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India sees consecutive year-on-year decline in coal funding: Report

The third annual Coal vs Renewable Financial Analysis 2019 marks a second consecutive year-on-year decline in coal fu...

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Coal financing in India from commercial banks dropped 126 per cent in 2019: Report

Funding for coal in India dropped 82 per cent y-o-y in 2019 New Delhi: Project funding to coal from commercial ban...

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India sees consecutive year-on-year decline in coal funding: Report

The report finds a 126 per cent drop in funding from the commercial banks to coal compared to 2018 The third annual ...

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‘Smart Cities Mission’ is anti-poor, non-inclusive, and against the constitutional mandate: Experts

While the 2015 idea of ‘100 Smart Cities Mission’ promised improved standards of living, the reality is tha...

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Lending to thermal power projects falls for second straight year: Study

The report found a 126% drop in funding from commercial banks to coal compared to 2019, following a 90% decrease in 201...

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IMF’s new policy at odds with green Covid-19 recovery

A new review of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) most recent economic policy advice for five countries wit...

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Time to give Covid burial, not suspend, World Bank’s ‘flawed’ Doing Business ranking

On August 27, the World Bank came out with a statement suspending the Doing Business Report. The statement said that a ...

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Draft power bill promotes privatisation, ‘impedes’ social, environmental safeguards

In an appeal to the chairperson, Rajiv Ranjan Singh, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy, and its members, 90 ci...

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Gujarat, too, exits PM crop insurance scheme, citing premium burden

Chief Minister Rupani launches alternative State-funded scheme for kharif 2020 Is the cookie crumbling for the Pradh...

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Farmers covered under PMFBY in Gujarat decreasing since 2016

There has been a steady decrease in the number of farmers in the state who are covered under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal B...

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December 4, 2020

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India sees consecutive year-on-year decline in coal funding: Report

The third annual Coal vs Renewable Financial Analysis 2019 marks a second consecutive year-on-year decline in coal funding in India following a 90 per cent decrease in 2018. The report, made public on Tuesday, finds a 126 per cent drop in funding from the commercial banks to coal compared to 2...

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December 4, 2020

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Coal financing in India from commercial banks dropped 126 per cent in 2019: Report

Funding for coal in India dropped 82 per cent y-o-y in 2019 New Delhi: Project funding to coal from commercial banks dropped 126 per cent from 2018 to 2019, according to a recent report. It said that commercial banks provided Rs 950 crore in loans to coal. Whereas, coal financing further de...

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December 3, 2020

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India sees consecutive year-on-year decline in coal funding: Report

The report finds a 126 per cent drop in funding from the commercial banks to coal compared to 2018 The third annual Coal vs Renewable Financial Analysis 2019 marks a second consecutive year-on-year decline in coal funding in India following a 90 per cent decrease in 2018. The report, made pub...

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July 14, 2021

Qamar ZJ and Chandrima Mazumdar

‘Smart Cities Mission’ is anti-poor, non-inclusive, and against the constitutional mandate: Experts

While the 2015 idea of ‘100 Smart Cities Mission’ promised improved standards of living, the reality is that it has forced many people into poverty. Instead of acting as a role model for the tier 2 and tier 3 cities, the governance and financial implications of this urban renewal progra...

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November 28, 2020

Tanya Thomas

Lending to thermal power projects falls for second straight year: Study

The report found a 126% drop in funding from commercial banks to coal compared to 2019, following a 90% decrease in 2018 over the previous year. Lending to renewable energy projects saw a minor contraction of 6% year-on-year. Mumbai: Commercial banks are increasingly wary of lending to thermal p...

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October 10, 2020

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IMF’s new policy at odds with green Covid-19 recovery

A new review of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) most recent economic policy advice for five countries with ongoing coal sector expansions show it is green-lighting fossil fuel expansion, despite the fund’s stated support for a green Covid-19 recovery and transition to a climate-...

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September 7, 2020

Maju Varghese

Time to give Covid burial, not suspend, World Bank’s ‘flawed’ Doing Business ranking

On August 27, the World Bank came out with a statement suspending the Doing Business Report. The statement said that a number of irregularities have been reported regarding changes to the data in the Doing Business 2018 and Doing Business 2020 reports, published in October 2017 and 2019. The change...

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September 4, 2020

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Draft power bill promotes privatisation, ‘impedes’ social, environmental safeguards

In an appeal to the chairperson, Rajiv Ranjan Singh, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy, and its members, 90 civil society group have sought cancellation of the draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2020, proposed by the Union Ministry of Power in April. I am sharing for your reference, regret...

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August 11, 2020

Rutam Vora

Gujarat, too, exits PM crop insurance scheme, citing premium burden

Chief Minister Rupani launches alternative State-funded scheme for kharif 2020 Is the cookie crumbling for the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) with Gujarat exiting the scheme? The BJP-ruled State has cited the “burden on the State exchequer” due to heavy premiums charged by companies fo...

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July 25, 2020

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Farmers covered under PMFBY in Gujarat decreasing since 2016

There has been a steady decrease in the number of farmers in the state who are covered under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yoja or the crop insurance scheme. According to the agri census held in 2015-16, the number of farmers in Gujarat was 53 lakh. The number of farmers who have been covered un...

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India sees consecutive year-on-year decline in coal funding: Report

Coal financing in India from commercial banks dropped 126 per cent in 2019: Report

India sees consecutive year-on-year decline in coal funding: Report

‘Smart Cities Mission’ is anti-poor, non-inclusive, and against the constitutional mandate: Experts

Lending to thermal power projects falls for second straight year: Study

IMF’s new policy at odds with green Covid-19 recovery

Time to give Covid burial, not suspend, World Bank’s ‘flawed’ Doing Business ranking

Draft power bill promotes privatisation, ‘impedes’ social, environmental safeguards

Gujarat, too, exits PM crop insurance scheme, citing premium burden

Farmers covered under PMFBY in Gujarat decreasing since 2016

India sees consecutive year-on-year decline in coal funding: Report

Coal financing in India from commercial banks dropped 126 per cent in 2019: Report

India sees consecutive year-on-year decline in coal funding: Report

‘Smart Cities Mission’ is anti-poor, non-inclusive, and against the constitutional mandate: Experts

Lending to thermal power projects falls for second straight year: Study

IMF’s new policy at odds with green Covid-19 recovery

Time to give Covid burial, not suspend, World Bank’s ‘flawed’ Doing Business ranking

Draft power bill promotes privatisation, ‘impedes’ social, environmental safeguards

Gujarat, too, exits PM crop insurance scheme, citing premium burden

Farmers covered under PMFBY in Gujarat decreasing since 2016