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India’s Huge Thrust on Petrochemicals Belies its Tall Talk on Sustainable Energy

For a long time, India has been advocating for the end of unsustainable use-and-throw economy. However, in a case of mis...

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174 Civil Society Organizations, Networks, and Activists Oppose Financing by IFC for Abellon Clean Energy’s Toxic, Pollution Waste-to-Energy Projects in Gujarat, India

PRESS RELEASE | 23.08.24 August 23, 2024 – A collective letter written by the Centre for Financial Accountability, Inte...

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वर्तमान आर्थिक गैर-बराबरी का मकड़जाल

देश आजादी के बाद समाजवादी आर्थिक – सामाजिक व्यवस्था की स्थापना के लिए संकल्प लिया था। इस संकल्प को पूरा करने संविध...

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Cost of Neglect: The Rising Toll of Train Accidents in India

The Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh (RRSK), established to enhance safety measures, has been abused for unnecessary purcha...

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Corporate control of the country must go- Farmers are showing the way

During the year-long agitation in 2020-21, the farmers gave a call to boycott Ambani and Adani. Now they have given a ca...

General Random Reflections

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Social Security Budget: A Forgotten Footnote

Representational image: An old person sitting on an Indian street. Photo: Flickr CC BY 2.0 (ATTRIBUTION 2.0 GENERIC) The...

Coverage General Indian Economy National Finance Union Budget

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Burn and Earn: Another facet of Plastic Credits and the false solution that it is

Fighting plastic pollution is a herculean task in itself. However, on top of fighting to save the planet and the people ...

Energy General WTE(Waste to Energy)

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PACKAGE: Where has the plastic waste disappeared?

One in three plastic generators in Tamil Nadu does not recycle plastic waste according to govt-mandated norms. Despite a...

Coverage General Plastics

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A Meme-Worthy Budget

The government is clear in its messaging – be ready to be a good slave of the new century. Illustration: The Wire, w...

Coverage General Indian Economy Union Budget

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Charts: The Modi Govt Has Reduced Spending For Almost All Major Social Sector Heads

Children queue for their midday meal in schools. Photo: ILO/Flickr (ATTRIBUTION-NONCOMMERCIAL-NODERIVS 2.0 GENERIC) Thes...

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September 2, 2024

Swathi Seshadri

India’s Huge Thrust on Petrochemicals Belies its Tall Talk on Sustainable Energy

For a long time, India has been advocating for the end of unsustainable use-and-throw economy. However, in a case of mismatch between its words and action, about 79% of the budget allocated for the petroleum and natural gas ministry this year is meant for expanding the footprint of public sector oil...

Coverage Energy General Petrochemicals

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August 23, 2024

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174 Civil Society Organizations, Networks, and Activists Oppose Financing by IFC for Abellon Clean Energy’s Toxic, Pollution Waste-to-Energy Projects in Gujarat, India

PRESS RELEASE | 23.08.24 August 23, 2024 – A collective letter written by the Centre for Financial Accountability, International Accountability Project, National Hawkers Federation, GAIA-Asia Pacific, and Break Free From Plastics and endorsed by 174 civil society organizations, regional and global ...

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August 19, 2024

Raj Kumar Sinha

वर्तमान आर्थिक गैर-बराबरी का मकड़जाल

देश आजादी के बाद समाजवादी आर्थिक – सामाजिक व्यवस्था की स्थापना के लिए संकल्प लिया था। इस संकल्प को पूरा करने संविधान निर्माता भीमराव आंबेडकर ने इसे संविधान के प्रस्तावना में स्थान दिया। परन्तु पिछले तीन दशकों के दौर में आर्थिक गैर- बराबरी तेजी से बढ़ी है और बढ़ती जा रही है। आजादी के शुरुआती दौ...

General Indian Economy

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August 12, 2024

Nancy Pathak

Cost of Neglect: The Rising Toll of Train Accidents in India

The Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh (RRSK), established to enhance safety measures, has been abused for unnecessary purchases like foot massagers and furniture instead of essential safety upgrades. An image, purportedly of the the Howrah-Mumbai Mail train derailment near Barabamboo in Jharkhand, shar...

Coverage General Indian Economy

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August 12, 2024

Thomas Franco

Corporate control of the country must go- Farmers are showing the way

During the year-long agitation in 2020-21, the farmers gave a call to boycott Ambani and Adani. Now they have given a call to Observe Corporate Quit India Day on 9th August 2024. They have valid reasons as Corporates are running the country today. The scandalous, extravagant and notorious ways of d...

General Random Reflections

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February 18, 2025

Asmi Sharma and Nancy Pathak

Social Security Budget: A Forgotten Footnote

Representational image: An old person sitting on an Indian street. Photo: Flickr CC BY 2.0 (ATTRIBUTION 2.0 GENERIC) The government’s budgetary allocations and poor implementation of welfare policies paint a concerning picture of oversight and disregard. The Economic Survey of India 2023-24 wa...

Coverage General Indian Economy National Finance Union Budget

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July 31, 2024

Chythenyen Devika Kulasekaran

Burn and Earn: Another facet of Plastic Credits and the false solution that it is

Fighting plastic pollution is a herculean task in itself. However, on top of fighting to save the planet and the people from the impacts of the entire plastic life-cycle, we are confronted with yet another fight. Fighting false solutions to plastic pollution! False solutions are those that do not ac...

Energy General WTE(Waste to Energy)

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August 13, 2024

Times of India

PACKAGE: Where has the plastic waste disappeared?

One in three plastic generators in Tamil Nadu does not recycle plastic waste according to govt-mandated norms. Despite a Feb 2022 Union govt rule for all plastic waste generators to recycle their waste under the extended producer responsibility system, more than 30% of plastic-waste generating firms...

Coverage General Plastics

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February 18, 2025

Kavita Kabeer

A Meme-Worthy Budget

The government is clear in its messaging – be ready to be a good slave of the new century. Illustration: The Wire, with Canva. Leaving people in the lurch is not a new thing for the Modi government. If people have not understood this, it is clearly their fault, they had 10 years to do so. You ca...

Coverage General Indian Economy Union Budget

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July 25, 2024

Pranay Raj

Charts: The Modi Govt Has Reduced Spending For Almost All Major Social Sector Heads

Children queue for their midday meal in schools. Photo: ILO/Flickr (ATTRIBUTION-NONCOMMERCIAL-NODERIVS 2.0 GENERIC) These are all major schemes and essential programmes that many marginalised communities rely on. Despite the headline-grabbing figures of expenditure in this year’s Union budget, a clo...

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India’s Huge Thrust on Petrochemicals Belies its Tall Talk on Sustainable Energy

174 Civil Society Organizations, Networks, and Activists Oppose Financing by IFC for Abellon Clean Energy’s Toxic, Pollution Waste-to-Energy Projects in Gujarat, India

वर्तमान आर्थिक गैर-बराबरी का मकड़जाल

Cost of Neglect: The Rising Toll of Train Accidents in India

Corporate control of the country must go- Farmers are showing the way

Social Security Budget: A Forgotten Footnote

Burn and Earn: Another facet of Plastic Credits and the false solution that it is

PACKAGE: Where has the plastic waste disappeared?

A Meme-Worthy Budget

Charts: The Modi Govt Has Reduced Spending For Almost All Major Social Sector Heads

India’s Huge Thrust on Petrochemicals Belies its Tall Talk on Sustainable Energy

174 Civil Society Organizations, Networks, and Activists Oppose Financing by IFC for Abellon Clean Energy’s Toxic, Pollution Waste-to-Energy Projects in Gujarat, India

वर्तमान आर्थिक गैर-बराबरी का मकड़जाल

Cost of Neglect: The Rising Toll of Train Accidents in India

Corporate control of the country must go- Farmers are showing the way

Social Security Budget: A Forgotten Footnote

Burn and Earn: Another facet of Plastic Credits and the false solution that it is

PACKAGE: Where has the plastic waste disappeared?

A Meme-Worthy Budget

Charts: The Modi Govt Has Reduced Spending For Almost All Major Social Sector Heads