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The Rajesh Mehta Episode Raises Questions on Financial Regulation

Early in June the country was rocked by the allegations of financial misreporting on Rajesh Exports Limited (REL), B...

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“10 जुलाई राष्ट्रीय मत्स्य पालक दिवस” मध्यप्रदेश की नई मत्स्य नीति से पारंपरिक मछुआरों का भला होगा?

विगत 6 जुलाई को जबेदी अल कुवैत की अग्रणी कंपनी और कामदार्स केयर इंदौर के बीच मत्स्य पालन के लिये 7 हजार 430 करोड़ र...

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India Out of Work

An excerpt from ‘India Out of Work: Rethinking India’s Growth Story’ India Out of Work explores the growing crisis in I...

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India’s Monsoon Paradox

The monsoon is once again showing India’s climate contradiction. A weak monsoon brings fears of drought, lower crop ...

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Realising Rights: An Introduction to the Handbook of Welfare in India

An excerpt from Realising Rights: A Handbook of Welfare in India In the 2000s, the character of the welfare regime ...

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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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September 16, 2026

Amitanshu Verma

The Rajesh Mehta Episode Raises Questions on Financial Regulation

Early in June the country was rocked by the allegations of financial misreporting on Rajesh Exports Limited (REL), Bangalore based company in gold business headed by Rajesh Mehta, involving massive revenue of ₹15.15 lakh crore ($158 billion). In its interim order, the Security and Exchange Board...

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September 16, 2026

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“10 जुलाई राष्ट्रीय मत्स्य पालक दिवस” मध्यप्रदेश की नई मत्स्य नीति से पारंपरिक मछुआरों का भला होगा?

विगत 6 जुलाई को जबेदी अल कुवैत की अग्रणी कंपनी और कामदार्स केयर इंदौर के बीच मत्स्य पालन के लिये 7 हजार 430 करोड़ रुपये का अनुबंध संपादित हुआ। इस निवेश से इंदिरा सागर, बरगी बाणसागर और बारना जलाशय में केज कल्चर सहित बैकवर्ड और फाॅरवर्ड लिंकेज आधारित इंफ्रास्ट्रक्चर विकसित किया जाएगा। इस मौके पर ...

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September 16, 2026

Santosh Mehrotra and Jajati Parida

India Out of Work

An excerpt from ‘India Out of Work: Rethinking India’s Growth Story’ India Out of Work explores the growing crisis in India’s labour market. Over the past few years, non-farm jobs, which are crucial for diversifying the economy and providing stability, are not growing as they should. The formal job...

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September 16, 2026

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India’s Monsoon Paradox

The monsoon is once again showing India’s climate contradiction. A weak monsoon brings fears of drought, lower crop production, rising food prices and reduced rural incomes. Farmers delay sowing, inflation increases, and economic growth slows. But when the rains finally arrive, they often come i...

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September 16, 2026

Dipa Sinha and Rajendran Narayanan

Realising Rights: An Introduction to the Handbook of Welfare in India

An excerpt from Realising Rights: A Handbook of Welfare in India In the 2000s, the character of the welfare regime began to change. From 2004 onwards, major social policies reflected a significant shift towards the language of rights (Chopra 2014). A series of rights-based laws, such as the Nat...

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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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The Rajesh Mehta Episode Raises Questions on Financial Regulation

“10 जुलाई राष्ट्रीय मत्स्य पालक दिवस” मध्यप्रदेश की नई मत्स्य नीति से पारंपरिक मछुआरों का भला होगा?

India Out of Work

India’s Monsoon Paradox

Realising Rights: An Introduction to the Handbook of Welfare in India

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

The Rajesh Mehta Episode Raises Questions on Financial Regulation

“10 जुलाई राष्ट्रीय मत्स्य पालक दिवस” मध्यप्रदेश की नई मत्स्य नीति से पारंपरिक मछुआरों का भला होगा?

India Out of Work

India’s Monsoon Paradox

Realising Rights: An Introduction to the Handbook of Welfare in India

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