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March 27, 2018
Communities Affected by Tata Mundra Approach US Court to Review “Absolute Immunity” Doctrine
For Immediate Release After a Judge declared World Bank immunity cases “wrongly decided,” the communities affected by the Tata Mundra project approach US court to review “absolute immunity” doctrine Communities harmed by Tata Mundra coal power plant in India continue to seek justice from World Bank...
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November 20, 2017
First-hand report from the AIIB’s Second Annual Board of Governors Meeting at Jeju (June 16-18, 2017)
Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) recently concluded its Second Annual Board of Governors’ meeting in Jeju, South Korea.  The three-day-long meeting, during June 16-18, 2017, saw the participation of Board of Governors, representatives from the finance ministry of various countries, banking...
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February 7, 2020
Budget Session of Parliament: An Overview
The Constitution of India has accorded the Parliament the supremacy among the three organs of the Union government viz legislature, executive, and judiciary. Parliament not only makes the laws but also enables the citizens to participate in controlling the government. The Parliament applies various ...
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February 18, 2026
Press Statement: Adani and Tata Projects – Hold them Accountable, Don’t Bailout.
Press Statement | 26 June 2017 Bailout Pleas by both Adani and Tata Projects in Mundraa symptom of larger menace;Government should not acquire liabilities, to waste public money;Both corporations should be held accountable for the colossal social and environmental impacts.  Mundra, Gujarat: We are n...
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February 18, 2026
Case Study: What’s Simmering Under The Blue Green City
After bifurcation of the erstwhile Indian state of Andhra Pradesh in June 2014, both the new states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are sharing the Hyderabad as capital for 10 years. Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Chandrababu Naidu announced in September 2014 that a single capital Amaravati would ...
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February 18, 2026
Booklet: Risky Business: Will the AIIB Choose to Avoid Funding Coal in India?
Bank Information Center Europe and Center for Financial Accountability India have recently co-published the report ‘Risky Business: Will the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank choose to avoid funding coal in India?’ This report comes just before the Board of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Ban...
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Booklet: Parliament Supremacy Undermined?
An Analysis of Parliamentary Debates in India on International Financial Institutions (1984-2009) This report critically examines how international financial institutions (IFIs) such as the World Bank, IMF, and Asian Development Bank have increasingly influenced policy decisions in India—often witho...
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November 20, 2017
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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