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February 18, 2019
Growing Financial Crisis in the Power Sector
In the past few years, a major shift has taken place in the power sector on several fronts including environment clearance, national forest policy, coal mining regulation, power purchase agreement (PPA), fuel supply agreement (FSA) and policies of financial institutions. In India, the shift started ...
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August 16, 2018
Statement on the Withdrawal of FRDI Bill
Public Statement  | August 16, 2018 A Battle Won, The War Looms at Large: Statement on the Withdrawal of Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill A Joint Statement On 7th August 2018, a year after its introduction, the BJP government withdrew the Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance (FR...
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August 13, 2018
FRDI Bill Withdrawn: A Victory to the People
On August 7 2018, the government officially withdrew its proposed Financial Resolution and Deposit insurance Bill (2017). This Bill aimed to redefine the regulatory framework by introducing a Resolution Corporation (RC) that would have powers to merge, sell, liquidate any financial institution based...
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May 15, 2019
Case Study: Why are the Farmers of a Power-Surplus State Like Tamil Nadu Resisiting High Tension Lines and Towers?
The Transmission System Strengthening Project is a project to expand the interstate transmission network in western and southern India. The project, partly funded by ADB and AIIB (as co-financer) along with the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, has serious environmental and social consequence...
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January 11, 2019
The Black Hole of Coal
India shows how hard it is to move beyond fossil fuels towards a renewable future. Hazaribagh, Jharkhand State DARKNESS is falling as coal starts its long, lawless journey from the pit. The first signs are the cycle-pushing foot-soldiers, such as Ravi Kumar, a 26-year-old whose yellow shirt and ...
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