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A new ecosystem based on loan apps has mushroomed across India’s financial landscape over a decade, preying on those abandoned by the formal banking sector. A survey conducted by LocalCircle from July 2020 to June 2022 showed that 14 per cent of those surveyed utilised instant loan applications. Wh...

Coverage Debt Crisis & NBFCs General Indian Economy

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September 23, 2024

Padmaja J

Waste-to-energy plants may cause more pollution: NGOs

Waste-to-energy (WTE) plants, which are touted as the ‘magic solution’ to solve the solid waste management crisis in the city, are not all that safe for environment and public health, say activists from some environmental NGOs. “One kg of waste can produce 5,500 litres of toxic gases and...

Coverage Energy WTE(Waste to Energy)

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September 9, 2024

Anirban Bhattacharya & Nancy Pathak

India’s stark disparities have finally found voice in political discussions

Since the pandemic, the gap between rich and poor Indians has never been more evident. But inequality was never a public concern – until now. AFP(Downloaded from Scroll.in) For much of the first half of the year, visuals from the Ambani extravaganza loomed large in the media. The March pre-wedding ...

Coverage General Indian Economy

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September 2, 2024

Swathi Seshadri

India’s Huge Thrust on Petrochemicals Belies its Tall Talk on Sustainable Energy

For a long time, India has been advocating for the end of unsustainable use-and-throw economy. However, in a case of mismatch between its words and action, about 79% of the budget allocated for the petroleum and natural gas ministry this year is meant for expanding the footprint of public sector oil...

Coverage Energy General Petrochemicals

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September 23, 2024

The Wire

Gujarat: 174 Civil Society Outfits Urge World Bank to Reject Loan for Harmful Waste-to-Energy Projects

A coalition of 174 civil society organisations, networks, and activists has written to the World Bank’s board of directors, urging them to reject funding for four waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration projects proposed by Abellon Clean Energy Limited (ACEL) in Rajkot, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, and Jamnagar ...

Coverage WTE(Waste to Energy)

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August 12, 2024

Nancy Pathak

Cost of Neglect: The Rising Toll of Train Accidents in India

The Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh (RRSK), established to enhance safety measures, has been abused for unnecessary purchases like foot massagers and furniture instead of essential safety upgrades. An image, purportedly of the the Howrah-Mumbai Mail train derailment near Barabamboo in Jharkhand, shar...

Coverage General Indian Economy

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February 18, 2025

Asmi Sharma and Nancy Pathak

Social Security Budget: A Forgotten Footnote

Representational image: An old person sitting on an Indian street. Photo: Flickr CC BY 2.0 (ATTRIBUTION 2.0 GENERIC) The government’s budgetary allocations and poor implementation of welfare policies paint a concerning picture of oversight and disregard. The Economic Survey of India 2023-24 wa...

Coverage General Indian Economy National Finance Union Budget

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August 13, 2024

Times of India

PACKAGE: Where has the plastic waste disappeared?

One in three plastic generators in Tamil Nadu does not recycle plastic waste according to govt-mandated norms. Despite a Feb 2022 Union govt rule for all plastic waste generators to recycle their waste under the extended producer responsibility system, more than 30% of plastic-waste generating firms...

Coverage General Plastics

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February 18, 2025

Kavita Kabeer

A Meme-Worthy Budget

The government is clear in its messaging – be ready to be a good slave of the new century. Illustration: The Wire, with Canva. Leaving people in the lurch is not a new thing for the Modi government. If people have not understood this, it is clearly their fault, they had 10 years to do so. You ca...

Coverage General Indian Economy Union Budget

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July 25, 2024

Pranay Raj

Charts: The Modi Govt Has Reduced Spending For Almost All Major Social Sector Heads

Children queue for their midday meal in schools. Photo: ILO/Flickr (ATTRIBUTION-NONCOMMERCIAL-NODERIVS 2.0 GENERIC) These are all major schemes and essential programmes that many marginalised communities rely on. Despite the headline-grabbing figures of expenditure in this year’s Union budget, a clo...

Coverage General Indian Economy

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To undo the deadly noose of loan apps, RBI’s occasional warnings won’t do

Waste-to-energy plants may cause more pollution: NGOs

India’s stark disparities have finally found voice in political discussions

India’s Huge Thrust on Petrochemicals Belies its Tall Talk on Sustainable Energy

Gujarat: 174 Civil Society Outfits Urge World Bank to Reject Loan for Harmful Waste-to-Energy Projects

Cost of Neglect: The Rising Toll of Train Accidents in India

Social Security Budget: A Forgotten Footnote

PACKAGE: Where has the plastic waste disappeared?

A Meme-Worthy Budget

Charts: The Modi Govt Has Reduced Spending For Almost All Major Social Sector Heads

To undo the deadly noose of loan apps, RBI’s occasional warnings won’t do

Waste-to-energy plants may cause more pollution: NGOs

India’s stark disparities have finally found voice in political discussions

India’s Huge Thrust on Petrochemicals Belies its Tall Talk on Sustainable Energy

Gujarat: 174 Civil Society Outfits Urge World Bank to Reject Loan for Harmful Waste-to-Energy Projects

Cost of Neglect: The Rising Toll of Train Accidents in India

Social Security Budget: A Forgotten Footnote

PACKAGE: Where has the plastic waste disappeared?

A Meme-Worthy Budget

Charts: The Modi Govt Has Reduced Spending For Almost All Major Social Sector Heads

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