In December 2020, when my friend, a forest department staff- Keshava and I were on a bird walk, around one of Asia's largest solar parks in Pavagada, we saw a dog-like creature with a...
Between 2010 and 2020, India has witnessed more than 76 fly ash related incidents with eight major fly ash dyke breach incidents happening only between 2019 and 2021. Even as the country went into the...
Take loans as much as you want and expand your empire' – this seems to be the new corporate mantra. A study by CreditSights, affiliated with the credit rating agency Fitch warns about over...
National Conference on Infrastructure Sector in India “Relooking at National Flagship Infrastructure Programs” Dates – 29, 30th August 2022 Venue – Conference Room No. 2, Main Building, India International Centre, New Delhi Session Plan...
From the Prime Minister to the Supreme Court, there seems to be consensus against freebies. Free or subsidised food grains, electricity or health care for the poor has suddenly become the root cause of...
In the passing away of Vimalbhai on August 15, CFA lost a friend, comrade and fellow traveller. A tireless campaigner, poet, artist, a go-to-person for every protest in Delhi for people’s movements across the...
India has a fascinating history with plastics that has led to a thriving plastics industry and a complex environmental issue. In Part 1 of this new series, we explore what exactly plastics are and...
Last year, a retired scientist received a call purportedly from SBI informing him that his account is blocked for non-compliance of KYC. They sent him a password to be shared with the caller. He...
Infrastructure Finance Update, July 2022 The Infrastructure Finance Update for the month of July cover the updates from the sectors of Roads and Highways, Ports and the status of Smart Cities in the State...
A Compendium of 10 Case Studies on Tiger Reserves India’s burgeoning economic growth in the last two decades, especially in the infrastructure sector, has heavily impacted its forests and protected areas. Not only has...
पूरी दुनिया खाद्य संकट से जूझ रही है। अगले साल खाद्य उत्पादन में और भी कमी आने की आशंका है। यानि की खाद्य सामग्रियों की कीमतें बढ़ जाएंगी। मुक्त व्यापार पर आधारित अंतर्राष्ट्रीय संधियों...
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 was started in 2005 by the United Progressive Alliance- a coalition Govt led by the Congress Party in which the Left played an important role.