A Case which made World Bank Legally Accountable
On February 27, a year has passed since the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in a 7-1 judgment that World Bank does not enjoy absolute immunity. The judgment shook the foundations of...
It’s not just an energy issue; it’s also a justice issue
15 years back power sector witnessed a huge expansion. Between 2005 and 2011, thermal projects with 700 GW were given either TOR or EC by the government in around 570 projects, with estimated investments...
Too Many Costs for Too Little: The Story of TATA Mundra
Mundra, Gujarat January 13, 2020: TATA power has announced to the Union Ministry of Power that it may be forced to stop operating its imported coal-based Mundra ultra-mega power project after February, 2020. Experts...
Too Many Costs for Too Little: The Story of Tata Mundra
Statement in response to news reports that the company has written to the Ministry of Power that they will stop operating the Mundra project from February 2020. Mundra, Gujarat January 13, 2020: Tata power...
आजकल विकास का मतलब लूट है
अधोसंरचना, खासकर ऊर्जा के नाम पर हमारे देश में जो हो रहा है उसे सार्वजनिक सम्पत्ति की खुल्लम-खुल्ला लूट के अलावा क्या कहा जा सकता है? मध्यप्रदेश सरीखे राज्य में जहां खुद सरकारी दस्तावेजों...
Challenging Legal Impunity Granted to IFIs
Most of the International Financial Institutions enjoy legal immunity in most of the countries. The immunity enjoyed by IFI’s like the World Bank Group raises pertinent questions around the extent of immunity granted to...