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Federal Bank to Discontinue Financing New Coal Projects

Federal Bank Limited will discontinue financing of any new-coal related projects, including coal-fired power projec...

Update: A Great Victory: The Fight Continues!

In its historic decision on 27th Feb 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that international organizations like the W...

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Historic Verdict On The Immunity Of IFIs Celebrated

March 31, 2019, Mundra, Gujarat: In an afternoon with 41-degree heat, hundreds of men, women, and children from Navinal...

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Villagers Celebrate The US Supreme Court’s Verdict On The Immunity Of IFIs

For Immediate Release Villagers Celebrate The Historic US Supreme Court’s Verdict Which Ended The Immunity of the IFIs M...

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Court Quiet, but Potentially Skeptical, on Immunity for International Organisations

The Supreme Court heard oral argument this morning in a dispute over immunity for the International Finance Corporation,...

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People’s Movements Challenge World Bank Immunity in US Supreme Court

October 31, 2018, New Delhi.: The Supreme Court of the United States of America heard the oral arguments in the historic...

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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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CSOs Applaud IFC for Excluding Coal in FI Lending

IFC will now ensure that the financing process only supports targeted areas — such as projects promoting energy ef...

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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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Update: Tata Mundra, a Story of Violations, Non-Compliance & Impunity

Tata Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project India is part of an ambitious plan, which saw the building of several coal-based th...

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October 12, 2021

CFA Admin

Federal Bank to Discontinue Financing New Coal Projects

Federal Bank Limited will discontinue financing of any new-coal related projects, including coal-fired power projects. The announcement comes on the heels of the equity infusion from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in July 2021. In July 2021, IFC, the financial arm of the World Bank...

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September 18, 2025

Anuradha Munshi

Update: A Great Victory: The Fight Continues!

In its historic decision on 27th Feb 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that international organizations like the World Bank Group “don’t enjoy absolute immunity”. Simply put, with this judgement, the World Bank and other international financial institutions can be sued anywhere for the damages...

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April 25, 2019

Ankit Agrawal

Historic Verdict On The Immunity Of IFIs Celebrated

March 31, 2019, Mundra, Gujarat: In an afternoon with 41-degree heat, hundreds of men, women, and children from Navinal and Tagri villages of Kutch, and members from the civil society and peoples’ movements from across India have gathered to celebrate a historic legal victory in the US Supreme Cour...

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April 3, 2019

CFA Admin

Villagers Celebrate The US Supreme Court’s Verdict On The Immunity Of IFIs

For Immediate Release Villagers Celebrate The Historic US Supreme Court’s Verdict Which Ended The Immunity of the IFIs March 31, 2019, Mundra: The air in Mundra filled with the slogans like Kaun Banata Hai Hindustan, Machuawara, Majdoor, Kisan! (Who makes India? Fishermen, Labourer and Farmers); Lad...

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November 5, 2018

Amy Howe

Court Quiet, but Potentially Skeptical, on Immunity for International Organisations

The Supreme Court heard oral argument this morning in a dispute over immunity for the International Finance Corporation, an international organization that makes loans to private businesses to finance projects in developing countries. The plaintiffs in the case, a group of farmers and fishermen, liv...

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November 6, 2018

Ankit Agrawal

People’s Movements Challenge World Bank Immunity in US Supreme Court

October 31, 2018, New Delhi.: The Supreme Court of the United States of America heard the oral arguments in the historic case filed by the villagers from Mundra, Gujarat against the absolute immunity granted to the International Organisations like World Bank, International Finance Corporation etc. W...

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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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April 25, 2019

Ankit Agrawal

CSOs Applaud IFC for Excluding Coal in FI Lending

IFC will now ensure that the financing process only supports targeted areas — such as projects promoting energy efficiency, renewables, women business-owners, or small and medium-sized enterprises New Delhi: Civil society groups from across the world have welcomed the news that the Internation...

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November 20, 2018

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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 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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September 18, 2025

Anuradha Munshi

Update: Tata Mundra, a Story of Violations, Non-Compliance & Impunity

Tata Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project India is part of an ambitious plan, which saw the building of several coal-based thermal power stations to meet India’s energy needs. Located on the western coast of India, in Gujarat, spanning 72 kilometres covering 10 coastal settlements, it is strategically lo...

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“IFI lending in coal projects”

Federal Bank to Discontinue Financing New Coal Projects

Update: A Great Victory: The Fight Continues!

Historic Verdict On The Immunity Of IFIs Celebrated

Villagers Celebrate The US Supreme Court’s Verdict On The Immunity Of IFIs

Court Quiet, but Potentially Skeptical, on Immunity for International Organisations

People’s Movements Challenge World Bank Immunity in US Supreme Court

US Supreme Court to Consider Immunity for IOs

CSOs Applaud IFC for Excluding Coal in FI Lending

Civil Society Groups Welcome IFC Coal Plan but Push for More

Update: Tata Mundra, a Story of Violations, Non-Compliance & Impunity

Federal Bank to Discontinue Financing New Coal Projects

Update: A Great Victory: The Fight Continues!

Historic Verdict On The Immunity Of IFIs Celebrated

Villagers Celebrate The US Supreme Court’s Verdict On The Immunity Of IFIs

Court Quiet, but Potentially Skeptical, on Immunity for International Organisations

People’s Movements Challenge World Bank Immunity in US Supreme Court

US Supreme Court to Consider Immunity for IOs

CSOs Applaud IFC for Excluding Coal in FI Lending

Civil Society Groups Welcome IFC Coal Plan but Push for More

Update: Tata Mundra, a Story of Violations, Non-Compliance & Impunity

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“IFI lending in coal projects”

Federal Bank to Discontinue Financing New Coal Projects

Update: A Great Victory: The Fight Continues!

Historic Verdict On The Immunity Of IFIs Celebrated

Villagers Celebrate The US Supreme Court’s Verdict On The Immunity Of IFIs

Court Quiet, but Potentially Skeptical, on Immunity for International Organisations

People’s Movements Challenge World Bank Immunity in US Supreme Court

US Supreme Court to Consider Immunity for IOs

CSOs Applaud IFC for Excluding Coal in FI Lending

Civil Society Groups Welcome IFC Coal Plan but Push for More

Update: Tata Mundra, a Story of Violations, Non-Compliance & Impunity

Federal Bank to Discontinue Financing New Coal Projects

Update: A Great Victory: The Fight Continues!

Historic Verdict On The Immunity Of IFIs Celebrated

Villagers Celebrate The US Supreme Court’s Verdict On The Immunity Of IFIs

Court Quiet, but Potentially Skeptical, on Immunity for International Organisations

People’s Movements Challenge World Bank Immunity in US Supreme Court

US Supreme Court to Consider Immunity for IOs

CSOs Applaud IFC for Excluding Coal in FI Lending

Civil Society Groups Welcome IFC Coal Plan but Push for More

Update: Tata Mundra, a Story of Violations, Non-Compliance & Impunity