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How Gujarat Fishermen Won US Top Court Ruling Against Global Funding Agency

The case, which now goes back to a US district court, relates to alleged pollution caused by a Gujarat-based power plant...

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Can Norway’s Oil, Gas Divestment Encourage India’s Leapfrog Into Solar?

Given that India is building many of the world’s biggest solar parks and also harbours high wind power ambitions, there ...

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Cut Out Taking Those Shortcuts

This February, in a landmark decision, the US Supreme Court ruled that financial institutions like the World Bank’s Inte...

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Wake Up World Bank

Absolute immunity leads to impunity, and that foments lack of transparency and the reluctance to be held accountable Ove...

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Press Release Peoples Movements and CSOs Welcome the US Supreme Court’s Decision on the Absolute Immunity of the IFIs

For Immediate Release Peoples Movements and Civil Society Organisations Welcome the US Supreme Court’s Decision on the...

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MASS Welcomes The US Supreme Court’s Decision To End The Immunity Of The World Bank Group

This is the first time the US Supreme Court has addressed the scope of international organisations’ immunity February 28...

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Press Release: Historic Supreme Court Win: WB Group Is Not Above The Law

For Immediate Release February 27, 2019 New Delhi: In a historic 7-1 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court decided in Jam ...

International Finance International Finance Corporation Press Releases Tata Mundra Ultra Mega Project World Bank

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From Paris to Bangladesh, How the Climate-Change Accord is Imploding

The onslaught of a new power plant on the fragile ecology of the Sunderbans is fresh proof of the futility of climate re...

Coverage Rampal Smitu Kothari Fellowship 2018

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Lack of response by the US Exim bank on the complaint against Sasan Power Plant

Awadhesh Kumar of Srijan Lokhit Samiti speaks on the lack of response by the US Exim bank on the complaint filed against...

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Findings of the IAM and Management’s Response in the GMR Kamalanga Energy Limited

Amulya Kumar Nayak of the Odisha Chas Parivesh Surakhsa Parishad, sharing their experiences with the IAM and the Managem...

GMR Kamalanga Energy Limited Videos

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April 10, 2019

The Indian Express

How Gujarat Fishermen Won US Top Court Ruling Against Global Funding Agency

The case, which now goes back to a US district court, relates to alleged pollution caused by a Gujarat-based power plant partly funded by IFC. On February 27, the US Supreme Court ruled in favour of a group of fishermen and a Gujarat village panchayat in a suit against the US-headquartered Internati...

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March 26, 2019

The Economic Times

Can Norway’s Oil, Gas Divestment Encourage India’s Leapfrog Into Solar?

Given that India is building many of the world’s biggest solar parks and also harbours high wind power ambitions, there is no reason to waste precious foreign currency on imported gas or thermal coal State Bank of India’s Chairman Rajnish Kumar would not be surprised about Norway’s recent decision t...

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June 20, 2019

The Economic Times

Cut Out Taking Those Shortcuts

This February, in a landmark decision, the US Supreme Court ruled that financial institutions like the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) are not immune from the law of land, and can be held accountable for their decisions across the world. This was the first time ever a case chall...

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March 6, 2019

Joe Athialy

Wake Up World Bank

Absolute immunity leads to impunity, and that foments lack of transparency and the reluctance to be held accountable Over three decades back, it looked quite impossible to ask the World Bank to review a project approved by them, and to have a complaint mechanism inside the Bank. Yet, the struggle of...

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March 1, 2019

CFA Admin

Press Release Peoples Movements and CSOs Welcome the US Supreme Court’s Decision on the Absolute Immunity of the IFIs

For Immediate Release Peoples Movements and Civil Society Organisations Welcome the US Supreme Court’s Decision on the Absolute Immunity of the IFIs March 1, 2019, New Delhi:Peoples movements and civil society organisations from across India welcomes the US Supreme Court’s landmark judgement that...

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March 2, 2019

MASS

MASS Welcomes The US Supreme Court’s Decision To End The Immunity Of The World Bank Group

This is the first time the US Supreme Court has addressed the scope of international organisations’ immunity February 28, 2019, Mundra, Gujarat: Machimar Adhikar Sangharsh Sangathan (MASS) and the affected communities by the Tata Mundra Ultra Mega Project welcomes the historic decision of the US sup...

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March 2, 2019

CFA Admin

Press Release: Historic Supreme Court Win: WB Group Is Not Above The Law

For Immediate Release February 27, 2019 New Delhi: In a historic 7-1 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court decided in Jam v. IFC that international organizations like the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank Group do not enjoy absolute immunity. The Court’s decision marks a defining mom...

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June 8, 2019

The Economic Times

From Paris to Bangladesh, How the Climate-Change Accord is Imploding

The onslaught of a new power plant on the fragile ecology of the Sunderbans is fresh proof of the futility of climate reforms. We bring you a ground report. A signboard announcing a cement factory in Mongla, Bangladesh. Photo by Sajjad Hossien Tuhin Until two years ago, 28-year-old Sajjad Hossain Tu...

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March 11, 2026

CFA Admin

Lack of response by the US Exim bank on the complaint against Sasan Power Plant

Awadhesh Kumar of Srijan Lokhit Samiti speaks on the lack of response by the US Exim bank on the complaint filed against the Sasan Power Plant ...

Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project Videos

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March 11, 2026

CFA Admin

Findings of the IAM and Management’s Response in the GMR Kamalanga Energy Limited

Amulya Kumar Nayak of the Odisha Chas Parivesh Surakhsa Parishad, sharing their experiences with the IAM and the Management’s Response in the GMR Kamalanga Energy Limited, a 1050 MW (with an additional 350 MW) coal-based thermal power project located at Kamalanga village, Odapada Block, Dhenka...

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How Gujarat Fishermen Won US Top Court Ruling Against Global Funding Agency

Can Norway’s Oil, Gas Divestment Encourage India’s Leapfrog Into Solar?

Cut Out Taking Those Shortcuts

Wake Up World Bank

Press Release Peoples Movements and CSOs Welcome the US Supreme Court’s Decision on the Absolute Immunity of the IFIs

MASS Welcomes The US Supreme Court’s Decision To End The Immunity Of The World Bank Group

Press Release: Historic Supreme Court Win: WB Group Is Not Above The Law

From Paris to Bangladesh, How the Climate-Change Accord is Imploding

Lack of response by the US Exim bank on the complaint against Sasan Power Plant

Findings of the IAM and Management’s Response in the GMR Kamalanga Energy Limited

How Gujarat Fishermen Won US Top Court Ruling Against Global Funding Agency

Can Norway’s Oil, Gas Divestment Encourage India’s Leapfrog Into Solar?

Cut Out Taking Those Shortcuts

Wake Up World Bank

Press Release Peoples Movements and CSOs Welcome the US Supreme Court’s Decision on the Absolute Immunity of the IFIs

MASS Welcomes The US Supreme Court’s Decision To End The Immunity Of The World Bank Group

Press Release: Historic Supreme Court Win: WB Group Is Not Above The Law

From Paris to Bangladesh, How the Climate-Change Accord is Imploding

Lack of response by the US Exim bank on the complaint against Sasan Power Plant

Findings of the IAM and Management’s Response in the GMR Kamalanga Energy Limited