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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...