We, former mayors, and commissioners who have served city governments in different periods of time welcome you to this historic town of Shimla.
While corporates complain that labour laws cannot be applicable to ‘sunrise’ industries and would mess with their ease of doing business, it is crucial to ask, aren’t fair working conditions a fundamental right, hard...
The Great Nicobar Development Plan, also known as the "Holistic Development of Great Nicobar Island" plan, is a major infrastructure initiative planned in the Great Nicobar Island, located in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago...
The plain truth is- ‘without depositor's funds, banks will cease to exist.’ Hence, the banks have a primary responsibility towards the depositors. They should not only keep the deposit safe but also provide a...
Thirteen years after communities from Odisha’s Dhenkanal district filed a complaint at the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) accountability mechanism
The Karnataka State Climate Action Plan that was prepared in 2021 has received approval from the central government. The state is all set to implement this plan. This comes at a time when the...
The Centre for Financial Accountability recently concluded its workshop ‘Plastics: A Toxic Love Story’, organised in collaboration with the Sambhaavnaa Institute between May 17 and 21, 2024 at the Institute’s Kandbari campus.
Avantha Power and Infrastructure had promised to provide employment to the people living in the area when the Jhabua power plant was commissioned. Although it is currently owned by NTPC, this power plant which...
While the fanfare of the G7, with shake-hands and selfies, is slowly settling down, a report prior to the Summit warned that it is the last opportunity for G7 to deliver on fossil fuel...
“Civil society organisations urge RBI to incorporate environmental, climate and social considerations in the project finance framework!”
The latest rounds of severe heat waves, floods and storms brought to focus the severity of the looming climate crisis and the urgency of a wide variety of necessary climate actions.
International finance and geopolitics are quite dynamic and will tend to alter each day. We must have a clear view of our nation and where it stands in this landscape.
डेढ़ दशक पहले अमरीका के साथ होने वाले जिस परमाणु समझौते को लेकर तब की मनमोहन सिंह सरकर गिरने-गिरने को हो गई थी, आज वही परमाणु ऊर्जा खुल्लम-खुल्ला धंधे में उतर आई हैं। दुनियाभर...
கூட்டறிக்கை சென்னை மாநகரில் ஒவ்வொரு நாளும் சுமார் 7600 மெட்ரிக் டன் திடக்கழிவுகள் உருவாகுவதாக அண்ணா பல்கலைக்கழக ஆய்வு குறிப்பிடுகிறது. இது ஒட்டுமொத்த தமிழ்நாடு உருவாக்கும் திடக்கழிவுகளில் 45 விழுக்காடு ஆகும். சென்னை மாநகரின் குப்பை மேலாண்மை கடும் போதாமைகள் நிறைந்ததாகவும் தீவிர சூழல் – சுகாதார...
Chennai generates about 6,000 metric tonnes of garbage every day. As the city’s population continues to grow, waste generation is expected to increase even more.
