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World Development Report 2022 released; Historic leak of Swiss banking, Credit Suisse in the eye of the storm

Snippets from the world of International Finance Amidst Russia’s revanchist war against Ukraine starting last week, ther...

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Gender and Energy

India’s commitments at the 26th Conference of Parties of the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (COP 26) held i...

Energy General Publications

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Budget, Push for Privatisation and Outright Frauds

Economic Survey & Budget 2022: Touted as the first paperless budget, the budget 2022 was after all a people-less bud...

General Indian Economy NPAs Union Budget

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A Failed Approach: Parliamentary Standing Committee Report on Energy

The Twenty First report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy (2021-22) titled ‘FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS IN REN...

Energy General

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India’s Renewable Energy Promise at the COP-26 in Glasgow

Picture courtesy: Karwai Tang via COP26 on Flickr Background: One of the most important climate summits under the United...

Climate Finance Energy General

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Budget 2022: Plenty Parley, Paltry Provision!

Energy Transition and Climate Change In the key features of the Budget 2022 document, there is the mention of the terms ...

Climate Finance Energy General Union Budget

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Central flaw in the budget: Irrational reliance on the trickle-down theory

The Prime Minister perfectly summed up his government’s approach to the budget and the underlying economic thinking whil...

Finance General Indian Economy Union Budget

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Why low tax for the rich means high tax & lower Govt support for the poor

The Indian tax system has been regressive for long with direct tax contributing less than indirect tax – contrary to wha...

Finance General Indian Economy

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ABG Shipyard Scam- Need for Accountability and Overhaul of the System

To begin the story, here is a gist of media reporting on the issue- ABG Shipyard was incorporated on 15th March 1985 as ...

General Random Reflections

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Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Joseph Stiglitz and Others Urge the US Supreme Court to Review World Bank Group Immunity in the Tata Mundra Finance Case

Submissions in the case on the disastrous Tata Mundra power plant project demonstrate that immunity decision in the US S...

General Press Releases Tata Mundra Ultra Mega Project

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March 2, 2022

Sonal Raghuvanshi

World Development Report 2022 released; Historic leak of Swiss banking, Credit Suisse in the eye of the storm

Snippets from the world of International Finance Amidst Russia’s revanchist war against Ukraine starting last week, there is lots of ink on the financial markets and the sequence will hit the global economy. The flurry of events has shattered the hopes of steady global economic recovery and have onl...

General International Finance Monthly Snippets

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February 28, 2022

Bhargavi S. Rao

Gender and Energy

India’s commitments at the 26th Conference of Parties of the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (COP 26) held in Glasgow set clear targets for 2030: increasing non fossil fuel energy capacity to 500 GW, to draw 50 % of the country’s energy requirements from renewable sources and reduce tota...

Energy General Publications

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February 18, 2025

Ashish Kajla

Budget, Push for Privatisation and Outright Frauds

Economic Survey & Budget 2022: Touted as the first paperless budget, the budget 2022 was after all a people-less budget that was far removed from the pressing concerns of the day. This was starkly similar to the Economic Survey presented before it, which too seemed oblivious about the income los...

General Indian Economy NPAs Union Budget

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February 23, 2022

Bhargavi S. Rao

A Failed Approach: Parliamentary Standing Committee Report on Energy

The Twenty First report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy (2021-22) titled ‘FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS IN RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR’ that was presented to Lok Sabha on February 03, 2022 Laid in Rajya Sabha on February 03, 2022 is a deeply disappointing report from all angles. The list of te...

Energy General

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February 23, 2022

Soumya Dutta

India’s Renewable Energy Promise at the COP-26 in Glasgow

Picture courtesy: Karwai Tang via COP26 on Flickr Background: One of the most important climate summits under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the CoP-26 recently took place in the Scottish city of Glasgow in United Kingdom. The importance of this emanates from th...

Climate Finance Energy General

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February 18, 2025

Bhargavi S. Rao

Budget 2022: Plenty Parley, Paltry Provision!

Energy Transition and Climate Change In the key features of the Budget 2022 document, there is the mention of the terms energy transition and climate action twice. Particularly under the goals of the Amrit Kaal and the four priorities. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy allowance gets an alloc...

Climate Finance Energy General Union Budget

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February 18, 2025

Prasanna Mohanty

Central flaw in the budget: Irrational reliance on the trickle-down theory

The Prime Minister perfectly summed up his government’s approach to the budget and the underlying economic thinking while briefing his party workers a day after the budget. He said: “When the government incurs such a huge expenditure, it will bring more investment, expand modern infrastructure, and ...

Finance General Indian Economy Union Budget

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February 18, 2022

Prasanna Mohanty

Why low tax for the rich means high tax & lower Govt support for the poor

The Indian tax system has been regressive for long with direct tax contributing less than indirect tax – contrary to what happens in developed economies. It is also known that tax incentives benefit corporates making higher profits than those who make lower. Both turn the cardinal principle of abili...

Finance General Indian Economy

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February 19, 2022

Thomas Franco

ABG Shipyard Scam- Need for Accountability and Overhaul of the System

To begin the story, here is a gist of media reporting on the issue- ABG Shipyard was incorporated on 15th March 1985 as a ship building and repair business in Gujarat with an office in Mumbai. Its Chairman as well as Managing Director is Rishi Kamlesh Agarwal and Directors are Santhanam Muthasamy, A...

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February 18, 2022

CFA Admin

Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Joseph Stiglitz and Others Urge the US Supreme Court to Review World Bank Group Immunity in the Tata Mundra Finance Case

Submissions in the case on the disastrous Tata Mundra power plant project demonstrate that immunity decision in the US Supreme Court has broad and dangerous consequences. February 17, 2022, New Delhi – This week, prominent economic, legal, diplomatic, and civil society experts – including Joseph S...

General Press Releases Tata Mundra Ultra Mega Project

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World Development Report 2022 released; Historic leak of Swiss banking, Credit Suisse in the eye of the storm

Gender and Energy

Budget, Push for Privatisation and Outright Frauds

A Failed Approach: Parliamentary Standing Committee Report on Energy

India’s Renewable Energy Promise at the COP-26 in Glasgow

Budget 2022: Plenty Parley, Paltry Provision!

Central flaw in the budget: Irrational reliance on the trickle-down theory

Why low tax for the rich means high tax & lower Govt support for the poor

ABG Shipyard Scam- Need for Accountability and Overhaul of the System

Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Joseph Stiglitz and Others Urge the US Supreme Court to Review World Bank Group Immunity in the Tata Mundra Finance Case

World Development Report 2022 released; Historic leak of Swiss banking, Credit Suisse in the eye of the storm

Gender and Energy

Budget, Push for Privatisation and Outright Frauds

A Failed Approach: Parliamentary Standing Committee Report on Energy

India’s Renewable Energy Promise at the COP-26 in Glasgow

Budget 2022: Plenty Parley, Paltry Provision!

Central flaw in the budget: Irrational reliance on the trickle-down theory

Why low tax for the rich means high tax & lower Govt support for the poor

ABG Shipyard Scam- Need for Accountability and Overhaul of the System

Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Joseph Stiglitz and Others Urge the US Supreme Court to Review World Bank Group Immunity in the Tata Mundra Finance Case