Regulating Coal Operations: Environmental and Social Impacts Through the Lens of the National Green Tribunal

India has announced plans to reach Net Zero emissions by 2070

Read more July 29, 2025 at 12:21 pm Kush Tanvani and Shripad Dharmadhikary

Environmental and climate governance in India in 2024-25

In the last one year of the union government’s environmental and climate performance, the negatives far outweigh a few positives. The Environmental Performance Index rank of India, at 176 out of 180 countries assessed...

Read more July 9, 2025 at 11:53 am Soumya Dutta, Dr Vishvaja S & Daniya Dabre

Too Many BRICS, Not Enough Cement

With India slated to take over the presidency once again in 2026, the question is, would India use the opportunity to address key issues or would it again, as seen during the G20 presidency,...

Read more July 7, 2025 at 3:48 pm Asmi Sharma & Joe Athialy

Loan Write-offs and Reduction in Rural Bank Branches Are Undermining Financial Inclusion in India

As the DFS gears up for its stock-taking meet, it must recall that true financial inclusion needs more public sector bank branches and staff. It appears that a major stock-taking and brainstorming is being organised by...

Read more June 27, 2025 at 5:09 pm Anirban Bhattacharya

Whither Make in India? Unemployment surges despite India’s economic ranking boost claim

India’s rising unemployment continues to cast a shadow over its much-touted economic ascent, with official data revealing that the jobless rate climbed to 5.6% in May 2025 from 5.1% the previous month. The worrying...

Read more June 24, 2025 at 5:30 pm Counterview

Rising Unemployment in a Rising Economy! | Finance Matters, 20 June 2025 | Editorial

While the Union government proudly touts India’s position as the “world’s third-largest economy,” the latest employment data tells a more sobering story, which doesn’t feature in celebratory speeches or glossy campaigns. According to official...

India’s GDP Growth: A Misleading Celebration | Finance Matters, 06 June 2025 | Editorial

There has been considerable noise in the media and government circles about India surpassing Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy in terms of GDP. While this sounds impressive, it hides the real story....

वन भूमि अतिक्रमण को लेकर सरकारी दावों में विरोधाभास

मध्यप्रदेश सरकार द्वारा नेशनल ग्रीन ट्रिब्यूनल (एनजीटी) को दिए गए हलफनामे में बताया है कि 5.46 लाख हेक्टेयर वन भूमि पर लोगों ने कब्जा कर रखा है। एनजीटी ने वन भूमि पर अतिक्रमण का...

Read more May 14, 2025 at 4:46 pm Raj Kumar Sinha

India’s Census Delay and Its Policy Fallout | Finance Matters, 02 May 2025 | Editorial

India’s national Census, usually conducted every ten years without fail since 1881, has now been delayed for more than five years. Originally due in 2021, it’s now expected only in 2026 — a worrying...

अंतरराष्ट्रीय मजदूर दिवस (1 मई ): प्रकृति निर्भर मजदूरों की व्यापक आर्थिक सुरक्षा कैसे हो?

भारत में 60 करोड़ से अधिक लोग भूमि, जल, जंगल और समुद्र जैसे प्राकृतिक स्रोतों पर निर्भर हैं । देश में 14.6 करोड़ छोटे और सीमांत किसान, 14.4 करोड़ खेतिहर मजदूर ( बड़ी संख्या...

Read more May 1, 2025 at 12:55 pm Raj Kumar Sinha

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...