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One Small Newsletter, One Giant Conversation: Celebrating 10 Years of Finance Matters

Ten years ago, a newsletter started with a fairly stubborn premise: that ordinary people are entitled to know where publ...

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The Rajesh Mehta Episode Raises Questions on Financial Regulation

Early in June the country was rocked by the allegations of financial misreporting on Rajesh Exports Limited (REL), B...

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“10 जुलाई राष्ट्रीय मत्स्य पालक दिवस” मध्यप्रदेश की नई मत्स्य नीति से पारंपरिक मछुआरों का भला होगा?

विगत 6 जुलाई को जबेदी अल कुवैत की अग्रणी कंपनी और कामदार्स केयर इंदौर के बीच मत्स्य पालन के लिये 7 हजार 430 करोड़ र...

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सिजीमाली विरोध-प्रदर्शन एक अहम सवाल उठाते हैं: वित्तीय संस्थानों को ऐसे प्रोजेक्ट्स में जनता का पैसा क्यों लगाना चाहिए जिनसे सामाजिक, पर्यावरणीय और जलवायु-संबंधी नुकसान होता हो?

मार्च 2023 में, ओडिशा सरकार ने वेदांता लिमिटेड को रायगढ़ा और कालाहांडी ज़िलों में स्थित सिजीमाली पहाड़ियों से बॉक्सा...

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Meet the Women Living India’s Microfinance Loan Nightmare

Women bear the burden of a lending system that profits from chronic financial distress as they borrow to pay for food, h...

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Whither State Care? India’s Non-Contributory Pension System

Social protection and social security are crucial components of a country’s development agenda. Social security mech...

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To Stabilise the Rupee, Fix the Economy First

The sharp fall of the rupee is being blamed on recent tensions in West Asia, but the problem runs much deeper. While...

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The Sijimali protests raise a crucial question: why should financial institutions invest public money in projects generating social, environmental, and climate-related harm

In March 2023, the Government of Odisha granted a 50-year mining lease to Vedanta Limited for the captive extra...

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Banking Correspondents: The Real Architects of India’s Financial Inclusion Revolution

Financial inclusion has been one of the most significant socio-economic transformations witnessed in India over the last...

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The ‘cockroaches’ India’s elite created — and can’t exterminate

When India’s Chief Justice Surya Kant compared unemployed young people to cockroaches last week, he probably expecte...

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September 16, 2026

Joe Athialy

One Small Newsletter, One Giant Conversation: Celebrating 10 Years of Finance Matters

Ten years ago, a newsletter started with a fairly stubborn premise: that ordinary people are entitled to know where public money goes, who profits when it disappears, and why the explanations offered are usually designed to be forgotten by lunchtime. A decade later, the premise hasn’t changed....

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September 16, 2026

Amitanshu Verma

The Rajesh Mehta Episode Raises Questions on Financial Regulation

Early in June the country was rocked by the allegations of financial misreporting on Rajesh Exports Limited (REL), Bangalore based company in gold business headed by Rajesh Mehta, involving massive revenue of ₹15.15 lakh crore ($158 billion). In its interim order, the Security and Exchange Board...

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September 16, 2026

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“10 जुलाई राष्ट्रीय मत्स्य पालक दिवस” मध्यप्रदेश की नई मत्स्य नीति से पारंपरिक मछुआरों का भला होगा?

विगत 6 जुलाई को जबेदी अल कुवैत की अग्रणी कंपनी और कामदार्स केयर इंदौर के बीच मत्स्य पालन के लिये 7 हजार 430 करोड़ रुपये का अनुबंध संपादित हुआ। इस निवेश से इंदिरा सागर, बरगी बाणसागर और बारना जलाशय में केज कल्चर सहित बैकवर्ड और फाॅरवर्ड लिंकेज आधारित इंफ्रास्ट्रक्चर विकसित किया जाएगा। इस मौके पर ...

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September 16, 2026

Deepmala Patel

सिजीमाली विरोध-प्रदर्शन एक अहम सवाल उठाते हैं: वित्तीय संस्थानों को ऐसे प्रोजेक्ट्स में जनता का पैसा क्यों लगाना चाहिए जिनसे सामाजिक, पर्यावरणीय और जलवायु-संबंधी नुकसान होता हो?

मार्च 2023 में, ओडिशा सरकार ने वेदांता लिमिटेड को रायगढ़ा और कालाहांडी ज़िलों में स्थित सिजीमाली पहाड़ियों से बॉक्साइट निकालने के लिए 50 साल की माइनिंग लीज़ (खनन पट्टा) दी। ये दोनों ज़िले संविधान की पाँचवीं अनुसूची के अंतर्गत आते हैं और इन्हें ‘अनुसूचित क्षेत्र’ घोषित किया गया है। इन...

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September 16, 2026

Samali Banerjee

Meet the Women Living India’s Microfinance Loan Nightmare

Women bear the burden of a lending system that profits from chronic financial distress as they borrow to pay for food, healthcare and survival. Mounted and patched together, just like their debt, at a respondent’s house. Photo: Samali Banerjee Forty-five-year-old Shabreen (name changed) li...

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September 16, 2026

Asmi Sharma and Nancy Pathak

Whither State Care? India’s Non-Contributory Pension System

Social protection and social security are crucial components of a country’s development agenda. Social security mechanisms not only reflect economic growth but also indicate the capacity of the state to deliver welfare to its poorest and most marginalised populations (Sülzer 2008). The Internati...

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September 16, 2026

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To Stabilise the Rupee, Fix the Economy First

The sharp fall of the rupee is being blamed on recent tensions in West Asia, but the problem runs much deeper. While the government has urged people to reduce gold purchases to save foreign exchange, this treats only the symptom, not the disease. The rupee’s weakness reflects growing concerns ab...

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September 16, 2026

Deepmala Patel

The Sijimali protests raise a crucial question: why should financial institutions invest public money in projects generating social, environmental, and climate-related harm

In March 2023, the Government of Odisha granted a 50-year mining lease to Vedanta Limited for the captive extraction of bauxite in the Sijimali Hills located in the Rayagada and Kalahandi districts. Both districts fall under the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution and are designated as Sched...

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September 16, 2026

Devidas Tuljapurakar

Banking Correspondents: The Real Architects of India’s Financial Inclusion Revolution

Financial inclusion has been one of the most significant socio-economic transformations witnessed in India over the last two decades. There was a time when banking services were largely confined to cities and towns, while millions of people living in rural and remote areas remained outside the forma...

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September 16, 2026

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The ‘cockroaches’ India’s elite created — and can’t exterminate

When India’s Chief Justice Surya Kant compared unemployed young people to cockroaches last week, he probably expected outrage, maybe an apology cycle and then silence. What he got instead was 15 million Instagram followers in five days, a cockroach logo on a mobile phone, and a movement that has...

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One Small Newsletter, One Giant Conversation: Celebrating 10 Years of Finance Matters

The Rajesh Mehta Episode Raises Questions on Financial Regulation

“10 जुलाई राष्ट्रीय मत्स्य पालक दिवस” मध्यप्रदेश की नई मत्स्य नीति से पारंपरिक मछुआरों का भला होगा?

Meet the Women Living India’s Microfinance Loan Nightmare

Whither State Care? India’s Non-Contributory Pension System

To Stabilise the Rupee, Fix the Economy First

The Sijimali protests raise a crucial question: why should financial institutions invest public money in projects generating social, environmental, and climate-related harm

Banking Correspondents: The Real Architects of India’s Financial Inclusion Revolution

The ‘cockroaches’ India’s elite created — and can’t exterminate

One Small Newsletter, One Giant Conversation: Celebrating 10 Years of Finance Matters

The Rajesh Mehta Episode Raises Questions on Financial Regulation

“10 जुलाई राष्ट्रीय मत्स्य पालक दिवस” मध्यप्रदेश की नई मत्स्य नीति से पारंपरिक मछुआरों का भला होगा?

Meet the Women Living India’s Microfinance Loan Nightmare

Whither State Care? India’s Non-Contributory Pension System

To Stabilise the Rupee, Fix the Economy First

The Sijimali protests raise a crucial question: why should financial institutions invest public money in projects generating social, environmental, and climate-related harm

Banking Correspondents: The Real Architects of India’s Financial Inclusion Revolution

The ‘cockroaches’ India’s elite created — and can’t exterminate