Press Release | May 19, 2020 New Delhi: “Thinking about an Ameere Rehka (wealth line) and not a Gareebi Rekha (poverty line) is the need of the hour”, noted social activist Medha Patkar said. She was speaking at...
लॉकडाउन का फायदा उठाकर सरकार विद्युत अधिनियम में विवादस्पद बदलाव लाने कर रही पुरजोर कोशिश टैरिफ की दर बढ़ेगी, जिसे फिर जबरन उपभोगताओं से वसूला जायेगा यह विधेयक में एक असफल सार्वजनिक-निजी साझेदारी (पी.पी.पी.)...
As part Part III the Finance Minister announced Rs.1 lakh Cr Agri Infrastructure Fund for farm gate infrastructure for farmers. Rs.10000 Cr scheme for formalization of Micro Food Enterprises. Rs.20000 Cr for fishermen through...
Finance Minister gave a press statement and a document of 27 pages has been released. Everybody is hoping now for the other parts. When the economy is in crisis everyone hoped for relief package...
A study of the hidden costs involved in unplanned infrastructure boom in the Sewa Sadan locality under Mandawali area of East Delhi. INTRODUCTION At walking distance of a few minutes from the Mandawali Railway...
All multilateral banks have certain policies and processes. Notwithstanding the growing pressure of the affected communities and civil society, these banks bring out documents essentially to satisfy themselves on paper. It is a make-believe...
The Banking Sector was already in crisis. Crisis was created through the policies. Large credit was encouraged leading to the NPA Crisis. Development institutions like IDBI, ICICI and even UTI were converted into banks....
In September 2018, the Indian government unveiled a massive three-billion-dollar project—Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States, or STARS— designed in collaboration with the World Bank to improve the country’s education system. While 85 percent...
As India struggles through battling a pandemic and subsequent shut down, the government seems to be in no mood on pausing in stifling controversial issues that majorly impact the economy of the country. After...
When COVID-19 cases are increasing, people are waiting for relief package every day, states are begging the Centre for release of GST share, permit more loans, allow RBI to lend to states at repo...
Experts question urgency of introducing a draft bill at a time when states struggle with COVID-19 The Union government’s draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2020 — that emerged on April 17, 2020, amid a nationwide...
Experts question the government’s stance of preparing and notifying ‘National Energy Renewable Policy’ through the bill in spite of controversy over classification of hydro power as renewable energy. On Wednesday, April 29, a national...
Any Act or bill to get an act on electricity (or the larger issues of primary energy), has to first comprehend the basic functions electricity has in human society. Presumably, some form of electricity might...
COVID-19 has affected the entire economy. Hence the revival needs government intervention. After all the taxes collected from people are to provide services to the people. Reviving the economy will bring more taxes. In...
RBI in its first announcement dated 27th March 2020, consequent upon corona pandemic 2019 had come out with various initiatives such as reduction in CRR, Repo Rate etc. thus to improve upon liquidity position...
