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Economists slam govt claims of rapid economic growth as a sham

The claims of robust growth, according to experts, are rather a celebratory note in the self-appraisal of the government...

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‘New jobs distress-driven’: Economists criticise CMIE claim of upward trend in employment

At a time when the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy’s (CMIE’s) report claims an upward trend in employment in ...

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Economists Term CMIE Employment Rate Increase Claim ‘Sham’

Real earnings have increased only for casual work, economists said at a conference titled ‘Measuring Recovery’. Several ...

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Fossil Fuel and Chemical Industries Registered More Lobbyists at Plastics Treaty Talks than 70 Countries Combined

November 15, 2023 NAIROBI — 143 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists have registered to attend the third session ...

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A Statement sans Solutions: India’s G20 Presidency and Its Outcome

Joe Athialy and Praskanva Sinharay The 18th G20 Leaders’ Summit, under India’s Presidency, concluded with the adoption o...

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G20: Im Interesse der besitzenden Klassen

Über den G20-Gipfel in Indien schreibt Joe Athialy Vom 8. bis 10. September 2023 richtet die indische Regierung den G20-...

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Why the G20 declaration is far from the triumph it’s being hailed to be

Praskanva Sinharay Aside from a muted criticism of the Ukraine war, the statement is non-committal on climate goals, ene...

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Teesta disaster and the need for accountability in development finance

Amitanshu Verma & Nancy Pathak The lack of accountability and the deliberate indifference to the social and envi...

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A Decade of Write-Offs: How the Govt and Banks Failed to Tackle NPAs and Helped Big Corporations

Devidas Tuljapurakar The government has time and again stated that ‘write off’ does not mean relief to the borrower as r...

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India No 1 in world coal mining boom, thanks to Coal India, Adani Group: German NGO

Urgewald, a German environment and human rights NGO, which claims to be working for establishing strong environmental an...

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December 8, 2023

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Economists slam govt claims of rapid economic growth as a sham

The claims of robust growth, according to experts, are rather a celebratory note in the self-appraisal of the government in terms of India’s economic recovery. Claims of rapid growth the Indian economy is projected to be making came in for scrutiny from economists who slammed the Union government fo...

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December 5, 2023

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‘New jobs distress-driven’: Economists criticise CMIE claim of upward trend in employment

At a time when the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy’s (CMIE’s) report claims an upward trend in employment in India’s labour market with 15 million people entering the workforce, senior economists have sought to expose the claim by stating that a fall in unemployment is not equal to a rise...

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December 8, 2023

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Economists Term CMIE Employment Rate Increase Claim ‘Sham’

Real earnings have increased only for casual work, economists said at a conference titled ‘Measuring Recovery’. Several economists have termed the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy’s (CMIE) claim that the labour market witnessed an upward trend in employment with 15 million people entering the wo...

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March 21, 2024

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Fossil Fuel and Chemical Industries Registered More Lobbyists at Plastics Treaty Talks than 70 Countries Combined

November 15, 2023 NAIROBI — 143 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists have registered to attend the third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3) to advance a global plastics treaty, gaining access to the negotiations at a time when the talks are entering a critical phas...

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November 15, 2023

Joe Athialy & Praskanva Sinharay

A Statement sans Solutions: India’s G20 Presidency and Its Outcome

Joe Athialy and Praskanva Sinharay The 18th G20 Leaders’ Summit, under India’s Presidency, concluded with the adoption of the New Delhi Declaration. In the backdrop of the war in Ukraine and a “new cold war” between the US and China, there was much uncertainty about the possibility of a consensus am...

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November 10, 2023

Joe Athialy

G20: Im Interesse der besitzenden Klassen

Über den G20-Gipfel in Indien schreibt Joe Athialy Vom 8. bis 10. September 2023 richtet die indische Regierung den G20-Gipfel in Neu-Delhi aus. Sie nutzt das Event geschickt, um sich vor der eigenen Bevölkerung als globalpolitisches Schwergewicht zu präsentieren. Mehr als 200 G20-Treffen in über 60...

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April 1, 2024

Praskanva Sinharay

Why the G20 declaration is far from the triumph it’s being hailed to be

Praskanva Sinharay Aside from a muted criticism of the Ukraine war, the statement is non-committal on climate goals, energy transition and addressing Global South concerns. Photo Credits: https://www.g20.org/en/ After much uncertainty about whether G20 leaders would be able to reach a consensus on ...

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November 3, 2023

Amitanshu Verma & Nancy Pathak

Teesta disaster and the need for accountability in development finance

Amitanshu Verma & Nancy Pathak The lack of accountability and the deliberate indifference to the social and environmental impact of these massive hydroelectric projects emphasise the insensitivity of FIs that remain in the shadows in the aftermath of such disasters involving mega infrastruct...

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December 18, 2023

Devidas Tuljapurakar

A Decade of Write-Offs: How the Govt and Banks Failed to Tackle NPAs and Helped Big Corporations

Devidas Tuljapurakar The government has time and again stated that ‘write off’ does not mean relief to the borrower as recovery processes continue. But in practice, banks are compelled to forgo any hope of recovery. The minister of finance and corporate affairs Nirmala Sitaraman has time and again s...

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October 27, 2023

Rajiv Shah

India No 1 in world coal mining boom, thanks to Coal India, Adani Group: German NGO

Urgewald, a German environment and human rights NGO, which claims to be working for establishing strong environmental and social standards for the international finance industry, has called India “the number one hotspot of the coal mining boom” in the world. It states this in a report &#...

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Economists slam govt claims of rapid economic growth as a sham

‘New jobs distress-driven’: Economists criticise CMIE claim of upward trend in employment

Economists Term CMIE Employment Rate Increase Claim ‘Sham’

Fossil Fuel and Chemical Industries Registered More Lobbyists at Plastics Treaty Talks than 70 Countries Combined

A Statement sans Solutions: India’s G20 Presidency and Its Outcome

G20: Im Interesse der besitzenden Klassen

Why the G20 declaration is far from the triumph it’s being hailed to be

Teesta disaster and the need for accountability in development finance

A Decade of Write-Offs: How the Govt and Banks Failed to Tackle NPAs and Helped Big Corporations

India No 1 in world coal mining boom, thanks to Coal India, Adani Group: German NGO

Economists slam govt claims of rapid economic growth as a sham

‘New jobs distress-driven’: Economists criticise CMIE claim of upward trend in employment

Economists Term CMIE Employment Rate Increase Claim ‘Sham’

Fossil Fuel and Chemical Industries Registered More Lobbyists at Plastics Treaty Talks than 70 Countries Combined

A Statement sans Solutions: India’s G20 Presidency and Its Outcome

G20: Im Interesse der besitzenden Klassen

Why the G20 declaration is far from the triumph it’s being hailed to be

Teesta disaster and the need for accountability in development finance

A Decade of Write-Offs: How the Govt and Banks Failed to Tackle NPAs and Helped Big Corporations

India No 1 in world coal mining boom, thanks to Coal India, Adani Group: German NGO

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