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India shows how hard it is to move beyond fossil fuels towards a renewable future. Hazaribagh, Jharkhand State DARKNESS is falling as coal starts its long, lawless journey from the pit. The first signs are the cycle-pushing foot-soldiers, such as Ravi Kumar, a 26-year-old whose yellow shirt and ...

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February 14, 2023

The Daily Vox

Activists Raise Their Voices Against BRICS

Amid the backdrop of the beginning of the 10th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Summit, activists and community organisations held a picket outside the New Development Bank. The Summit kicked off with an address from President Cyril Ramaphosa and other leaders from the bloc. How...

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November 20, 2018

Quint

NGOs Hail Nippon Life for Dropping Coal Finance

New Delhi, July 14 (IANS): With Japan’s Nippon life Insurance Company purporting to restrict new finance for coal plant projects regardless of their location, a group of environmental NGOs and experts on Saturday hailed the decision, saying it was aimed to strengthen commitment to the Paris Ag...

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July 14, 2021

Devex

Civil Society Sounds Alarm on AIIB’s Latest ‘Hands-off’ Lending Deal

MUMBAI, India — The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank on Monday announced support for India’s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund. The $100 million equity investment is the first phase of funding for NIIF, a collaborative platform for those interested in investing in commercially viable I...

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November 20, 2018

The Wire

AIIB Summit: Will the Bank Be More Hands-On with Funding Environmental Projects?

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, which meets in Mumbai this week, needs to prove that its clients have robust social, environmental and disclosure policies and practices. Along the route from Mumbai’s international airport in Santa Cruz to the high-profile business district of Nariman Point...

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December 18, 2018

The Hindu

Renewable energy projects attract more finance in T.N.

At ₹2,797 crore, State’s share second highest; nil funding for coal-based projects Tamil Nadu is among the States which saw significant lending to renewable energy projects and nil lending to coal projects in 2017, according to a report by the Center for Financial Accountability (CFA). The report ti...

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July 14, 2021

The Hindu

AIIB Comes Under Attack from Activists

Protest mounts against bank’s $200-million offer for proposed $2.1-billion NIIF With the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) board getting ready to hold its third annual general meeting in the city on June 25 and 26, activists have stepped up pressure on the bank to desist from sanctioning ...

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November 20, 2018

Energy Live News

India’s Publicly Owned Banks ‘Favour Coal Lending Over Renewables’

The Centre for Financial Accountability said coal received $9.4bn last year, compared to clean technologies receiving $3.5bn India’s public-owned banks and finance groups lent more money to coal projects than renewables in 2017. That’s according to a new report from the Centre for Financial Accounta...

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November 20, 2018

The Economic Times

Indian State-run Banks Financed more Coal than Renewable Energy in 2017: Study

The report, prepared by Delhi-based Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA), finds that coal received Rs 60,767 crore ($9.35 billion) in lending whereas renewable energy received Rs 22,913 crore ($3.50 billion). New Delhi: A majority of state-owned banks and financial institutions in India continu...

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November 20, 2018

The Indian Express

Ahead of AIIB Meet in Mumbai, a Counter Convention will Oppose Global Finance

The three-day people’s convention on infrastructure financing will be held on June 21, 22 and 23, before the AIIB meets in Mumbai on June 25 and 26. Ahead of the third annual meeting of multilateral lender Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in Mumbai, several organisations have gathered und...

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The Black Hole of Coal

Activists Raise Their Voices Against BRICS

NGOs Hail Nippon Life for Dropping Coal Finance

Civil Society Sounds Alarm on AIIB’s Latest ‘Hands-off’ Lending Deal

AIIB Summit: Will the Bank Be More Hands-On with Funding Environmental Projects?

Renewable energy projects attract more finance in T.N.

AIIB Comes Under Attack from Activists

India’s Publicly Owned Banks ‘Favour Coal Lending Over Renewables’

Indian State-run Banks Financed more Coal than Renewable Energy in 2017: Study

Ahead of AIIB Meet in Mumbai, a Counter Convention will Oppose Global Finance

The Black Hole of Coal

Activists Raise Their Voices Against BRICS

NGOs Hail Nippon Life for Dropping Coal Finance

Civil Society Sounds Alarm on AIIB’s Latest ‘Hands-off’ Lending Deal

AIIB Summit: Will the Bank Be More Hands-On with Funding Environmental Projects?

Renewable energy projects attract more finance in T.N.

AIIB Comes Under Attack from Activists

India’s Publicly Owned Banks ‘Favour Coal Lending Over Renewables’

Indian State-run Banks Financed more Coal than Renewable Energy in 2017: Study

Ahead of AIIB Meet in Mumbai, a Counter Convention will Oppose Global Finance

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