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Recapitalisation is an opportunity for banks to make better environmental and social investments

Indian banks should have safeguard policies of the kind followed by international financial institutions. Despite the cr...

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Open Letter to the Prime Minister of India on Rampal Power Project from India

October 18, 2016 An Open Letter to the Prime Minister on Rampal Power Project Respected Prime Minister, We, the people’s...

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Open letter to the Prime Minister of India from Bangladesh

October 18, 2016 This letter is from movements and groups in Bangladesh to the Prime Minister of India. They will delive...

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Immunity to International Finance Corporation Dilutes the Right of Indians to Seek Justice

The International Finance Corporation has funded projects in India that have caused large scale violation of environment...

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SBI has Invested my Money in a Firm that Makes Cluster Bombs

Don’t account holders have the right to know where their money is being invested? I was disturbed by news that my bank, ...

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Indian Peoples Movements and Civil Society Groups condemn the attack on Save-Sundarbans protesters

August 03, 2016 Indian Peoples movements and Civil Society Groups across India are condemning the brutal attack on activ...

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Are We Funding Cluster Bombs?

Priya Dharshini State Bank of India, the largest state owned bank in the country received a special honour of being the ...

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Change the Product Not the Marketing Strategy

IMF research department came out with an article “Neoliberalism: oversold” in Finance and Development a quarterly magazi...

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Another Nail in the Sundarbans coffin?

With a heavy heart, I watched the news pour in. The Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) Contract between Bhar...

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November 20, 2017

Joe Athialy

Recapitalisation is an opportunity for banks to make better environmental and social investments

Indian banks should have safeguard policies of the kind followed by international financial institutions. Despite the crisis in several parts of India following demonetisation, which sucked out 86% of the currency in circulation overnight, one of its obvious outcomes is the recapitalisation of banks...

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November 21, 2017

CFA Admin

Open Letter to the Prime Minister of India on Rampal Power Project from India

October 18, 2016 An Open Letter to the Prime Minister on Rampal Power Project Respected Prime Minister, We, the people’s movements and other civil society organisations in India, draw your urgent attention to the serious issues emerging from the Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company (Rampal Powe...

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April 25, 2019

CFA Admin

Open letter to the Prime Minister of India from Bangladesh

October 18, 2016 This letter is from movements and groups in Bangladesh to the Prime Minister of India. They will deliver this letter to the Indian High Commission today. Updates on the delivery will be posted. Scrap the Rampal power plant project, Save Sundarbans The Honourable Prime Minister, We r...

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January 23, 2018

Anuradha Munshi

Immunity to International Finance Corporation Dilutes the Right of Indians to Seek Justice

The International Finance Corporation has funded projects in India that have caused large scale violation of environmental and social laws. In a recent move, India has extended the United Nations (Privileges and Immunities) Act, 1947 (46 of 1947), which confers legal immunity akin to the kind enjoye...

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February 7, 2020

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SBI has Invested my Money in a Firm that Makes Cluster Bombs

Don’t account holders have the right to know where their money is being invested? I was disturbed by news that my bank, the State Bank of India, has invested in a company that makes cluster bombs. Last month, the Dutch peace organisation PAX, in a report, Worldwide Investments in Cluster Munitions: ...

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April 25, 2019

CFA Admin

Indian Peoples Movements and Civil Society Groups condemn the attack on Save-Sundarbans protesters

August 03, 2016 Indian Peoples movements and Civil Society Groups across India are condemning the brutal attack on activists and concerned citizens in Bangladesh yesterday July 28, 2016. Protesters were marching to the Prime Ministers office in Dhaka to urge her to shut down the Rampal Coal-fired Po...

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February 7, 2020

Priya Dharshini

Are We Funding Cluster Bombs?

Priya Dharshini State Bank of India, the largest state owned bank in the country received a special honour of being the only Indian financial institution to sponsor cluster munitions. In June 2016, PAX a Netherland based campaign organisation in its report listed 158 financial institutions in its ‘H...

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November 20, 2017

Maju Varghese

Change the Product Not the Marketing Strategy

IMF research department came out with an article “Neoliberalism: oversold” in Finance and Development a quarterly magazine published quarterly by IMF. The article says while the neoliberal agenda has rescued millions from poverty, the policies have not delivered as expected. It further says that the...

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November 23, 2017

Ayesha Desouza

Another Nail in the Sundarbans coffin?

With a heavy heart, I watched the news pour in. The Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) Contract between Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) and the Bangladesh India Friendship Company Pvt. Ltd. was signed last week on Tuesday, July 12, 2016. This is one more step towards the financial closur...

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Recapitalisation is an opportunity for banks to make better environmental and social investments

Open Letter to the Prime Minister of India on Rampal Power Project from India

Open letter to the Prime Minister of India from Bangladesh

Immunity to International Finance Corporation Dilutes the Right of Indians to Seek Justice

SBI has Invested my Money in a Firm that Makes Cluster Bombs

Indian Peoples Movements and Civil Society Groups condemn the attack on Save-Sundarbans protesters

Are We Funding Cluster Bombs?

Change the Product Not the Marketing Strategy

Another Nail in the Sundarbans coffin?

Recapitalisation is an opportunity for banks to make better environmental and social investments

Open Letter to the Prime Minister of India on Rampal Power Project from India

Open letter to the Prime Minister of India from Bangladesh

Immunity to International Finance Corporation Dilutes the Right of Indians to Seek Justice

SBI has Invested my Money in a Firm that Makes Cluster Bombs

Indian Peoples Movements and Civil Society Groups condemn the attack on Save-Sundarbans protesters

Are We Funding Cluster Bombs?

Change the Product Not the Marketing Strategy

Another Nail in the Sundarbans coffin?