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Trade Deals or Traps? | Finance Matters, 14 March 2025 | Editorial

Is India being pressured into trade deals that could weaken its own industries? The US is pushing India to sign a broad ...

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Vadhavan Port: A Development Mirage at the Cost of People and Ecology?

At a Glance Flipbook A ₹76,220 crore mega-port in Maharashtra is being pushed under Sagarmala, threatening fishers, farm...

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From Privacy Invasion to Economic Strain! | Finance Matters, 07 March 2025 | Editorial

The Income Tax Bill, 2025 is raising serious concerns about privacy and government overreach. Under this new law, tax of...

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Fossil Fuel-based Economy and human rights – Submission by Indian Civil Society Groups

On 28 February 2025, a joint submission was made by 12 Indian civil society groups to the United Nations Human Rights Co...

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The Widening Gap Between the Ultra-Rich and the Struggling Majority | Finance Matters, 28 February 2025 | Editorial

The latest Indus Valley report in fact shows that India’s consuming class is today just a thin layer of 10% and th...

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Energy Matters | January 2025

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has introduced a new draft of Solid Waste Management Rul...

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Rising debt, falling savings, liquidity crunch, and the struggle for stable growth | Finance Matters, 21 February 2025 | Editorial

India’s economy is facing a mix of opportunities and challenges. Moody’s Analyticshas revised India’s GDP growth project...

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India at Crossroads: Unemployment, Inflation, and Banking Unrest | Finance Matters, 14 February 2025 | Editorial

India’s economy is facing multiple challenges, with unemployment and rising prices emerging as top concerns. According t...

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Union Budget 2025: Missed Opportunities and Misplaced Priorities.

The 2025 Union Budget is more than an economic plan—it’s a pre-election strategy designed to secure votes, especially in...

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Alliance of Indian Waste Pickers Submits Recommendations on Draft Solid Waste Management Rules, 2024

The Alliance of Indian Waste Pickers (AIW) has submitted a comprehensive set of recommendations to the Ministry of Envir...

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March 19, 2025

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Trade Deals or Traps? | Finance Matters, 14 March 2025 | Editorial

Is India being pressured into trade deals that could weaken its own industries? The US is pushing India to sign a broad macro trade agreement instead of making minor tariff adjustments while also questioning India’s intellectual property (IP) protections. The US has long criticised India’s high tari...

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March 18, 2025

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Vadhavan Port: A Development Mirage at the Cost of People and Ecology?

At a Glance Flipbook A ₹76,220 crore mega-port in Maharashtra is being pushed under Sagarmala, threatening fishers, farmers, and Adivasis in Palghar. Despite 30 years of resistance, rule changes and fast-tracked clearances keep it alive. People are fighting back — mass protests, road blockades, and ...

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March 12, 2025

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From Privacy Invasion to Economic Strain! | Finance Matters, 07 March 2025 | Editorial

The Income Tax Bill, 2025 is raising serious concerns about privacy and government overreach. Under this new law, tax officials will have the power to access personal emails, social media accounts, bank details, and investment portfolios—not based on solid evidence, but on mere suspicion. This means...

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March 7, 2025

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Fossil Fuel-based Economy and human rights – Submission by Indian Civil Society Groups

On 28 February 2025, a joint submission was made by 12 Indian civil society groups to the United Nations Human Rights Council. The Human Rights Council is an intergovernmental body within the United Nations system, composed of 47 States, responsible for the promotion and protection of all human righ...

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March 4, 2025

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The Widening Gap Between the Ultra-Rich and the Struggling Majority | Finance Matters, 28 February 2025 | Editorial

The latest Indus Valley report in fact shows that India’s consuming class is today just a thin layer of 10% and this section is only deepening, not widening. While people from the bottom 90% are unable to join the top segment, the wealthiest class is growing even wealthier. We already know tha...

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February 27, 2025

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Energy Matters | January 2025

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has introduced a new draft of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2024 that will replace the existing Solid Waste Management rules that came into force in 2016. It starts with a promising note, mandating a four-way segregation of waste, cover...

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February 25, 2025

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Rising debt, falling savings, liquidity crunch, and the struggle for stable growth | Finance Matters, 21 February 2025 | Editorial

India’s economy is facing a mix of opportunities and challenges. Moody’s Analyticshas revised India’s GDP growth projection to 6.4% for 2025, down from 6.6% in 2024, questioning whether domestic demand alone can sustain growth. It’s time to ask whether the country’s economic resilience is as strong ...

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February 17, 2025

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India at Crossroads: Unemployment, Inflation, and Banking Unrest | Finance Matters, 14 February 2025 | Editorial

India’s economy is facing multiple challenges, with unemployment and rising prices emerging as top concerns. According to the Mood of the Nation Survey by India Today and C-Voter, more than three-fourths of Indians believe joblessness is a serious issue, and 64% in the Northeast and 60% in the East ...

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February 18, 2025

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Union Budget 2025: Missed Opportunities and Misplaced Priorities.

The 2025 Union Budget is more than an economic plan—it’s a pre-election strategy designed to secure votes, especially in Delhi and Bihar, where elections were announced. With a large portion of Delhi’s voters comprising the salaried middle class, tax cuts and infrastructure projects seemed to be aim...

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February 27, 2025

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Alliance of Indian Waste Pickers Submits Recommendations on Draft Solid Waste Management Rules, 2024

The Alliance of Indian Waste Pickers (AIW) has submitted a comprehensive set of recommendations to the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change regarding the Draft Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2024. AIW, a national coalition representing over 1,04,465 waste pickers across 18 states...

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