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9TH SMITU KOTHARI FELLOWSHIP 2026

As the Smitu Kothari Fellowship marks its 9th year, the Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA), a New Delhi-based org...

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सिजीमाली विरोध-प्रदर्शन एक अहम सवाल उठाते हैं: वित्तीय संस्थानों को ऐसे प्रोजेक्ट्स में जनता का पैसा क्यों लगाना चाहिए जिनसे सामाजिक, पर्यावरणीय और जलवायु-संबंधी नुकसान होता हो?

मार्च 2023 में, ओडिशा सरकार ने वेदांता लिमिटेड को रायगढ़ा और कालाहांडी ज़िलों में स्थित सिजीमाली पहाड़ियों से बॉक्सा...

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Meet the Women Living India’s Microfinance Loan Nightmare

Women bear the burden of a lending system that profits from chronic financial distress as they borrow to pay for food, h...

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A Census in Question!

With the first phase of India’s long-delayed Census now completed, attention is shifting from the exercise its...

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Whither State Care? India’s Non-Contributory Pension System

Social protection and social security are crucial components of a country’s development agenda. Social security mech...

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More merger of banks and increase in FDI to 49% – Dangerous plan

Image Credits: Getty Images News reports have stated that the Government of India is going to constitute a committee to ...

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The Social Layers of Wealth Inequality Among Dalits and Adivasis in India

India’s Economic inequality is closely connected to its long-standing system of social stratification, particularly ...

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अल नीनो: भारत के भविष्य पर मंडराता संकट

ताजा पूर्वानुमानों के अनुसार, 2026 के आखरी महीनों में एक अत्यधिक शक्तिशाली अल नीनो उभरने की पूरी आशंका है।वैज्ञानिक...

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More Than a Delayed Monsoon

India’s southwest monsoon has entered the season on a worrying note, with rainfall running 35% below normal and cent...

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जहरीली होती जमीन

आधुनिक विकास के तमाम-ओ-तमाम खटरागों की तरह हमारे यहां खेती भी दिनों-दिन बदहाल होती जा रही है। कमाल यह है कि इस बदहाल...

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September 16, 2026

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9TH SMITU KOTHARI FELLOWSHIP 2026

As the Smitu Kothari Fellowship marks its 9th year, the Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA), a New Delhi-based organisation working to strengthen and improve financial accountability in India, invites applications for the Smitu Kothari Fellowship 2026. Since its inception in 2018, the fellowsh...

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September 16, 2026

Deepmala Patel

सिजीमाली विरोध-प्रदर्शन एक अहम सवाल उठाते हैं: वित्तीय संस्थानों को ऐसे प्रोजेक्ट्स में जनता का पैसा क्यों लगाना चाहिए जिनसे सामाजिक, पर्यावरणीय और जलवायु-संबंधी नुकसान होता हो?

मार्च 2023 में, ओडिशा सरकार ने वेदांता लिमिटेड को रायगढ़ा और कालाहांडी ज़िलों में स्थित सिजीमाली पहाड़ियों से बॉक्साइट निकालने के लिए 50 साल की माइनिंग लीज़ (खनन पट्टा) दी। ये दोनों ज़िले संविधान की पाँचवीं अनुसूची के अंतर्गत आते हैं और इन्हें ‘अनुसूचित क्षेत्र’ घोषित किया गया है। इन...

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September 16, 2026

Samali Banerjee

Meet the Women Living India’s Microfinance Loan Nightmare

Women bear the burden of a lending system that profits from chronic financial distress as they borrow to pay for food, healthcare and survival. Mounted and patched together, just like their debt, at a respondent’s house. Photo: Samali Banerjee Forty-five-year-old Shabreen (name changed) li...

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September 16, 2026

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A Census in Question!

With the first phase of India’s long-delayed Census now completed, attention is shifting from the exercise itself to the questions surrounding it. The Census is far more than a population count, it is the foundation on which economic planning, welfare schemes, public spending and democrati...

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September 16, 2026

Asmi Sharma and Nancy Pathak

Whither State Care? India’s Non-Contributory Pension System

Social protection and social security are crucial components of a country’s development agenda. Social security mechanisms not only reflect economic growth but also indicate the capacity of the state to deliver welfare to its poorest and most marginalised populations (Sülzer 2008). The Internati...

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September 16, 2026

Thomas Franco

More merger of banks and increase in FDI to 49% – Dangerous plan

Image Credits: Getty Images News reports have stated that the Government of India is going to constitute a committee to look at further merger of public sector banks to four to five from the present 12. We had 28 public sector banks. With the merger of seven associate banks of SBI with the parent ba...

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September 16, 2026

Beena Pallical & Pritika Pariyar

The Social Layers of Wealth Inequality Among Dalits and Adivasis in India

India’s Economic inequality is closely connected to its long-standing system of social stratification, particularly the caste system. Although economic reforms and globalisation have contributed to economic growth and increased incomes for many sections of society, significant gaps in wealth and...

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September 16, 2026

Raj Kumar Sinha

अल नीनो: भारत के भविष्य पर मंडराता संकट

ताजा पूर्वानुमानों के अनुसार, 2026 के आखरी महीनों में एक अत्यधिक शक्तिशाली अल नीनो उभरने की पूरी आशंका है।वैज्ञानिकों ने भारत पर पड़ने वाले इस संभावित अल नीनो के प्रभाव को चार प्रमुख तिमाहियों में विभाजित किया है, जो देश के आर्थिक और सामाजिक ताने-बाने पर असर डालेगा। पहला जून से सितंबर 2026 में ...

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September 16, 2026

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More Than a Delayed Monsoon

India’s southwest monsoon has entered the season on a worrying note, with rainfall running 35% below normal and central India recording a deficit of 63%. While June rainfall shortages are not uncommon, the current situation is unfolding against the backdrop of a developing El Niño event that glo...

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September 16, 2026

Raj Kumar Sinha

जहरीली होती जमीन

आधुनिक विकास के तमाम-ओ-तमाम खटरागों की तरह हमारे यहां खेती भी दिनों-दिन बदहाल होती जा रही है। कमाल यह है कि इस बदहाली को समाज, सरकार और सेठ की हैसियत के नागरिक विकास मानते और जपते रहते हैं। सवाल यह है कि क्या मौजूदा तौर-तरीकों से खेती की जाती रही तो वह कब तक बच पाएगी? और क्या यह संकट इंसानों के ...

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9TH SMITU KOTHARI FELLOWSHIP 2026

Meet the Women Living India’s Microfinance Loan Nightmare

A Census in Question!

Whither State Care? India’s Non-Contributory Pension System

More merger of banks and increase in FDI to 49% – Dangerous plan

The Social Layers of Wealth Inequality Among Dalits and Adivasis in India

अल नीनो: भारत के भविष्य पर मंडराता संकट

More Than a Delayed Monsoon

जहरीली होती जमीन

9TH SMITU KOTHARI FELLOWSHIP 2026

Meet the Women Living India’s Microfinance Loan Nightmare

A Census in Question!

Whither State Care? India’s Non-Contributory Pension System

More merger of banks and increase in FDI to 49% – Dangerous plan

The Social Layers of Wealth Inequality Among Dalits and Adivasis in India

अल नीनो: भारत के भविष्य पर मंडराता संकट

More Than a Delayed Monsoon

जहरीली होती जमीन

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