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SBI in the news for wrong reasons once again!

Random Reflections The largest bank in the country has earned the trust of the people. That’s why there are 48 crore acc...

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Neither New Nor Renewable

Analyzing why the MNRE should scrap the subsidy for waste-to-energy incineration plants. “Destructors”, “incinerators” a...

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How NHM Budget Cuts Directly Hit ASHAs, Impact Public Healthcare

By ensuring the financial well-being of lakhs of ASHA workers, India can unlock the full potential of NHM and strengthen...

Coverage General Smitu Kothari Fellowship Smitu Kothari Fellowship 2023 Union Budget

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Green Infrastructure and Blue Economy | Infrastructure Finance Update

Infrastructure Finance Update | January 2024 In the realm of infrastructure, this January 2024 has been marked by signif...

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Goldman Sachs Report and the True Picture of the Indian Economy

Random reflections I am not a big fan of international Rating Agencies, but the recent report of Goldman Sachs analysts ...

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Panipat Refinery: Powering Health and Environmental Catastrophe

“If our crops get damaged, and our cattle are failing to reproduce, one can easily imagine what this refinery must be d...

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Are the Laterite Plateaus of Ratnagiri auctioned for Refinery ‘Wastelands’?

William D’Souza, a 55-year old farmer from Kuthethur, Mangalore was busy mixing cattle feed when we arrived at his door...

Energy General Oil and gas Petrochemicals

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Insurance firms lure bank employees with iPhones, foreign jaunts, kickbacks to push sales

Driven by illegal incentives, bank executives compel their staff to sell insurance anyhow, with customers paying the pri...

Coverage General Smitu Kothari Fellowship Smitu Kothari Fellowship 2023

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A Social Autopsy: Navigating Rhetoric and Realities in the Interim Budget

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman used the interim budget before Lok Sabha elections to highlight the ‘achievements’ o...

Coverage General Indian Economy National Finance Union Budget

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Union Budget 2024-25: High on claims, less on substance

The interim budget of 2024-25 (also called the Vote on Account) was never expected to make any bold announcements. Inste...

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March 6, 2024

Thomas Franco

SBI in the news for wrong reasons once again!

Random Reflections The largest bank in the country has earned the trust of the people. That’s why there are 48 crore accounts in the bank. But its recent request seeking more time to furnish the data on electoral bonds is not sitting well with the people. It is high time for the bank to introspect! ...

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March 5, 2024

Chythenyen Devika Kulasekaran

Neither New Nor Renewable

Analyzing why the MNRE should scrap the subsidy for waste-to-energy incineration plants. “Destructors”, “incinerators” and “waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration” all mean the same thing – indiscriminate burning of garbage! Having a history of about one and a half centuries, WTE incinerators have...

Energy General WTE(Waste to Energy)

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February 18, 2025

Dikshant Gehlot

How NHM Budget Cuts Directly Hit ASHAs, Impact Public Healthcare

By ensuring the financial well-being of lakhs of ASHA workers, India can unlock the full potential of NHM and strengthen the public healthcare system. Lakhs of Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) workers serve as the backbone of India’s rural healthcare system, acting as a vital link bet...

Coverage General Smitu Kothari Fellowship Smitu Kothari Fellowship 2023 Union Budget

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February 28, 2024

Raktim Majumder

Green Infrastructure and Blue Economy | Infrastructure Finance Update

Infrastructure Finance Update | January 2024 In the realm of infrastructure, this January 2024 has been marked by significant developments, including recent announcements in the interim budget like increased budgetary allocations for the infrastructure sector, the business summit held in Gujarat, pr...

General Infrastructure Finance

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February 28, 2024

Thomas Franco

Goldman Sachs Report and the True Picture of the Indian Economy

Random reflections I am not a big fan of international Rating Agencies, but the recent report of Goldman Sachs analysts shows that they too agree with our concerns about the Indian economy. They clearly say that the financial sector might be entering a challenging phase as the “Goldilocks peri...

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February 22, 2024

Fouziya Tehzeeb, Karthik Gunasekar, Benisha BM

Panipat Refinery: Powering Health and Environmental Catastrophe

“If our crops get damaged, and our cattle are failing to reproduce, one can easily imagine what this refinery must be doing to humans here”, said Satpal Singh, the ex-sarpanch of Singhpora village in Panipat. The Naptha cracker plant of Panipat refinery near Bal Jattan Village Almost al...

Energy General Oil and gas

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March 21, 2024

Fouziya Tehzeeb

Are the Laterite Plateaus of Ratnagiri auctioned for Refinery ‘Wastelands’?

William D’Souza, a 55-year old farmer from Kuthethur, Mangalore was busy mixing cattle feed when we arrived at his doorsteps. Around 25 km from the bustling city of Mangalore, Kuthethur is a lush green village with thick vegetation. On the way to William’s house the idyllic view gets blocked by the...

Energy General Oil and gas Petrochemicals

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February 6, 2024

Hemant Gairola

Insurance firms lure bank employees with iPhones, foreign jaunts, kickbacks to push sales

Driven by illegal incentives, bank executives compel their staff to sell insurance anyhow, with customers paying the price in the form of unwanted policies. Image Credits: Nithin Sethi Insurance companies lured employees of banks with expensive gifts, foreign jaunts and cash bribes to aggressively p...

Coverage General Smitu Kothari Fellowship Smitu Kothari Fellowship 2023

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February 18, 2025

Anirban Bhattacharya Amitanshu Verma Nancy Pathak

A Social Autopsy: Navigating Rhetoric and Realities in the Interim Budget

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman used the interim budget before Lok Sabha elections to highlight the ‘achievements’ of her government over the last ten years. She also outlined the new direction that the Bharatiya Janata Party regime has introduced in fiscal policy. Before we embark on a critical...

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February 18, 2025

Joe Athialy

Union Budget 2024-25: High on claims, less on substance

The interim budget of 2024-25 (also called the Vote on Account) was never expected to make any bold announcements. Instead, it was intended to showcase the performance of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government and announce popular schemes in view of the upcoming general elections. Maybe i...

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SBI in the news for wrong reasons once again!

Neither New Nor Renewable

How NHM Budget Cuts Directly Hit ASHAs, Impact Public Healthcare

Green Infrastructure and Blue Economy | Infrastructure Finance Update

Goldman Sachs Report and the True Picture of the Indian Economy

Panipat Refinery: Powering Health and Environmental Catastrophe

Are the Laterite Plateaus of Ratnagiri auctioned for Refinery ‘Wastelands’?

Insurance firms lure bank employees with iPhones, foreign jaunts, kickbacks to push sales

A Social Autopsy: Navigating Rhetoric and Realities in the Interim Budget

Union Budget 2024-25: High on claims, less on substance

SBI in the news for wrong reasons once again!

Neither New Nor Renewable

How NHM Budget Cuts Directly Hit ASHAs, Impact Public Healthcare

Green Infrastructure and Blue Economy | Infrastructure Finance Update

Goldman Sachs Report and the True Picture of the Indian Economy

Panipat Refinery: Powering Health and Environmental Catastrophe

Are the Laterite Plateaus of Ratnagiri auctioned for Refinery ‘Wastelands’?

Insurance firms lure bank employees with iPhones, foreign jaunts, kickbacks to push sales

A Social Autopsy: Navigating Rhetoric and Realities in the Interim Budget

Union Budget 2024-25: High on claims, less on substance