विकास परियोजनाओं, कृषि विस्तार और...

Read more February 27, 2025 at 3:31 pm Raj Kumar Sinha

The (Few) “People’s Budget”

The budget this year has been touted as a middle class friendly budget. The proposal of no income tax for those with yearly income up to 12 lakh rupees was celebrated across news rooms...

Read more February 18, 2025 at 4:31 pm Anirban Bhattacharya

The Banking Sector Reveals the Middle Classes Aren’t Really Getting a ‘Bonanza’

There is a euphoria around the “tax bonanza” offered to the middle classes in this year’s Budget. The proposal of no tax for those with annual income up to Rs 12 lakh has been...

Read more February 7, 2025 at 11:16 am Anirban Bhattacharya & Pranay Raj

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...

Read more February 4, 2025 at 9:41 am Raj Kumar Sinha

The Ostrich Budget: An Analysis of the Union Budget 2025-26

A reading of the budget and the Economic Survey is a crucial exercise to understand the direction that the economy is taking. It gives a sense of how responsive is a government to the...

Read more February 3, 2025 at 8:07 pm CFA

Economic Survey 2025: Development for Whom? | Finance Matters, 31 January 2025 | Editorial

The Economic Survey 2025 tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, projects a 6.3 – 6.8% growth rate for FY 26, ahead of the Union Budget 2025-26. But, what does it mean to the common...

Read more January 31, 2025 at 10:46 pm CFA

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