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How plastics caused fire & affected air, water, soil, life in Brahmapuram

“Operation successful but the patient died” is perhaps the best phrase to describe the handling of the Brahmapuram fire ...

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Pollution control: Amendments to Water Act is a greenwashing attempt

Institutional strengthening of Pollution Control Boards and local governments need of the hour The Union Ministry of Env...

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Demand to scrap ‘unnecessary, potentially harmful’ large, new coal blocks’ auction

As many as 70 people’s movements, trade unions and civil society organisations (CSOs)* have asserted that India’s bigges...

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‘Mindless’ development model financed by top institutions ’caused Joshimath disaster’

The advocacy group Financial Accountability Network (FAN) has alleged the recent Joshimath disaster has shown cracks in ...

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Did the Supreme Court really vindicate the Modi government’s demonetisation decision?

The BJP is projecting this judgement as an endorsement of its move. But the court only commented on narrow point of the ...

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Black hole of public finance: Unequal fiscal burden on citizens

73% of the wealth generated in India in 2017 went to the richest 1%, while the poorest half of the population saw only a...

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India Pitches for Climate Finance Internationally, But Prioritises ‘Development’ at Home

The year 2022 saw renewed urgency and consistency in India’s pitch to demand ‘climate finance’. In July during the visit...

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In Nagaland, Despite An Act To Protect Street Vendors, Women Vendors Struggle For Basic Amenities

The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 aims to protect livelihood righ...

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L&T Finance replaced SBI as the biggest renewable energy financier in 2021: Study

The fifth edition of Coal vs Renewable Financial Analysis, authored by Climate Trends and Centre for Financial Accou...

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Financiers prefer wind and solar over coal: Study

Coal vs Renewables Financial Analysis 2022 identifies L&T Finance replacing SBI as the biggest financier in project ...

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October 27, 2023

Chythenyen Devika Kulasekaran

How plastics caused fire & affected air, water, soil, life in Brahmapuram

“Operation successful but the patient died” is perhaps the best phrase to describe the handling of the Brahmapuram fire which ravaged the city of Kochi. Spread over 110 acres of land, the Brahmapuram dumpyard caught fire on March 2, 2023. After the heroics of several departments including Fire, Air ...

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March 24, 2023

Sruthi Pillai

Pollution control: Amendments to Water Act is a greenwashing attempt

Institutional strengthening of Pollution Control Boards and local governments need of the hour The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) proposed amendments to several environmental laws in July 2022, including the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 197...

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January 24, 2023

Counterview

Demand to scrap ‘unnecessary, potentially harmful’ large, new coal blocks’ auction

As many as 70 people’s movements, trade unions and civil society organisations (CSOs)* have asserted that India’s biggest ever coal mine auction, announced in November last year “will aggravate climate crisis” and “is against India’s climate pledges.”Stating that “coal burning is also the biggest so...

Coal Coverage

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January 18, 2023

CFA Admin

‘Mindless’ development model financed by top institutions ’caused Joshimath disaster’

The advocacy group Financial Accountability Network (FAN) has alleged the recent Joshimath disaster has shown cracks in India’s development narrative. Stating that it is a rude reminder of the “mindless development model that is being forced down on us, financed by our own institutions as well...

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January 17, 2023

Umang Poddar

Did the Supreme Court really vindicate the Modi government’s demonetisation decision?

The BJP is projecting this judgement as an endorsement of its move. But the court only commented on narrow point of the legality of demonetisation. The Bharatiya Janata Party hailed the Supreme Court’s Monday decision upholding the legal validity of demonetisation. The party argued that it vindicate...

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January 11, 2023

Suchak Patel

Black hole of public finance: Unequal fiscal burden on citizens

73% of the wealth generated in India in 2017 went to the richest 1%, while the poorest half of the population saw only a 1% increase in their wealth. Economic inequality in India impacts every aspect of our everyday lives, despite the country being a welfare state. As we celebrate 75 years of Indep...

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January 9, 2023

Amitanshu Verma

India Pitches for Climate Finance Internationally, But Prioritises ‘Development’ at Home

The year 2022 saw renewed urgency and consistency in India’s pitch to demand ‘climate finance’. In July during the visit of Alok Sharma, president of United Nations Conference of Parties (COP) 26, minister of environment, forest and climate change Bhupender Yadav, emphasised that ‘rich’, ‘developed’...

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December 16, 2022

Sanskrita Bharadwaj

In Nagaland, Despite An Act To Protect Street Vendors, Women Vendors Struggle For Basic Amenities

The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 aims to protect livelihood rights and social security of street vendors but its implementation has been sluggish, putting street vendors at risk. Every morning, 42-year-old Loni Yalie neatly places vegetables, f...

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December 13, 2022

The Economic Times

L&T Finance replaced SBI as the biggest renewable energy financier in 2021: Study

The fifth edition of Coal vs Renewable Financial Analysis, authored by Climate Trends and Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA), was released at CFA’s annual energy finance conference hosted in collaboration with IIT Madras on Tuesday. Coal vs Renewables Financial Analysis 2022 identi...

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December 13, 2022

Daiji World

Financiers prefer wind and solar over coal: Study

Coal vs Renewables Financial Analysis 2022 identifies L&T Finance replacing SBI as the biggest financier in project finance for renewable energy in 2021. The fifth edition of Coal vs Renewable Financial Analysis, authored by Climate Trends and Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA), was relea...

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How plastics caused fire & affected air, water, soil, life in Brahmapuram

Pollution control: Amendments to Water Act is a greenwashing attempt

Demand to scrap ‘unnecessary, potentially harmful’ large, new coal blocks’ auction

‘Mindless’ development model financed by top institutions ’caused Joshimath disaster’

Did the Supreme Court really vindicate the Modi government’s demonetisation decision?

Black hole of public finance: Unequal fiscal burden on citizens

India Pitches for Climate Finance Internationally, But Prioritises ‘Development’ at Home

In Nagaland, Despite An Act To Protect Street Vendors, Women Vendors Struggle For Basic Amenities

L&T Finance replaced SBI as the biggest renewable energy financier in 2021: Study

Financiers prefer wind and solar over coal: Study

How plastics caused fire & affected air, water, soil, life in Brahmapuram

Pollution control: Amendments to Water Act is a greenwashing attempt

Demand to scrap ‘unnecessary, potentially harmful’ large, new coal blocks’ auction

‘Mindless’ development model financed by top institutions ’caused Joshimath disaster’

Did the Supreme Court really vindicate the Modi government’s demonetisation decision?

Black hole of public finance: Unequal fiscal burden on citizens

India Pitches for Climate Finance Internationally, But Prioritises ‘Development’ at Home

In Nagaland, Despite An Act To Protect Street Vendors, Women Vendors Struggle For Basic Amenities

L&T Finance replaced SBI as the biggest renewable energy financier in 2021: Study

Financiers prefer wind and solar over coal: Study

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