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A Rising Number, a Shrinking Safety Net

India’s numbers on women and work look impressive at first glance. Rural women’s labour force participation nearly ...

India on Sale – Foreigners Taking Over – Not Only IDBI – Stop Now

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the sale of IDBI Bank to a subsidiary of Fairfax, Canada, in a du...

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उपभोक्ताओं पर लादी जाती महंगी बिजली

मध्यप्रदेश में बिजली के निजीकरण के नतीजे अब बेशर्मी से उजागर होने लगे हैं। हालत यहां तक पहुंच गई है कि आम उपभोक्ताओ...

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World Bank Pours $35.89 Billion Into False Climate Solutionsas Communities Bear the Cost

BANGKOK, Thailand – The World Bank Group (WBG) cannot continue burning its way to impunity. As the IMF-World Bank...

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Bangkok IMF-World Bank meetings: New reports put India’s debt, climate, accountability crisis in focus

As the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded their Annual Meetings in Bangkok this week, civil...

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People’s Voices, People’s Power: What Asia’s Movements AreDemanding from the World Bank and IMF.

The World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings are under way in Bangkok, running from 12 to 18 October, and the agenda is a...

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Why can’t we feel the official euphoria around growth?

“Gig workers are told that they are free. But what sort of freedom is this that the worker themselves can’t seem to...

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Increasing influence, diminishing accountability: The World Bank in India

The World Bank Group’s (WBG) engagement with India is among its largest and longest running country programmes. Its...

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NUMBERS TO NARRATIVES—Reading Data and Building Stories

4-Day Residential Workshop Dates: 2nd to 5th November 2026 Background What happens on the ground often leaves a trai...

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Climate on the Floor

India’s Parliamentary Discourse on Environment since the Paris Agreement. This report examines the evolution of India’s ...

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October 28, 2026

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A Rising Number, a Shrinking Safety Net

India’s numbers on women and work look impressive at first glance. Rural women’s labour force participation nearly doubled, from 24.6% in 2017-18 to 47.6% in 2023-24, one of the sharpest rises anywhere in the world, according to a new Oxfam study. It is tempting to read this as proof that more ...

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October 27, 2026

Thomas Franco

India on Sale – Foreigners Taking Over – Not Only IDBI – Stop Now

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the sale of IDBI Bank to a subsidiary of Fairfax, Canada, in a dubious manner. Now, the RBI has to process the deal. The deal can still be stopped if people’s pressure is mounted, as has happened with many such proposals earlier. Please read pre...

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October 23, 2026

Raj Kumar Sinha

उपभोक्ताओं पर लादी जाती महंगी बिजली

मध्यप्रदेश में बिजली के निजीकरण के नतीजे अब बेशर्मी से उजागर होने लगे हैं। हालत यहां तक पहुंच गई है कि आम उपभोक्ताओं को मंहगी बिजली बेचने के अलावा कमी बताकर खरीदी गई गैर-जरूरी बिजली निजी उद्योगों को बेहद सस्ती कीमतों में मुहैय्या करवाई जा रही है। इसके साथ-साथ कंपनियों द्वारा खुल्लमखुल्ला की जा ...

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October 21, 2026

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World Bank Pours $35.89 Billion Into False Climate Solutionsas Communities Bear the Cost

BANGKOK, Thailand – The World Bank Group (WBG) cannot continue burning its way to impunity. As the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings draw to a close, communities and civil society organizations are challenging a financial system that locks countries into debt, bankrolls harmful projects, and reb...

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October 21, 2026

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Bangkok IMF-World Bank meetings: New reports put India’s debt, climate, accountability crisis in focus

As the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded their Annual Meetings in Bangkok this week, civil society groups and policy experts outside the official proceedings released two critical documents challenging the institutions’ legacy and prescriptions for Asia, calling f...

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October 23, 2026

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People’s Voices, People’s Power: What Asia’s Movements AreDemanding from the World Bank and IMF.

The World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings are under way in Bangkok, running from 12 to 18 October, and the agenda is a familiar one: debt, growth and “reform”. What rarely makes the agenda is who pays for it. Across the Global South, governments are spending more on debt repayment than on health, ...

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October 16, 2026

Anirban Bhattacharya

Why can’t we feel the official euphoria around growth?

“Gig workers are told that they are free. But what sort of freedom is this that the worker themselves can’t seem to feel? The contractor claims that you are free. How banal is that! Does a jailer scream out loud every night reminding you that you are in jail? Prisoners know that very well right...

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October 15, 2026

Asmi Sharma & Joe Athialy

Increasing influence, diminishing accountability: The World Bank in India

The World Bank Group’s (WBG) engagement with India is among its largest and longest running country programmes. Its current portfolio as of December 2025 comprises 75 active lending projects with commitments of around $17.8 billion, making India the Bank’s largest borrower. However, the signifi...

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October 9, 2026

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NUMBERS TO NARRATIVES—Reading Data and Building Stories

4-Day Residential Workshop Dates: 2nd to 5th November 2026 Background What happens on the ground often leaves a trail in the paperwork. Money that does not reach a village, a river polluted by a corporation, or a welfare scheme that fails its beneficiaries can all be traced through official reco...

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October 1, 2026

Hajira Puthige

Climate on the Floor

India’s Parliamentary Discourse on Environment since the Paris Agreement. This report examines the evolution of India’s legislative engagement with the climate crisis during the critical decade following the adoption of the Paris Agreement in December 2015. As the world’s largest democracy and one o...

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A Rising Number, a Shrinking Safety Net

India on Sale – Foreigners Taking Over – Not Only IDBI – Stop Now

उपभोक्ताओं पर लादी जाती महंगी बिजली

World Bank Pours $35.89 Billion Into False Climate Solutionsas Communities Bear the Cost

Bangkok IMF-World Bank meetings: New reports put India’s debt, climate, accountability crisis in focus

People’s Voices, People’s Power: What Asia’s Movements AreDemanding from the World Bank and IMF.

Why can’t we feel the official euphoria around growth?

Increasing influence, diminishing accountability: The World Bank in India

NUMBERS TO NARRATIVES—Reading Data and Building Stories

Climate on the Floor

A Rising Number, a Shrinking Safety Net

India on Sale – Foreigners Taking Over – Not Only IDBI – Stop Now

उपभोक्ताओं पर लादी जाती महंगी बिजली

World Bank Pours $35.89 Billion Into False Climate Solutionsas Communities Bear the Cost

Bangkok IMF-World Bank meetings: New reports put India’s debt, climate, accountability crisis in focus

People’s Voices, People’s Power: What Asia’s Movements AreDemanding from the World Bank and IMF.

Why can’t we feel the official euphoria around growth?

Increasing influence, diminishing accountability: The World Bank in India

NUMBERS TO NARRATIVES—Reading Data and Building Stories

Climate on the Floor