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Need for Environment and Social Safeguard Policy for Indian Financial Institutions

The handbook on ‘Need for Environmental and Social Safeguards for Financial Institutions’ makes a case for implementatio...

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Gap Analysis

Analysis of financial institutions’ policy orientation towards environmental and social safeguards, identifying ga...

General Indian Economy Latest Publications

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At India’s Climate, Finance and Policy Intersection, Big Infra Remains King

As of last year, financial institutions from India were the third-largest investors out of six countries financing 80...

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Banks must adopt ESS safeguards in lending

As we observed environment day during one of the hottest Indian summers, the near absence of climate change as a c...

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Global Climate Action: Where Do Indian Banks Stand?

Mumbai and Noida: Indian banks and financial institutions are lagging behind international financial institutions in hel...

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Is the IFC’s Greening Equity Approach working in practice? A case study

IFC’s ‘Approach to Greening Equity in Financial Institutions’ (Green Equity Approach or GEA), which IFC piloted in 2019 ...

International Finance Publications

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Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code- Claims and Reality

An interview with Dr. Sangeetha Ghosh, on five years IBC and the recent amendment of bringing MSME sector into the ambit...

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Beyond the Frenzy Sale of PSUs!

The government wants to sell the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), which is worth about Rs 34 trillion (USD45 ...

General Indian Economy

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India’s new farm laws mirror international financial institutions’ vision of agriculture

For more than 100 days, thousands of farmers in India have been in the streets protesting three new farm laws introduced...

Indian Economy

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Infographics: Indian EXIM Bank

These infographics done masterfully by Kokila Bhattacharya give a holistic picture of the Indian Exim bank – the i...

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November 28, 2023

Priya Dharshini and Amitanshu Verma

Need for Environment and Social Safeguard Policy for Indian Financial Institutions

The handbook on ‘Need for Environmental and Social Safeguards for Financial Institutions’ makes a case for implementation of safeguards mechanisms in financial institutions (FIs) which includes banks and non-banking FIs. While people’s movements the world over, especially the global south, against d...

General Indian Economy Latest Publications

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March 2, 2023

Priya Dharshini and Amitanshu Verma

Gap Analysis

Analysis of financial institutions’ policy orientation towards environmental and social safeguards, identifying gaps and limitations. This Gap analysis is an attempt to analyze the policy orientation of financial institutions with regard to environment and social safeguards identifying the gap...

General Indian Economy Latest Publications

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September 14, 2022

Amitanshu Verma

At India’s Climate, Finance and Policy Intersection, Big Infra Remains King

As of last year, financial institutions from India were the third-largest investors out of six countries financing 80% of the world’s coal investments. A 2021 report found that ICICI, the State Bank of India, Axis Bank, Trust Group and HDFC were among the fourth-biggest group of financiers of coa...

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June 7, 2022

Priya Dharshini

Banks must adopt ESS safeguards in lending

As we observed environment day during one of the hottest Indian summers, the near absence of climate change as a civic discourse is alarming. At a time when the world finds itself in the swirl of destructive effects of climate change there is an urgent need to act. Accountability towards the e...

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October 12, 2021

CFA Admin

Global Climate Action: Where Do Indian Banks Stand?

Mumbai and Noida: 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 ...

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October 12, 2021

Anuradha Munshi and Kate Geary

Is the IFC’s Greening Equity Approach working in practice? A case study

IFC’s ‘Approach to Greening Equity in Financial Institutions’ (Green Equity Approach or GEA), which IFC piloted in 2019 and published in September 2020, commits the IFC to end equity investments in financial institutions that do not have a plan to phase out investments in coal-related activities. As...

International Finance Publications

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March 11, 2026

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Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code- Claims and Reality

An interview with Dr. Sangeetha Ghosh, on five years IBC and the recent amendment of bringing MSME sector into the ambit of IBC. Watch the video here: ...

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April 29, 2021

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Beyond the Frenzy Sale of PSUs!

The government wants to sell the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), which is worth about Rs 34 trillion (USD45 billion). The stage has been set with increasing foreign direct investment (FDI) in insurance to 74%, followed by Initial Public Offer (IPO) this year. This is ostensibly to enhanc...

General Indian Economy

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June 1, 2021

Maju Varghese

India’s new farm laws mirror international financial institutions’ vision of agriculture

For more than 100 days, thousands of farmers in India have been in the streets protesting three new farm laws introduced in parliament. The new laws open the agriculture sector to reforms advocated by international financial institutions (IFIs), particularly the World Bank and IMF. Farmer organisati...

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May 18, 2021

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Infographics: Indian EXIM Bank

These infographics done masterfully by Kokila Bhattacharya give a holistic picture of the Indian Exim bank – the institution and impacts of the investments. This series of infographics effectively depict the reach of Exim bank across the world, sectors of investment, NPAs and also the need to ...

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Need for Environment and Social Safeguard Policy for Indian Financial Institutions

Gap Analysis

At India’s Climate, Finance and Policy Intersection, Big Infra Remains King

Banks must adopt ESS safeguards in lending

Global Climate Action: Where Do Indian Banks Stand?

Is the IFC’s Greening Equity Approach working in practice? A case study

Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code- Claims and Reality

Beyond the Frenzy Sale of PSUs!

India’s new farm laws mirror international financial institutions’ vision of agriculture

Infographics: Indian EXIM Bank

Need for Environment and Social Safeguard Policy for Indian Financial Institutions

Gap Analysis

At India’s Climate, Finance and Policy Intersection, Big Infra Remains King

Banks must adopt ESS safeguards in lending

Global Climate Action: Where Do Indian Banks Stand?

Is the IFC’s Greening Equity Approach working in practice? A case study

Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code- Claims and Reality

Beyond the Frenzy Sale of PSUs!

India’s new farm laws mirror international financial institutions’ vision of agriculture

Infographics: Indian EXIM Bank