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A Decade On, the New Development Bank (BRICS Bank) Still Leaves Affected Communities Without Redress No independent accountability mechanism, a disclosure policy still labeled “interim” after nearly ten years, and case studies from India and other BRICS countries show the cost of those g...

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September 16, 2026

Thomas Franco

Performance Linked Incentive (PLI) – Boon or Bane for the Banking Sector

Image: AI-generated representative image Salary is paid to employees for their work. Work is the performance. If they are working more, they should be paid better salary, which will add to their retirement benefits, but the Finance Ministry is forcing performance-linked incentives to a selected few ...

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September 16, 2026

The New Indian Express

Report seeks removal of ‘Blue’ tag for Bidadi plant

The study stated that the WTE plants outrank coal power plants and copper smelters and therefore must not be categorised under ‘Blue’ ‘Essential Environmental Services.’ BENGALURU: Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA), an analysis agency, has claimed that the Bidadi Waste-to-Energy (WTE...

Coverage General WTE(Waste to Energy)

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September 16, 2026

Deccan Herald

Waste-to-energy plants threatening public health: Study

These plants flag emission of heavy metals, cancer-causing chemicals. Bengaluru: The much-touted waste-to-energy (WtE) plants are a disaster for the environment and the ‘Blue’ category classification of such industries belies the ‘extreme levels’ of pollution generated by...

Coverage General WTE(Waste to Energy)

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September 16, 2026

Counterview

Breathing poison? The 100/100 pollution score the CPCB doesn’t want you to see

Breathing poison? The 100/100 pollution score the CPCB doesn’t want you to see A bombshell study by the Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) has revealed that Delhi’s four Waste-to-Energy (WTE) incineration plants score a staggering 100 out of 100 on the Central Pollution Con...

Coverage General WTE(Waste to Energy)

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September 16, 2026

Deccan Chronicle

Waste-to-Power Plants Threaten People’s Health

‘PCB may have no say on proposed WTE plant in Siddapur’ Hyderabad: In a report that places a major question mark on the functioning of waste-to-energy (WTE) plants such as the ones at the Jawaharnagar dump yard here, the Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) has said that WTE incine...

Coverage General WTE(Waste to Energy)

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September 16, 2026

National Herald

Delhi’s ‘green’ waste solution scores 100 on pollution

Four waste-to-energy plants score maximum on pollution index even as they’re given easier regulatory treatment Four waste-to-energy plants meant to help Delhi deal with its mountains of garbage have themselves been found to have the maximum possible pollution score — an irony that has raise...

Coverage General WTE(Waste to Energy)

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September 16, 2026

The Indian Express

Private players seek ‘green energy’ status for N-power to raise funds

‘India will require at least 228 billion dollars to achieve the target 100 GWe nuclear energy capacity’ Private players also suggested that nuclear power projects be accorded infrastructure status (File Photo/Representational) Private players are seeking green energy status for nuclear pow...

Coverage General WTE(Waste to Energy)

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September 16, 2026

South First

Waste-to-energy plants are highest-polluting industrial sector in India, new CFA report finds

In Hyderabad, two WTE plants operated by Re-Sustainability Ltd. at Jawaharnagar have a combined incineration capacity of 48 MW Synopsis: Waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration plants are the highest-polluting industrial sector in India, with a maximum cumulative PI of 100, a new Centre for Fina...

Coverage General WTE(Waste to Energy)

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September 16, 2026

CFA

Gloating in False Growth?

“The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.” Those are the famous words from the 1995 thriller ‘Usual Suspects’. That’s a line that one recalls looking at the 7.8% GDP growth figure for the first quarter that the government is boasting about. F...

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Press Release: A Decade On, the New Development Bank (BRICS Bank) Still Leaves Affected Communities Without Redress

Performance Linked Incentive (PLI) – Boon or Bane for the Banking Sector

Report seeks removal of ‘Blue’ tag for Bidadi plant

Waste-to-energy plants threatening public health: Study

Breathing poison? The 100/100 pollution score the CPCB doesn’t want you to see

Waste-to-Power Plants Threaten People’s Health

Delhi’s ‘green’ waste solution scores 100 on pollution

Private players seek ‘green energy’ status for N-power to raise funds

Waste-to-energy plants are highest-polluting industrial sector in India, new CFA report finds

Gloating in False Growth?

Press Release: A Decade On, the New Development Bank (BRICS Bank) Still Leaves Affected Communities Without Redress

Performance Linked Incentive (PLI) – Boon or Bane for the Banking Sector

Report seeks removal of ‘Blue’ tag for Bidadi plant

Waste-to-energy plants threatening public health: Study

Breathing poison? The 100/100 pollution score the CPCB doesn’t want you to see

Waste-to-Power Plants Threaten People’s Health

Delhi’s ‘green’ waste solution scores 100 on pollution

Private players seek ‘green energy’ status for N-power to raise funds

Waste-to-energy plants are highest-polluting industrial sector in India, new CFA report finds

Gloating in False Growth?