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BRICS 2017 Offers Nothing New

For those closely looking at the trajectories of IFIs, especially the current trends of the New Development Bank (NDB) o...

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Communities affected by Tata Mundra rejects ADB’s Annual Monitoring Report

Report subverts the real issues while focusing only on the frivolous ones August 25, 2017, Kutch, Gujarat: Communities a...

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India’s Thermal Power Projects are Making Even our Public-Sector Banks Sick

We all know of the killing impacts of coal based power plants – from the massive air pollution, from water contamination...

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The corruption in the power sector is in the tune of over one lakh crore: Paranjoy Guha Thakurta

August 23, 2017, New Delhi: “The corruption in the power sector is in the tune of over one lakh crore,” said senior jour...

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What is Threatening Public Sector Banks in India?

It is an acknowledged fact that the Indian banking system is facing an unprecedented crisis. The problem of bad loans an...

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India paid over 600 crores between 2009-2015 to the IFIs for not using their loans

Every year, India pays an enormous amount of money as commitment charges to the multilateral institutions for not utilis...

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50 Years of ADB – The Indian Story of Resistance

The Asian Development Bank was conceived in the early 1960s as a financial institution that would foster economic growth...

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Will the Parliament Recognise the Impending Disaster, & Discuss Forced Evictions in Narmada Valley?

For the last 32 years, people in the Narmada valley are struggling against what they call as an unjust development which...

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Are green buildings a priority for IFC or a ploy to make inroads in the real estate sector?

Anuradha Munshi International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is going to invest up to $6 b...

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Indian Movements/CSOs Submit Comments on NITI Aayog’s Draft of National Energy Policy

A group of civil society organisations, which has reviewed, and analysed the 2017 draft of the National Energy Policy (N...

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November 20, 2017

Tani Alex

For those closely looking at the trajectories of IFIs, especially the current trends of the New Development Bank (NDB) or the BRICS Bank, well, it’s all pancakes and fritters with news of NDB and BRICS Xiamen Summit all around. The Bank, with 11 projects of over $1.5 billion already in their sack wi...

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November 20, 2017

Anuradha Munshi

Communities affected by Tata Mundra rejects ADB’s Annual Monitoring Report

Report subverts the real issues while focusing only on the frivolous ones August 25, 2017, Kutch, Gujarat: Communities affected by the Tata Mundra (Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd – CGPL) coal power plant in Kutch have rejected Asian Development Bank’s Second Annual Monitoring Report to the Board of Direc...

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February 18, 2019

Soumya Dutta

India’s Thermal Power Projects are Making Even our Public-Sector Banks Sick

We all know of the killing impacts of coal based power plants – from the massive air pollution, from water contamination and from the dirty coal mines. As per the “State of Global Air 2017” report, there were over 4.2 million premature deaths in 2015, from exposure to long term air pollution alone,...

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September 3, 2017

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The corruption in the power sector is in the tune of over one lakh crore: Paranjoy Guha Thakurta

August 23, 2017, New Delhi: “The corruption in the power sector is in the tune of over one lakh crore,” said senior journalist and author Paranjoy Guha Thakurta. The former editor of EPW and author of Gas Wars alleged that out of this, Rs one lakh crore, the corruption of Rs 50,000 is ‘well-establis...

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February 7, 2020

Priya Dharshini

What is Threatening Public Sector Banks in India?

It is an acknowledged fact that the Indian banking system is facing an unprecedented crisis. The problem of bad loans and the need for a capital infusion, drastic changes in financial policies, new legislation introduced in the name of saving the banking system, the slowdown in the economy, proposal...

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February 7, 2020

Maju Varghese

India paid over 600 crores between 2009-2015 to the IFIs for not using their loans

Every year, India pays an enormous amount of money as commitment charges to the multilateral institutions for not utilising the loans sanctioned by them. Investopedia defines commitment charges as the fee charged by the lender to a borrower for an unused or un-disbursed loan since it has set aside t...

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April 25, 2018

CFA Admin

50 Years of ADB – The Indian Story of Resistance

The Asian Development Bank was conceived in the early 1960s as a financial institution that would foster economic growth and cooperation in Asia. India was a founding member of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and is now the fourth-largest shareholder. ADB commenced operations in India in 1986 and h...

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November 20, 2017

Maju Varghese

Will the Parliament Recognise the Impending Disaster, & Discuss Forced Evictions in Narmada Valley?

For the last 32 years, people in the Narmada valley are struggling against what they call as an unjust development which displaces tribals and farmers and inundates homes, agricultural fields, forests and thousands of centuries’ old temples, representing the rich culture of the Narmada valley....

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November 17, 2017

Anuradha Munshi

Are green buildings a priority for IFC or a ploy to make inroads in the real estate sector?

Anuradha Munshi International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is going to invest up to $6 billion in the next five years on various sustainable and renewable energy programmes in India, of which 20% will go in building eco-friendly or green homes in the country. IFC has ...

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May 23, 2018

CFA Admin

Indian Movements/CSOs Submit Comments on NITI Aayog’s Draft of National Energy Policy

A group of civil society organisations, which has reviewed, and analysed the 2017 draft of the National Energy Policy (NEP), submitted its comments and suggestions from the financial perspective for improving the draft of NEP. These comments and suggestions are in addition to the previous comments t...

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BRICS 2017 Offers Nothing New

Communities affected by Tata Mundra rejects ADB’s Annual Monitoring Report

India’s Thermal Power Projects are Making Even our Public-Sector Banks Sick

The corruption in the power sector is in the tune of over one lakh crore: Paranjoy Guha Thakurta

What is Threatening Public Sector Banks in India?

India paid over 600 crores between 2009-2015 to the IFIs for not using their loans

50 Years of ADB – The Indian Story of Resistance

Will the Parliament Recognise the Impending Disaster, & Discuss Forced Evictions in Narmada Valley?

Are green buildings a priority for IFC or a ploy to make inroads in the real estate sector?

Indian Movements/CSOs Submit Comments on NITI Aayog’s Draft of National Energy Policy

BRICS 2017 Offers Nothing New

Communities affected by Tata Mundra rejects ADB’s Annual Monitoring Report

India’s Thermal Power Projects are Making Even our Public-Sector Banks Sick

The corruption in the power sector is in the tune of over one lakh crore: Paranjoy Guha Thakurta

What is Threatening Public Sector Banks in India?

India paid over 600 crores between 2009-2015 to the IFIs for not using their loans

50 Years of ADB – The Indian Story of Resistance

Will the Parliament Recognise the Impending Disaster, & Discuss Forced Evictions in Narmada Valley?

Are green buildings a priority for IFC or a ploy to make inroads in the real estate sector?

Indian Movements/CSOs Submit Comments on NITI Aayog’s Draft of National Energy Policy

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