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Dhapa: Plastic fumes from Kolkata’s largest landfill threaten locals’ lives

According to the West Bengal Pollution Control Board, the concentration of particulate matter at the Dhapa site is more ...

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Perils of banking on fossil fuels

State Bank of India, Axis Bank and Bank of Baroda are the three banks from India that are open to doing business in coal...

Coal Coverage Energy

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Insurance firms lure bank employees with iPhones, foreign jaunts, kickbacks to push sales

Driven by illegal incentives, bank executives compel their staff to sell insurance anyhow, with customers paying the pri...

Coverage General Smitu Kothari Fellowship Smitu Kothari Fellowship 2023

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A Social Autopsy: Navigating Rhetoric and Realities in the Interim Budget

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman used the interim budget before Lok Sabha elections to highlight the ‘achievements’ o...

Coverage General Indian Economy National Finance Union Budget

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Union Budget 2024-25: High on claims, less on substance

The interim budget of 2024-25 (also called the Vote on Account) was never expected to make any bold announcements. Inste...

Coverage General Indian Economy Union Budget

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Budget 2024: How the Modi Government Has Neglected Social Security Pensions Once Again

There is an urgent need to review the National Social Assistance Programme for it to be effective and meaningful. While ...

Coverage General Indian Economy Union Budget

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സാമ്പത്തിക പ്രതിസന്ധിയില്‍ മുങ്ങുമോ കേരള മോഡല്‍?

സാമ്പത്തിക പ്രതിസന്ധിയെക്കുറിച്ച് വലിയ ചര്‍ച്ചകള്‍ തുടങ്ങും മുമ്പ് ഖജനാവിലെ ഞെരുക്കം ആദ്യം ബാധിക്കുന്നത് ആരെയെന്ന് തിരിച...

Coverage General Smitu Kothari Fellowship Smitu Kothari Fellowship 2023

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Nexus of energy and food is where the climate battle is currently, says Vandana Shiva

Speaking at the inaugural session of the 5th Energy Finance Conference in Chennai, she says agricultural systems that us...

Coverage EFCI 2023 Energy

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Relooking the Past Decade of Indian Economy: Article Series with The Wire

What have the past ten years meant in the transformation of the Indian economy for the citizens of the country? Over the...

Coverage Indian Economy

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Just transition in petrochemicals: Dahej’s industries proving to be major obstacles for climate targets

The lives of people in many areas of Gujarat have become difficult due to petrochemical industries. At the same time, cl...

Coverage Energy General Petrochemicals

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February 14, 2024

Dipanjan Sinha

Dhapa: Plastic fumes from Kolkata’s largest landfill threaten locals’ lives

According to the West Bengal Pollution Control Board, the concentration of particulate matter at the Dhapa site is more than four times higher than it should be. “We are so used to getting throat and eye irritations that we have stopped caring. I just wash my eyes every few hours,” says Aneesh Molla...

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February 7, 2024

Jitendra Choubey

Perils of banking on fossil fuels

State Bank of India, Axis Bank and Bank of Baroda are the three banks from India that are open to doing business in coal. A new report shows that nine major Asian banks, including three of India, are open to doing business in coal – the dirtiest of all fossil fuels. These three banks are State Bank ...

Coal Coverage Energy

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February 6, 2024

Hemant Gairola

Insurance firms lure bank employees with iPhones, foreign jaunts, kickbacks to push sales

Driven by illegal incentives, bank executives compel their staff to sell insurance anyhow, with customers paying the price in the form of unwanted policies. Image Credits: Nithin Sethi Insurance companies lured employees of banks with expensive gifts, foreign jaunts and cash bribes to aggressively p...

Coverage General Smitu Kothari Fellowship Smitu Kothari Fellowship 2023

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February 18, 2025

Anirban Bhattacharya Amitanshu Verma Nancy Pathak

A Social Autopsy: Navigating Rhetoric and Realities in the Interim Budget

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman used the interim budget before Lok Sabha elections to highlight the ‘achievements’ of her government over the last ten years. She also outlined the new direction that the Bharatiya Janata Party regime has introduced in fiscal policy. Before we embark on a critical...

Coverage General Indian Economy National Finance Union Budget

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February 18, 2025

Joe Athialy

Union Budget 2024-25: High on claims, less on substance

The interim budget of 2024-25 (also called the Vote on Account) was never expected to make any bold announcements. Instead, it was intended to showcase the performance of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government and announce popular schemes in view of the upcoming general elections. Maybe i...

Coverage General Indian Economy Union Budget

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February 18, 2025

Asmi Sharma

Budget 2024: How the Modi Government Has Neglected Social Security Pensions Once Again

There is an urgent need to review the National Social Assistance Programme for it to be effective and meaningful. While presenting the Union Budget 2024-25, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman lauded the Bharatiya Janata Party government’s achievements. She claimed that over the last 10 years ...

Coverage General Indian Economy Union Budget

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January 24, 2024

Soumya R Krishna

സാമ്പത്തിക പ്രതിസന്ധിയില്‍ മുങ്ങുമോ കേരള മോഡല്‍?

സാമ്പത്തിക പ്രതിസന്ധിയെക്കുറിച്ച് വലിയ ചര്‍ച്ചകള്‍ തുടങ്ങും മുമ്പ് ഖജനാവിലെ ഞെരുക്കം ആദ്യം ബാധിക്കുന്നത് ആരെയെന്ന് തിരിച്ചറിയേണ്ടതുണ്ട്. കൂലിപ്പണിയാണ് വയനാട് സുല്‍ത്താന്‍ ബത്തേരി സ്വദേശിയായ അനില്‍ കുമാറിന്റെ ഉപജീവന മാര്‍ഗം. വീട്ടില്‍ അരിവാള്‍ രോഗ ബാധിതനായ മകനും പ്രായമായ അമ്മയുമാണുള്ളത്. അരിവാള്‍ ...

Coverage General Smitu Kothari Fellowship Smitu Kothari Fellowship 2023

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January 19, 2024

The Hindu

Nexus of energy and food is where the climate battle is currently, says Vandana Shiva

Speaking at the inaugural session of the 5th Energy Finance Conference in Chennai, she says agricultural systems that use more external energy will not be able to deal with the changing patterns of food production due to climate adversities. The issues of energy and climate change are individually c...

Coverage EFCI 2023 Energy

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March 11, 2024

The Wire & CFA

Relooking the Past Decade of Indian Economy: Article Series with The Wire

What have the past ten years meant in the transformation of the Indian economy for the citizens of the country? Over the past ten years, India’s economic landscape has gone through the storms of demonetisation, GST, pandemic, lockdown-induced distress, decreasing social spending, policies bene...

Coverage Indian Economy

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January 12, 2024

Varsha Singh

Just transition in petrochemicals: Dahej’s industries proving to be major obstacles for climate targets

The lives of people in many areas of Gujarat have become difficult due to petrochemical industries. At the same time, climate goals are being impacted due to pollution caused by these industries. This is the second part of the series. Read the first part here. The black dust and ash of coal is every...

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Dhapa: Plastic fumes from Kolkata’s largest landfill threaten locals’ lives

Perils of banking on fossil fuels

Insurance firms lure bank employees with iPhones, foreign jaunts, kickbacks to push sales

A Social Autopsy: Navigating Rhetoric and Realities in the Interim Budget

Union Budget 2024-25: High on claims, less on substance

Budget 2024: How the Modi Government Has Neglected Social Security Pensions Once Again

സാമ്പത്തിക പ്രതിസന്ധിയില്‍ മുങ്ങുമോ കേരള മോഡല്‍?

Nexus of energy and food is where the climate battle is currently, says Vandana Shiva

Relooking the Past Decade of Indian Economy: Article Series with The Wire

Just transition in petrochemicals: Dahej’s industries proving to be major obstacles for climate targets

Dhapa: Plastic fumes from Kolkata’s largest landfill threaten locals’ lives

Perils of banking on fossil fuels

Insurance firms lure bank employees with iPhones, foreign jaunts, kickbacks to push sales

A Social Autopsy: Navigating Rhetoric and Realities in the Interim Budget

Union Budget 2024-25: High on claims, less on substance

Budget 2024: How the Modi Government Has Neglected Social Security Pensions Once Again

സാമ്പത്തിക പ്രതിസന്ധിയില്‍ മുങ്ങുമോ കേരള മോഡല്‍?

Nexus of energy and food is where the climate battle is currently, says Vandana Shiva

Relooking the Past Decade of Indian Economy: Article Series with The Wire

Just transition in petrochemicals: Dahej’s industries proving to be major obstacles for climate targets