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Land Grabs in the Name of Development this year

Infrastructure Finance Update I 22nd September, 2025 Across India, land is being diverted in the name of infrastructure ...

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PSB Manthan to Privatise Public Banks – A Dangerous Path

As per reports in Business Standard, “Call for paring Govt stake in Public Sector Banks, diluting the Government’s stake...

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Why is India’s smart city plan pushing the dubious Public-Private Partnership model?

Access to services like health and water is increasingly dependent on citizens’ capacity to pay, which transforms rights...

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Withdraw From New Bilateral Investment Treaty With Israel, Rights Groups And Citizens Urge Indian Govt

The letter also demanded that the Indian government suspend the existing labour agreement that facilitates the replace...

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अमेरिकी वीजा पर टैरिफ बढ़ने से भारतीयों को नुकसान

भारतीयों को एच-1बी वीज़ा का बड़ा हिस्सा मिलता है।अक्टूबर 2022 से सितंबर 2023 के बीच, अमेरिका ने जितने भी एच- 1बी वीज़ा ज...

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ഇന്ത്യൻ നഗരങ്ങളെ തക‍ർത്ത സ്മാർട്ട് സിറ്റീസ് മിഷൻ

കേന്ദ്ര സർക്കാറിന്റെ ‘സ്മാർട്ട് സിറ്റീസ് മിഷൻ’ പത്ത് വർഷം പൂർത്തിയായതിന്റെ പശ്ചാത്തലത്തിൽ സെന്റർ ഫോർ ഫിനാൻഷ്യൽ അക്കൗണ്ടബ...

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GST Cuts: A Relief or a Mirage?

The GST Council’s rate reductions are being hailed as a relief for consumers, but the timing makes the move look reactiv...

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Independent People’s Tribunal: World Bank on Trial I Prafulla Samantara

The World Bank’s Empire: Exploitation and the Fightback Prafulla Samantara, founder of the Lok Shakti Abhiyan and ...

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Civil Society Members Appeal to Banks to Withhold Investment in Anuppur Thermal Power Project

Civil society organisations, people’s movements, and individual activists have submitted a detailed appeal to banks, urg...

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पंजाब : बाढ़ के समय बांध से पानी छोड़ा जाना काल बन गया

भारत में बांधों को सिंचाई, बिजली और बाढ़ नियंत्रण का जरिया माना जाता है, लेकिन हालिया अनुभवों ने उनकी सीमाएँ उजागर कर दी...

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September 22, 2025

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Land Grabs in the Name of Development this year

Infrastructure Finance Update I 22nd September, 2025 Across India, land is being diverted in the name of infrastructure and growth. Fertile farms, forests and community commons are routinely handed over to corporations and private projects. The people most affected are farmers, Adivasis, forest dwel...

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September 17, 2025

Thomas Franco

PSB Manthan to Privatise Public Banks – A Dangerous Path

As per reports in Business Standard, “Call for paring Govt stake in Public Sector Banks, diluting the Government’s stake in them and leaving their regulations to the RBI were among the key new ideas discussed by the bankers and experts at a brainstorming session steered by the Finance Ministry on Fr...

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October 28, 2025

Gaurav Dwivedi

Why is India’s smart city plan pushing the dubious Public-Private Partnership model?

Access to services like health and water is increasingly dependent on citizens’ capacity to pay, which transforms rightsholders into consumers, critics warn. A labourer in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City or GIFT city in Gujarat in 2015. | Amit Dave/Reuters When it was launched in 2015, the S...

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September 17, 2025

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Withdraw From New Bilateral Investment Treaty With Israel, Rights Groups And Citizens Urge Indian Govt

The letter also demanded that the Indian government suspend the existing labour agreement that facilitates the replacement of Palestinian workers.In this image released on Sept. 8, 2025, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharam, Finance Minister of Israel Bezalel Smotrich and others during the sign...

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September 26, 2025

Raj Kumar Sinha

अमेरिकी वीजा पर टैरिफ बढ़ने से भारतीयों को नुकसान

भारतीयों को एच-1बी वीज़ा का बड़ा हिस्सा मिलता है।अक्टूबर 2022 से सितंबर 2023 के बीच, अमेरिका ने जितने भी एच- 1बी वीज़ा जारी किए हैं, उनका लगभग 72.3% हिस्सा भारतीय नागरिकों को गया है। यानी यदि कुल 100 वीजा हों तो उनमें से लगभग 70-75 भारतीयों को मिलते हैं। वीजा स्वीकृति की संख्या में गिरावट आ रही है। ...

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October 28, 2025

Tikender Singh Panwar

ഇന്ത്യൻ നഗരങ്ങളെ തക‍ർത്ത സ്മാർട്ട് സിറ്റീസ് മിഷൻ

കേന്ദ്ര സർക്കാറിന്റെ ‘സ്മാർട്ട് സിറ്റീസ് മിഷൻ’ പത്ത് വർഷം പൂർത്തിയായതിന്റെ പശ്ചാത്തലത്തിൽ സെന്റർ ഫോർ ഫിനാൻഷ്യൽ അക്കൗണ്ടബിലിറ്റി (www.cenfa.org) തയ്യാറാക്കുന്ന ലേഖന പരമ്പര, ഒന്നാം ഭാഗം. ഇന്ത്യൻ നഗരങ്ങളിലെ ജീവിത നിലവാരം മെച്ചപ്പെടുത്തുന്നതിനായി 2015ൽ ആരംഭിച്ച സ്മാർട്ട് സിറ്റീസ് മിഷൻ (SCM) ഇന്ത്യയിലെ ന...

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September 11, 2025

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GST Cuts: A Relief or a Mirage?

The GST Council’s rate reductions are being hailed as a relief for consumers, but the timing makes the move look reactive rather than reformist. If the intent was truly to ease burdens on households, why were these cuts delayed for years despite repeated demands? Their sudden announcement right afte...

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March 11, 2026

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Independent People’s Tribunal: World Bank on Trial I Prafulla Samantara

The World Bank’s Empire: Exploitation and the Fightback Prafulla Samantara, founder of the Lok Shakti Abhiyan and Goldman Environmental Prize Laureate (2017), speaks at the Independent People’s Tribunal: World Bank on Trial on “The World Bank’s Empire: Exploitation and the Fightback.” The trib...

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September 11, 2025

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Civil Society Members Appeal to Banks to Withhold Investment in Anuppur Thermal Power Project

Civil society organisations, people’s movements, and individual activists have submitted a detailed appeal to banks, urging them to withhold investment in the proposed Anuppur Thermal Power Project in Madhya Pradesh. The plant is being developed by Adani Power Limited through its subsidiary. The sub...

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September 10, 2025

Raj Kumar Sinha

पंजाब : बाढ़ के समय बांध से पानी छोड़ा जाना काल बन गया

भारत में बांधों को सिंचाई, बिजली और बाढ़ नियंत्रण का जरिया माना जाता है, लेकिन हालिया अनुभवों ने उनकी सीमाएँ उजागर कर दी हैं। हिमाचल और जम्मू-कश्मीर की बारिश से भाखड़ा, पौंग और रंजीत सागर बांधों से छोड़े गए पानी ने पंजाब को डुबो दिया। गलत संचालन और अनियोजित विकास ने बाढ़ आपदा को और गहरा कर दिया है। ...

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Land Grabs in the Name of Development this year

PSB Manthan to Privatise Public Banks – A Dangerous Path

Why is India’s smart city plan pushing the dubious Public-Private Partnership model?

Withdraw From New Bilateral Investment Treaty With Israel, Rights Groups And Citizens Urge Indian Govt

अमेरिकी वीजा पर टैरिफ बढ़ने से भारतीयों को नुकसान

ഇന്ത്യൻ ന​ഗരങ്ങളെ തക‍ർത്ത സ്മാർട്ട് സിറ്റീസ് മിഷൻ

GST Cuts: A Relief or a Mirage?

Independent People’s Tribunal: World Bank on Trial I Prafulla Samantara

Civil Society Members Appeal to Banks to Withhold Investment in Anuppur Thermal Power Project

पंजाब : बाढ़ के समय बांध से पानी छोड़ा जाना काल बन गया

Land Grabs in the Name of Development this year

PSB Manthan to Privatise Public Banks – A Dangerous Path

Why is India’s smart city plan pushing the dubious Public-Private Partnership model?

Withdraw From New Bilateral Investment Treaty With Israel, Rights Groups And Citizens Urge Indian Govt

अमेरिकी वीजा पर टैरिफ बढ़ने से भारतीयों को नुकसान

ഇന്ത്യൻ ന​ഗരങ്ങളെ തക‍ർത്ത സ്മാർട്ട് സിറ്റീസ് മിഷൻ

GST Cuts: A Relief or a Mirage?

Independent People’s Tribunal: World Bank on Trial I Prafulla Samantara

Civil Society Members Appeal to Banks to Withhold Investment in Anuppur Thermal Power Project

पंजाब : बाढ़ के समय बांध से पानी छोड़ा जाना काल बन गया

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