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The Magic of Falling NPAs! | Finance Matters | 13 December 2024 | Editorial

A recent investigation by The Indian Express revealed that over 43% of the total non-performing assets (NPA) till March ...

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Economic And Financial Implications Of The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024: A Muslim Perspective

Picture Credits: The Observer Post Though not explicitly stated in the Qur’an, waqf has been extensively used in Islamic...

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Global Plastics Treaty INC 5: People, planet held hostage by private profits

What transpired during INC 5 is the outcome of a process, which lacked leadership and courage needed to represent the ma...

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EMIs on loans for destroyed homes in Wayanad? Landslide of inequality: The cost of banking priorities

The Mepadi landslide in Wayanad, Kerala, July 30, 2024, is one of the largest in the country, in terms of debris flow of...

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10 दिसम्बर मानवाधिकार पर विशेषमानवाधिकारों का बचाव,जबाबदेही और पारदर्शिता का अभाव

संयुक्त राष्ट्र की महासभा द्वारा 10 दिसम्बर को मानवाधिकार की एक विश्वव्यापी घोषणा पत्र को अंगीकृत किया गया। मानवाधिकार घ...

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At what cost? Maharashtra’s plan to expand Koradi power plant carries several risks

On September 19, 2024, the EAC granted environmental clearance to the proposed two units of coal-based supercritical ...

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Note the hypocrisy

The Hindenburg report had accused the Adani Group of using shell companies in Mauritius for laundering money. But the In...

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Holding financiers accountable for bankrolling big hydro projects

Teesta Stage III dam — one of the biggest hydropower dams in India — was entirely wiped out by last year’s devastatin...

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World Bank on Trial: Eight charges against World Bank on its 80th year. | Finance Matters, 29 November 2024| Editors Note

As the Bretton Woods Institutions complete 80 years, here are eight charges against them (not in order of the severity o...

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World Bank’s Ironical 80 years; but why we are more unequal than ever?

Truman – Rostow Club and the Birth of Development Discourse In 1949, U.S. President Harry Truman, in his “Point F...

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December 17, 2024

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The Magic of Falling NPAs! | Finance Matters | 13 December 2024 | Editorial

A recent investigation by The Indian Express revealed that over 43% of the total non-performing assets (NPA) till March 2019, or Rs. 4.02 lakh crore, was accounted for by just 100 companies. According to data.gov, the NPAs have substantially reduced since then – from 9.07% in 2018-19 to 3.87%...

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December 16, 2024

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Economic And Financial Implications Of The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024: A Muslim Perspective

Picture Credits: The Observer Post Though not explicitly stated in the Qur’an, waqf has been extensively used in Islamic history to assist with community development and support. The word “Waqf” comes from the Arabic word “Waqafa,” which implies to pause or hold. One of the important characteristic...

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December 16, 2024

Swathi Seshadri

Global Plastics Treaty INC 5: People, planet held hostage by private profits

What transpired during INC 5 is the outcome of a process, which lacked leadership and courage needed to represent the mandate laid out in resolution 5/14 and address conflicts that emerged through the two years. In 2022, the United Nations Environment Assembly adopted resolution 5/14 to end plastic ...

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December 16, 2024

Maju Varghese

EMIs on loans for destroyed homes in Wayanad? Landslide of inequality: The cost of banking priorities

The Mepadi landslide in Wayanad, Kerala, July 30, 2024, is one of the largest in the country, in terms of debris flow of nearly six million cubic meters—enough to fill 2,400 Olympic-sized swimming pools. The Landslide is considered the largest in terms of the debris volume. This is five times larger...

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December 10, 2024

Raj Kumar Sinha

10 दिसम्बर मानवाधिकार पर विशेषमानवाधिकारों का बचाव,जबाबदेही और पारदर्शिता का अभाव

संयुक्त राष्ट्र की महासभा द्वारा 10 दिसम्बर को मानवाधिकार की एक विश्वव्यापी घोषणा पत्र को अंगीकृत किया गया। मानवाधिकार घोषणा पत्र उन सभी बिंदुओं को समाहित किया गया जो गरिमापूर्ण जीवन जीने के लिए आवश्यक है।इस घोषणा पत्र में कुल 30 अनुच्छेद हैं। इसके अनुसार सभी मनुष्य स्वतंत्र रूप से जन्म लेते हैं तथा...

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December 5, 2024

Deepmala Patel

At what cost? Maharashtra’s plan to expand Koradi power plant carries several risks

On September 19, 2024, the EAC granted environmental clearance to the proposed two units of coal-based supercritical thermal power plant with 660 MW capacity, in Nagpur, Maharashtra.MPCB Environmental clearance (EC) has finally been granted for two new 660 megawatt (MW) supercritical thermal powe...

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December 5, 2024

Joe Athialy

Note the hypocrisy

The Hindenburg report had accused the Adani Group of using shell companies in Mauritius for laundering money. But the Indian government staunchly defended the corporate giant. The Financial Action Task Force, a Paris-based global watchdog that sets standards for combating money laundering and terror...

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December 5, 2024

Amitanshu Verma

Holding financiers accountable for bankrolling big hydro projects

Teesta Stage III dam — one of the biggest hydropower dams in India — was entirely wiped out by last year’s devastating glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF). Hydropower projects, often despite their documented environmental and social costs, are labeled as “renewable” and “green” energy investments....

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December 3, 2024

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World Bank on Trial: Eight charges against World Bank on its 80th year. | Finance Matters, 29 November 2024| Editors Note

As the Bretton Woods Institutions complete 80 years, here are eight charges against them (not in order of the severity of the crimes!). 1. Perpetuator of Climate Crisis: Now championing as a climate saviour and “climate bank”, the Bank must be the one institution which might have contrib...

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January 10, 2025

Rachit Tiwari

World Bank’s Ironical 80 years; but why we are more unequal than ever?

Truman – Rostow Club and the Birth of Development Discourse In 1949, U.S. President Harry Truman, in his “Point Four” speech, introduced an influential vision of “development” that charted the course of history toward a US centric world. Truman’s speech framed the Global South as...

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The Magic of Falling NPAs! | Finance Matters | 13 December 2024 | Editorial

Economic And Financial Implications Of The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024: A Muslim Perspective

Global Plastics Treaty INC 5: People, planet held hostage by private profits

EMIs on loans for destroyed homes in Wayanad? Landslide of inequality: The cost of banking priorities

10 दिसम्बर मानवाधिकार पर विशेषमानवाधिकारों का बचाव,जबाबदेही और पारदर्शिता का अभाव

At what cost? Maharashtra’s plan to expand Koradi power plant carries several risks

Note the hypocrisy

Holding financiers accountable for bankrolling big hydro projects

World Bank on Trial: Eight charges against World Bank on its 80th year. | Finance Matters, 29 November 2024| Editors Note

World Bank’s Ironical 80 years; but why we are more unequal than ever?

The Magic of Falling NPAs! | Finance Matters | 13 December 2024 | Editorial

Economic And Financial Implications Of The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024: A Muslim Perspective

Global Plastics Treaty INC 5: People, planet held hostage by private profits

EMIs on loans for destroyed homes in Wayanad? Landslide of inequality: The cost of banking priorities

10 दिसम्बर मानवाधिकार पर विशेषमानवाधिकारों का बचाव,जबाबदेही और पारदर्शिता का अभाव

At what cost? Maharashtra’s plan to expand Koradi power plant carries several risks

Note the hypocrisy

Holding financiers accountable for bankrolling big hydro projects

World Bank on Trial: Eight charges against World Bank on its 80th year. | Finance Matters, 29 November 2024| Editors Note

World Bank’s Ironical 80 years; but why we are more unequal than ever?