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No country for young workers: How demonetisation has hurt a generation of Indians

The disruption that the demonetisation of high-value currency notes on November 8, 2016, caused to people’s lives, live...

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The spectacle of organised ignorance: Why Indians have chosen to forget the horror of demonetisation

It has been five years since demonetisation, the surgical strike on November 8, 2016, on India’s high-value currency no...

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Demonetisation left RBI’s reputation in tatters. What could future policy makers learn from this?

While the entire Indian economy was disrupted by the demonetisation exercise announced on November 8, 2016, removing hi...

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No, demonetisation wasn’t a good idea, badly executed – it was a ridiculous idea from the start

Was demonetisation a good idea, badly implemented? I have heard this from the supporters of the regime but, to my surpr...

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IFC stake in Federal Bank Ltd results in no new coal commitment

A new report released today by Centre for Financial Accountability India and Recourse reveals how India’s 7th...

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Where do Indian banks stand in the global fight against climate change?

Indian banks and financial institutions are lagging behind international financial institutions in helping control the ...

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Global climate action: Indian banks need to accelerate green financing

Indian banks and financial institutions are lagging behind international financial institutions in helping control the c...

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Forest Act amendment proposes ease of mining, experts cry foul

New Delhi, Oct 10: Six weeks before the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change released a Consultation Pape...

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Forest Act amendment proposes ease of mining, experts cry foul

Six weeks before the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change released a Consultation Paper with several prop...

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Forest Act amendment proposes ease of mining, experts cry foul

Six weeks before the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change released a Consultation Paper with several prop...

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November 12, 2021

Rosa Abraham & Anand Srivastava

No country for young workers: How demonetisation has hurt a generation of Indians

The disruption that the demonetisation of high-value currency notes on November 8, 2016, caused to people’s lives, livelihoods and the Indian economy is still fresh in many people’s memories. The direct impact on the informal economy that largely operated in cash, and the consequent ripple effects ...

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November 15, 2021

Satyaki Roy

The spectacle of organised ignorance: Why Indians have chosen to forget the horror of demonetisation

It has been five years since demonetisation, the surgical strike on November 8, 2016, on India’s high-value currency notes. With hindsight, it’s clear that the high-decibel crusade supposedly aimed at unearthing black money and suffocating terrorist funding ended with a whimper. Instead of the redi...

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November 15, 2021

T R Bhat

Demonetisation left RBI’s reputation in tatters. What could future policy makers learn from this?

While the entire Indian economy was disrupted by the demonetisation exercise announced on November 8, 2016, removing high-value currency notes overnight, it simultaneously stirred a serious controversy on the role of Reserve Bank of India as the principal regulator of money supply in India. In unde...

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November 15, 2021

Rohit Azad

No, demonetisation wasn’t a good idea, badly executed – it was a ridiculous idea from the start

Was demonetisation a good idea, badly implemented? I have heard this from the supporters of the regime but, to my surprise, even friends who are otherwise critical believe this to be true. The government’s stated aim for denotifying high-value currency notes with a four-hour deadline on November 8,...

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October 12, 2021

CFA Admin

IFC stake in Federal Bank Ltd results in no new coal commitment

A new report released today by Centre for Financial Accountability India and Recourse reveals how India’s 7th largest commercial bank – Federal Bank Limited – has turned its back on new coal. The bank received a $126 million equity investment from the International Finance Corporatio...

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October 12, 2021

CFA Admin

Where do Indian banks stand in the global fight against climate change?

Indian banks and financial institutions are lagging behind international financial institutions in helping control the climate crisis, research shows. Indian banks and financial institutions, including the State Bank of India, ICICI, Axis Bank, the Trust Group and HDFC, are among the largest global...

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October 12, 2021

CFA Admin

Global climate action: Indian banks need to accelerate green financing

Indian banks and financial institutions are lagging behind international financial institutions in helping control the climate crisis, research shows. Indian banks and financial institutions, including the State Bank of India (SBI), ICICI, Axis Bank, the Trust Group and HDFC, are among the largest g...

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October 12, 2021

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Forest Act amendment proposes ease of mining, experts cry foul

New Delhi, Oct 10: Six weeks before the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change released a Consultation Paper with several proposals to amendment in the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, it had sent a letter to Principal Secretaries, Forests of all states and Union Territories with a subj...

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October 12, 2021

CFA Admin

Forest Act amendment proposes ease of mining, experts cry foul

Six weeks before the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change released a Consultation Paper with several proposals to amendment in the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, it had sent a letter to Principal Secretaries, Forests of all states and Union Territories with a subject line: “Consider...

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October 12, 2021

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Forest Act amendment proposes ease of mining, experts cry foul

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No country for young workers: How demonetisation has hurt a generation of Indians

The spectacle of organised ignorance: Why Indians have chosen to forget the horror of demonetisation

Demonetisation left RBI’s reputation in tatters. What could future policy makers learn from this?

No, demonetisation wasn’t a good idea, badly executed – it was a ridiculous idea from the start

IFC stake in Federal Bank Ltd results in no new coal commitment

Where do Indian banks stand in the global fight against climate change?

Global climate action: Indian banks need to accelerate green financing

Forest Act amendment proposes ease of mining, experts cry foul

Forest Act amendment proposes ease of mining, experts cry foul

Forest Act amendment proposes ease of mining, experts cry foul

No country for young workers: How demonetisation has hurt a generation of Indians

The spectacle of organised ignorance: Why Indians have chosen to forget the horror of demonetisation

Demonetisation left RBI’s reputation in tatters. What could future policy makers learn from this?

No, demonetisation wasn’t a good idea, badly executed – it was a ridiculous idea from the start

IFC stake in Federal Bank Ltd results in no new coal commitment

Where do Indian banks stand in the global fight against climate change?

Global climate action: Indian banks need to accelerate green financing

Forest Act amendment proposes ease of mining, experts cry foul

Forest Act amendment proposes ease of mining, experts cry foul

Forest Act amendment proposes ease of mining, experts cry foul