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Demonetisation, Supreme Court order and unanswered Questions

In this in-depth analysis of the entire Demonetisation process in the context of the 4:1 Supreme Court verdict delivered on January 02, 2023, points out that the extensive damages caused by the 2016 measure...

Read more January 11, 2023 at 5:04 pm Thomas Franco

Wildlife Clearances – Are they really serving the purpose of protecting the Protected Areas?

A Policy Brief Wildlife Clearance plays a crucial role in protecting India’s designated protected areas. The wildlife clearances issued by the Standing Committee of the National Board of Wildlife (SC-NBWL) for various infrastructure and...

Read more November 29, 2022 at 1:57 pm Nishank

What RBI told Modi about demonetisation and how it turned out to be true | THE MONEY TRAIL

The Union Government has always shied away from talking about demonetisation. But last week they were forced to, as the Supreme Court is hearing the petition against demonetisation. The Union Government in its affidavit...

Read more November 24, 2022 at 12:54 pm CFA

Why does the Centre dislike freebies and the States love them? What is the real story? THE MONEY TRAIL

From the Prime Minister to the Supreme Court, there seems to be consensus against freebies. Free or subsidised food grains, electricity or health care for the poor has suddenly become the root cause of...

Read more August 25, 2022 at 9:35 am CFA

PIL against LIC IPO; the beginning of a significant battle for people’s welfare

On 12th May 2022, the bench headed by Honourable Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, Honourable Justice Suryakant, and Honourable Justice P.S. Narasimha admitted WP ( C ) No.366/2022 filed by advocate S. Prasanna and argued by...

Read more May 16, 2022 at 2:26 pm Thomas Franco

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...

Read more March 5, 2020 at 12:50 pm Joe Athialy

Random Reflections: Are Banks Becoming Arms of the Ruling Party?

The Reserve Bank of India introduced “Know Your Customer” norms under the provisions of “Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002 and Prevention of Money Laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules 2005. As per these...

Read more January 16, 2020 at 2:26 pm Thomas Franco

Suing the World Bank Group to save its mission

In 2015, farmers and fishworkers from rural India sued the World Bank Group in Washington, D.C., over impacts from a disastrous coal-fired power plant project that they said destroyed their livelihoods and damaged their...

Read more November 6, 2018 at 3:47 pm Thomson Reuters Foundation

The IFC has not always practised what it preaches

In the run-up to this week’s Supreme Court hearing, the IFC has announced a series of new policy reforms that strengthen its social and environmental commitments, an effort that is undoubtedly motivated in part...

Read more October 29, 2018 at 11:43 am Kirk Herbertson

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