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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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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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Financing For A Robust Energy Regime In India

Along with the unbridled sanctioning of the flow of foreign funds to the country’s energy sector in the bid to be a majo...

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Catalytic Financing can Scale Up Clean Energy Market: Report

Today, rooftop solar capacity is 1,200 MW only as against Centre’s target of 40,000 MW by 2022 Nagpur: With financin...

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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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Case Study: Why are the Farmers of a Power-Surplus State Like Tamil Nadu Resisiting High Tension Lines and Towers?

The Transmission System Strengthening Project is a project to expand the interstate transmission network in western and ...

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U.S. Government Opposes “Absolute” Immunity for World Bank Group

For Immediate Release U.S. Government Opposes “Absolute” Immunity for World Bank Group in Brief to SCOTUS Washi...

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PSBs Back Coal, Whereas Private-owned Renewables

A new analysis of energy project lending in India shows that majority of government-owned banks and financial institutio...

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India’s Publicly Owned Banks ‘Favour Coal Lending Over Renewables’

The Centre for Financial Accountability said coal received $9.4bn last year, compared to clean technologies receiving $3...

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Indian State-run Banks Financed more Coal than Renewable Energy in 2017: Study

The report, prepared by Delhi-based Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA), finds that coal received Rs 60,767 crore ...

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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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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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October 23, 2018

Aswathi Nair

Financing For A Robust Energy Regime In India

Along with the unbridled sanctioning of the flow of foreign funds to the country’s energy sector in the bid to be a major driving force in the global energy market (which falters often on transparency or lender accountability) the government of the day also requires to primarily be committed to impr...

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November 20, 2018

Times of India

Catalytic Financing can Scale Up Clean Energy Market: Report

Today, rooftop solar capacity is 1,200 MW only as against Centre’s target of 40,000 MW by 2022 Nagpur: With financing continuing to be a serious impediment in achieving the country’s clean energy goals, the latest analysis reveals that ‘catalytic financing’ can give India’s clean energy sector, ...

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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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May 15, 2019

Elizabeth Summers

Case Study: Why are the Farmers of a Power-Surplus State Like Tamil Nadu Resisiting High Tension Lines and Towers?

The Transmission System Strengthening Project is a project to expand the interstate transmission network in western and southern India. The project, partly funded by ADB and AIIB (as co-financer) along with the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, has serious environmental and social consequence...

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August 21, 2018

CFA Admin

U.S. Government Opposes “Absolute” Immunity for World Bank Group

For Immediate Release U.S. Government Opposes “Absolute” Immunity for World Bank Group in Brief to SCOTUS Washington, D.C., August 1, 2018 – Late yesterday, the U.S. Government urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower court decision holding that the international organizations like t...

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February 24, 2026

CFA Admin

PSBs Back Coal, Whereas Private-owned Renewables

A new analysis of energy project lending in India shows that majority of government-owned banks and financial institutions continued to fund coal projects in 2017. The same analysis also reveals private financial companies are comparatively investing more in renewable energy (RE) projects compared t...

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November 20, 2018

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India’s Publicly Owned Banks ‘Favour Coal Lending Over Renewables’

The Centre for Financial Accountability said coal received $9.4bn last year, compared to clean technologies receiving $3.5bn India’s public-owned banks and finance groups lent more money to coal projects than renewables in 2017. That’s according to a new report from the Centre for Financial Accounta...

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November 20, 2018

The Economic Times

Indian State-run Banks Financed more Coal than Renewable Energy in 2017: Study

The report, prepared by Delhi-based Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA), finds that coal received Rs 60,767 crore ($9.35 billion) in lending whereas renewable energy received Rs 22,913 crore ($3.50 billion). New Delhi: A majority of state-owned banks and financial institutions in India continu...

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US Supreme Court to Consider Immunity for IOs

Civil Society Groups Welcome IFC Coal Plan but Push for More

Financing For A Robust Energy Regime In India

Catalytic Financing can Scale Up Clean Energy Market: Report

विकास के नाम पर बढता आर्थिक और सामाजिक सकंट

Case Study: Why are the Farmers of a Power-Surplus State Like Tamil Nadu Resisiting High Tension Lines and Towers?

U.S. Government Opposes “Absolute” Immunity for World Bank Group

PSBs Back Coal, Whereas Private-owned Renewables

India’s Publicly Owned Banks ‘Favour Coal Lending Over Renewables’

Indian State-run Banks Financed more Coal than Renewable Energy in 2017: Study

US Supreme Court to Consider Immunity for IOs

Civil Society Groups Welcome IFC Coal Plan but Push for More

Financing For A Robust Energy Regime In India

Catalytic Financing can Scale Up Clean Energy Market: Report

विकास के नाम पर बढता आर्थिक और सामाजिक सकंट

Case Study: Why are the Farmers of a Power-Surplus State Like Tamil Nadu Resisiting High Tension Lines and Towers?

U.S. Government Opposes “Absolute” Immunity for World Bank Group

PSBs Back Coal, Whereas Private-owned Renewables

India’s Publicly Owned Banks ‘Favour Coal Lending Over Renewables’

Indian State-run Banks Financed more Coal than Renewable Energy in 2017: Study