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Bretton Woods policies lead to ‘wider’ global inequalities, high debt levels

The Spring Meeting of the World Bank and IMF, held from April 15-20, marks the commencement of celebrations for the 80th...

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Plastic Life Span: Report Flags Grave Health Risks for People in Vicinity of Panipat Refinery

The CFA report comes during the 4th round of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee talks in Ottawa on international le...

Coverage Petrochemicals

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Centre for Financial Accountability urges RBI to broaden scope of climate-related financial risk framework

The CFA emphasised the critical need to empower shareholders, customers, and the general public with comprehensive infor...

Coverage Indian Economy

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CFA bats for enhanced climate accountability measures in RBI’s draft norms

Says clarity and specificity are needed to ensure effective implementation and compliance with disclosure requirements. ...

Coverage Indian Economy

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Modi Govt Doubled Spending On Insurance, Not Enough On Health Infrastructure

While out-of-pocket expenditure on healthcare fell in the Modi government’s first term, studies suggest this is from und...

Coverage Indian Economy

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Electoral Bonds: Or the Story of How the Rich Buy Their Way Up

The electoral bonds scam has opened up the complex nexus between business and politics, making it visible for all to see...

Coverage General Indian Economy

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By financing environmentally damaging projects, can Indian funders be held liable?

Banks and financial institutions in India have no internal mechanisms to address the broader costs of investing in risky...

Coverage General Indian Economy

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Who wanted this ‘landmark pact’?

Praskanva Sinharay The India-EFTA TEPA is the first time that India has signed an FTA with four developed European c...

Coverage General International Finance

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Energy security or plastic profits?

Om Prakash Singh Fossil fuel and chemical industries’ interests are influencing India’s positions in various multilatera...

Coverage Energy General Oil and gas Plastics

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How mandatory Aadhaar authentication leads to exclusion of the marginalised from PDS

Issue highlights a systemic failure that undermines constitutional guarantees and perpetuates hardship for the most vuln...

Coverage General Smitu Kothari Fellowship Smitu Kothari Fellowship 2023

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May 9, 2024

Maju Varghese

Bretton Woods policies lead to ‘wider’ global inequalities, high debt levels

The Spring Meeting of the World Bank and IMF, held from April 15-20, marks the commencement of celebrations for the 80th anniversary of the Bretton Woods Conference, aimed at rebuilding the world in the aftermath of world wars and the Great Depression. While the vision and mission of the World Bank ...

Coverage General International Finance

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May 8, 2024

Newsclick

Plastic Life Span: Report Flags Grave Health Risks for People in Vicinity of Panipat Refinery

The CFA report comes during the 4th round of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee talks in Ottawa on international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in marine environment. People living in villages close to the Panipat Refinery face serious health hazards due to harmful a...

Coverage Petrochemicals

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May 6, 2024

The Economic Times

Centre for Financial Accountability urges RBI to broaden scope of climate-related financial risk framework

The CFA emphasised the critical need to empower shareholders, customers, and the general public with comprehensive information on the climate crisis’s impact on FI investments. In response to the Reserve Bank of India‘s (RBI) ‘Draft Disclosure Framework on Climate-Related Financial...

Coverage Indian Economy

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May 6, 2024

Business Standard

CFA bats for enhanced climate accountability measures in RBI’s draft norms

Says clarity and specificity are needed to ensure effective implementation and compliance with disclosure requirements. The Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) has urged the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to broaden its understanding of climate risk, increase the level of disclosures by financial...

Coverage Indian Economy

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April 30, 2024

Prachi Salve

Modi Govt Doubled Spending On Insurance, Not Enough On Health Infrastructure

While out-of-pocket expenditure on healthcare fell in the Modi government’s first term, studies suggest this is from under-utilisation of healthcare rather than greater protection. Aditya Shinde (name changed) spent upwards of Rs 7 lakh on the health expenses of his grandmother, who was diagnosed wi...

Coverage Indian Economy

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April 11, 2024

Kavita Kabeer

Electoral Bonds: Or the Story of How the Rich Buy Their Way Up

The electoral bonds scam has opened up the complex nexus between business and politics, making it visible for all to see – how favours are earned and exchanged by the top 1% even as over 800 million have to be grateful for getting ‘free’ rations. Many reports on inequality in recent years clearly sh...

Coverage General Indian Economy

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April 8, 2024

Amitanshu Verma & Nancy Pathak

By financing environmentally damaging projects, can Indian funders be held liable?

Banks and financial institutions in India have no internal mechanisms to address the broader costs of investing in risky projects. Picture Credits: AFP via Scroll.in Early in February, hundreds of residents of Himachal’s Kullu district blocked highways to protest against the Luhri Hydro Electric pro...

Coverage General Indian Economy

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April 1, 2024

Praskanva Sinharay

Who wanted this ‘landmark pact’?

Praskanva Sinharay The India-EFTA TEPA is the first time that India has signed an FTA with four developed European countries. The deal fits into the West’s ‘China Plus One’ agenda and advanced western nations, because of shifts in global geopolitical alliances, are now interested in tapping into...

Coverage General International Finance

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April 1, 2024

Om Prakash Singh

Energy security or plastic profits?

Om Prakash Singh Fossil fuel and chemical industries’ interests are influencing India’s positions in various multilateral environmental and trade agreements related to climate, plastics, and chemicals. India announced a 20 per cent capacity expansion over the next five years, ostensibly to meet the ...

Coverage Energy General Oil and gas Plastics

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March 25, 2024

Syed Asif Ali Zaidi

How mandatory Aadhaar authentication leads to exclusion of the marginalised from PDS

Issue highlights a systemic failure that undermines constitutional guarantees and perpetuates hardship for the most vulnerable segments of society. Jasoda Munda, 47, a daily wage labourer, had not received rations for the past eight to nine months. She complained that every time she visited the rat...

Coverage General Smitu Kothari Fellowship Smitu Kothari Fellowship 2023

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Bretton Woods policies lead to ‘wider’ global inequalities, high debt levels

Plastic Life Span: Report Flags Grave Health Risks for People in Vicinity of Panipat Refinery

Centre for Financial Accountability urges RBI to broaden scope of climate-related financial risk framework

CFA bats for enhanced climate accountability measures in RBI’s draft norms

Modi Govt Doubled Spending On Insurance, Not Enough On Health Infrastructure

Electoral Bonds: Or the Story of How the Rich Buy Their Way Up

By financing environmentally damaging projects, can Indian funders be held liable?

Who wanted this ‘landmark pact’?

Energy security or plastic profits?

How mandatory Aadhaar authentication leads to exclusion of the marginalised from PDS

Bretton Woods policies lead to ‘wider’ global inequalities, high debt levels

Plastic Life Span: Report Flags Grave Health Risks for People in Vicinity of Panipat Refinery

Centre for Financial Accountability urges RBI to broaden scope of climate-related financial risk framework

CFA bats for enhanced climate accountability measures in RBI’s draft norms

Modi Govt Doubled Spending On Insurance, Not Enough On Health Infrastructure

Electoral Bonds: Or the Story of How the Rich Buy Their Way Up

By financing environmentally damaging projects, can Indian funders be held liable?

Who wanted this ‘landmark pact’?

Energy security or plastic profits?

How mandatory Aadhaar authentication leads to exclusion of the marginalised from PDS

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