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Special Report: The Dark Side of NTPC

This exclusive report documents the violations caused by the NTPC’s power plants on various fronts over the past decade ...

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US Supreme Court to Consider Immunity for IOs

The plaintiffs contend that the plant’s construction caused saltwater to leach into the local groundwater. They say that...

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CSOs Applaud IFC for Excluding Coal in FI Lending

IFC will now ensure that the financing process only supports targeted areas — such as projects promoting energy ef...

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Civil Society Groups Welcome IFC Coal Plan but Push for More

NUSA DUA, Indonesia — Civil society groups have welcomed a move by the International Finance Corporation to transition t...

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Banks on the Brink

The unprecedented crisis in the Indian banking sector, which has brought banks’ lending operations to a virtual standsti...

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Banks Need to Follow StanChart’s Lead and End New Coal Finance

By ruling out funding new coal-fired power plants globally, Standard Chartered has sent the message that developing coun...

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विकास के नाम पर बढता आर्थिक और सामाजिक सकंट

भारत सरकार देश के विकास के नाम पर बड़ी ढांचागत परियोजनाओ के निमार्ण पर पिछलें कुछ दशकों से लगातार बल दे रही है। इन परियो...

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Power Sector NPAs: New Report Slams Parliamentary Panel on Energy

The 37th Report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy failed to fix accountability for the NPA crisis in the...

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Parliamentary Panel Failed to Address NPAs in Power Sector? A Delhi Think Tank Believes so

In a critique of the March 2018 report of the Parliamentary standing committee on energy, CFA has stated that the recomm...

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A Critique of Report on ‘Stressed/Non-Performing Assets in Electricity Sector’

A new report has criticised the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy for failing to fix responsibility on who shou...

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February 18, 2019

Nishank

Special Report: The Dark Side of NTPC

This exclusive report documents the violations caused by the NTPC’s power plants on various fronts over the past decade — forceful land acquisition, environmental damage caused to communities, toxic pollution due to large-scale coal-fired power plants, while compromising on labour safety. The ...

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October 26, 2018

Amy Howe

US Supreme Court to Consider Immunity for IOs

The plaintiffs contend that the plant’s construction caused saltwater to leach into the local groundwater. They say that the plant’s ‘cooling system discharges thermal pollution into the sea, killing off marine life on which fishermen rely for their income. In recent years, the Supreme Court has cut...

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April 25, 2019

Ankit Agrawal

CSOs Applaud IFC for Excluding Coal in FI Lending

IFC will now ensure that the financing process only supports targeted areas — such as projects promoting energy efficiency, renewables, women business-owners, or small and medium-sized enterprises New Delhi: Civil society groups from across the world have welcomed the news that the Internation...

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November 20, 2018

Devex

Civil Society Groups Welcome IFC Coal Plan but Push for More

NUSA DUA, Indonesia — Civil society groups have welcomed a move by the International Finance Corporation to transition the financial institutions it invests in away from supporting coal projects — but some say it is too little too late. In an op-ed for Devex on Monday, the head of the World Bank’s p...

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November 20, 2018

Frontline

Banks on the Brink

The unprecedented crisis in the Indian banking sector, which has brought banks’ lending operations to a virtual standstill, means that they can do little to help the economy, which is buffeted on multiple fronts. The filing for bankruptcy by Lehman Brothers on September 15, 2008, resulted in a st...

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November 20, 2018

The Asia Times

Banks Need to Follow StanChart’s Lead and End New Coal Finance

By ruling out funding new coal-fired power plants globally, Standard Chartered has sent the message that developing countries such as Vietnam deserve clean air and water. Standard Chartered announced this week that it “will not directly finance any new coal-fired power plant projects, including expa...

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February 7, 2020

Rajesh Kumar

विकास के नाम पर बढता आर्थिक और सामाजिक सकंट

भारत सरकार देश के विकास के नाम पर बड़ी ढांचागत परियोजनाओ के निमार्ण पर पिछलें कुछ दशकों से लगातार बल दे रही है। इन परियोजनाओं को भारत के सकल घरेलू उत्पाद की वृद्धि दर से जोडकर देखा जा रहा हैं। इन बड़ी परियोजनाओं में मुख्य रूप से विद्युत परियोजनाऐं, बांध सड़कें शहरी परियोजनाए, औद्योगिक क्षेत्रों के ग...

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November 20, 2018

Newsclick.in

Power Sector NPAs: New Report Slams Parliamentary Panel on Energy

The 37th Report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy failed to fix accountability for the NPA crisis in the power sector, while absolving disastrous moves like delicensing. A new report by Delhi-based Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) has criticised the Parliamentary Standing Co...

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November 20, 2018

Business Today

Parliamentary Panel Failed to Address NPAs in Power Sector? A Delhi Think Tank Believes so

In a critique of the March 2018 report of the Parliamentary standing committee on energy, CFA has stated that the recommendations suggested by the Committee to address the problem of stressed assets in power sector fall short of addressing the problem in an effective manner. Did the Parliamentary pa...

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February 18, 2019

Rajesh Kumar

A Critique of Report on ‘Stressed/Non-Performing Assets in Electricity Sector’

A new report has criticised the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy for failing to fix responsibility on who should have been held accountable for the current NPA crisis in the power sector. The report, titled A Missed Opportunity: A Critique of ‘Stressed/Non-Performing Assets in Electricity ...

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Special Report: The Dark Side of NTPC

US Supreme Court to Consider Immunity for IOs

CSOs Applaud IFC for Excluding Coal in FI Lending

Civil Society Groups Welcome IFC Coal Plan but Push for More

Banks on the Brink

Banks Need to Follow StanChart’s Lead and End New Coal Finance

विकास के नाम पर बढता आर्थिक और सामाजिक सकंट

Power Sector NPAs: New Report Slams Parliamentary Panel on Energy

Parliamentary Panel Failed to Address NPAs in Power Sector? A Delhi Think Tank Believes so

A Critique of Report on ‘Stressed/Non-Performing Assets in Electricity Sector’

Special Report: The Dark Side of NTPC

US Supreme Court to Consider Immunity for IOs

CSOs Applaud IFC for Excluding Coal in FI Lending

Civil Society Groups Welcome IFC Coal Plan but Push for More

Banks on the Brink

Banks Need to Follow StanChart’s Lead and End New Coal Finance

विकास के नाम पर बढता आर्थिक और सामाजिक सकंट

Power Sector NPAs: New Report Slams Parliamentary Panel on Energy

Parliamentary Panel Failed to Address NPAs in Power Sector? A Delhi Think Tank Believes so

A Critique of Report on ‘Stressed/Non-Performing Assets in Electricity Sector’