दूषित पेयजल से मौतें: चेतावनियों की अनदेखी की भारी कीमत
इंदौर को वर्षों से स्वच्छ शहर के रूप में प्रचारित किया जाता रहा है, लेकिन जनवरी 2026 की शुरुआत में सामने आई घटनाएं इस दावे की भयावह सच्चाई उजागर करती है। दूषित पेयजल पीने...
ANALYSIS OF THE SUSTAINABLE HARNESSING AND ADVANCEMENT OF NUCLEAR ENERGY FOR TRANSFORMING INDIA – SHANTI ACT 2025
1.0 Purpose and objectivesThe purpose and objectives of the, inappropriately titled, SHANTI Act are: 2.0 The SHANTI bill enacted by the Parliament without adequate scrutiny 3.0 Endangering not only lives but enforcing untold misery...
Crores spent, Smart Cities Mission leaves behind more bills, superficial infrastructure
The decade-long programme to transform India’s cities was driven mostly by Central and state funding and invested little in the social well-being of citizens. The Smart Cities Mission, launched in June 2015 under the...
How the Smart Cities Mission represents another nail in the coffin of local democracy in India
Implementing projects through Special Purpose Vehicles altered the balance between the levels of government with a centralising vision and control. When the Indian government announced the Smart City Mission 10 years ago, it mandated...
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...
Holding financiers accountable for bankrolling big hydro projects
Teesta Stage III dam — one of the biggest hydropower dams in India — was entirely wiped out by last year’s devastating glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF). Hydropower projects, often despite their documented environmental...
100 Days of Economy & Finance: More of the same. But also forced reversals on some fronts
A hundred days isn’t really enough to evaluate the policies of a regime pertaining to finance and economy, but it is enough so far as to get the drift. And an overview of the...
The Budget That Didn’t Deliver: Unpacking the Budget 2024-25
The first budget of the NDA government seem to have heavily constrained with coalition compulsions, attempt to recognise the real issues on the ground and a response to the Mandate 2024. Yet, it manage...
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...
Story Of Kamalanga Project is the Story of Weak Accountability Mechanisms
Thirteen years after communities from Odisha’s Dhenkanal district filed a complaint at the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) accountability mechanism
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.
India & Global Finance: An Annual Review (2023-24)
The first issue of India & Global Finance: An Annual Review for 2023-24 comes at a juncture where, on the one hand, India is flexing its muscle to be a global leader and on...
Concrete Ambitions: The Environmental and Livelihood Toll of BJP’s Decade-Long Infrastructure Drive
In the past decade, NDA's approach to development through relentless pursuit of infrastructure has come at a steep cost. To say the least, it has been both uncooperative and myopic in nature.
How NHM Budget Cuts Directly Hit ASHAs, Impact Public Healthcare
By ensuring the financial well-being of lakhs of ASHA workers, India can unlock the full potential of NHM and strengthen the public healthcare system.
Green Infrastructure and Blue Economy | Infrastructure Finance Update
In the realm of infrastructure, this January 2023 has been marked by significant developments, including recent announcements in the interim budget like increased budgetary allocations for the infrastructure sector.
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