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What is Threatening Public Sector Banks in India?

It is an acknowledged fact that the Indian banking system is facing an unprecedented crisis. The problem of bad loans an...

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Government wants to continue the system of crony capitalism, which is root of NPAs: Prashant Bhushan

August 10, 2017, New Delhi: “The government, which is arguing against the right to privacy in Aadhaar, is fighting for t...

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Understanding Goods and Service Tax (GST), its Impact and Implications

Conversations on Finance Understanding Goods and Service Tax (GST), its impact and implications GST, as a concept, intro...

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Are green buildings a priority for IFC or a ploy to make inroads in the real estate sector?

Anuradha Munshi International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is going to invest up to $6 b...

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Indian Movements/CSOs Submit Comments on NITI Aayog’s Draft of National Energy Policy

A group of civil society organisations, which has reviewed, and analysed the 2017 draft of the National Energy Policy (N...

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The Draconian FRDI Bill, 2017 will Script Death to the Public Sector Banking

The union cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has recently approved the proposal to introduce the Financia...

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Investing in Losses

Like India once had a Ministry of Disinvestment, it’s time she has a Ministry of Loss Making. How else can one und...

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First-hand report from the AIIB’s Second Annual Board of Governors Meeting at Jeju (June 16-18, 2017)

Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) recently concluded its Second Annual Board of Governors’ meeting in Jeju, Sou...

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US Court Rules That World Bank Group Cannot Be Sued For Harming Communities

A U.S. Federal Court has held that the International Finance Corporation (IFC) is entitled to “absolute immunity” from l...

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Bank mergers in the time of NPAs

Non-Performing Assets (NPAs), a euphemism for toxic or bad loans, has been looming over Public Sector Banks (PSBs) for o...

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February 7, 2020

Priya Dharshini

What is Threatening Public Sector Banks in India?

It is an acknowledged fact that the Indian banking system is facing an unprecedented crisis. The problem of bad loans and the need for a capital infusion, drastic changes in financial policies, new legislation introduced in the name of saving the banking system, the slowdown in the economy, proposal...

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February 7, 2020

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Government wants to continue the system of crony capitalism, which is root of NPAs: Prashant Bhushan

August 10, 2017, New Delhi: “The government, which is arguing against the right to privacy in Aadhaar, is fighting for the privacy of large corporate defaulters,” said eminent lawyer Prashant Bhushan, who has raised the issue of the non-performing assets (NPAs) through the two PILs at the Supreme Co...

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March 11, 2026

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Understanding Goods and Service Tax (GST), its Impact and Implications

Conversations on Finance Understanding Goods and Service Tax (GST), its impact and implications GST, as a concept, introduced by the UPA government in the budget speech by Chidambaram, is a reality today. Pranab Mukherjee, the former president, who was a finance minister, described it as a tribute t...

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November 17, 2017

Anuradha Munshi

Are green buildings a priority for IFC or a ploy to make inroads in the real estate sector?

Anuradha Munshi International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is going to invest up to $6 billion in the next five years on various sustainable and renewable energy programmes in India, of which 20% will go in building eco-friendly or green homes in the country. IFC has ...

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May 23, 2018

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Indian Movements/CSOs Submit Comments on NITI Aayog’s Draft of National Energy Policy

A group of civil society organisations, which has reviewed, and analysed the 2017 draft of the National Energy Policy (NEP), submitted its comments and suggestions from the financial perspective for improving the draft of NEP. These comments and suggestions are in addition to the previous comments t...

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June 19, 2018

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The Draconian FRDI Bill, 2017 will Script Death to the Public Sector Banking

The union cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has recently approved the proposal to introduce the Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance (FRDI) Bill, 2017 in the upcoming monsoon session of the Parliament. The proposed bill, whose approval was given by the cabinet on June 14, 2017,...

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November 20, 2017

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Investing in Losses

Like India once had a Ministry of Disinvestment, it’s time she has a Ministry of Loss Making. How else can one understand government’s eagerness to buy out all loss making projects, whether in coal, hydro or steel sectors, collectively a few lakhs of crores of rupees worth? Thermal power proje...

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November 20, 2017

Anuradha Munshi

First-hand report from the AIIB’s Second Annual Board of Governors Meeting at Jeju (June 16-18, 2017)

Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) recently concluded its Second Annual Board of Governors’ meeting in Jeju, South Korea. The three-day-long meeting, during June 16-18, 2017, saw the participation of Board of Governors, representatives from the finance ministry of various countries, banking...

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August 31, 2017

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US Court Rules That World Bank Group Cannot Be Sued For Harming Communities

A U.S. Federal Court has held that the International Finance Corporation (IFC) is entitled to “absolute immunity” from lawsuits brought by communities harmed by IFC projects. The case, filed by communities affected by the Tata Mundra project in Gujarat, against the IFC, the World Bank Group’s privat...

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February 7, 2020

Priya Dharshini

Bank mergers in the time of NPAs

Non-Performing Assets (NPAs), a euphemism for toxic or bad loans, has been looming over Public Sector Banks (PSBs) for over a year. C. P. Krishnan, the General Secretary of Bank Employees Federation of India (BEFI), says “the total NPA of the PSBs is around 6 lakh crores, on the top of it, the inter...

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What is Threatening Public Sector Banks in India?

Government wants to continue the system of crony capitalism, which is root of NPAs: Prashant Bhushan

Understanding Goods and Service Tax (GST), its Impact and Implications

Are green buildings a priority for IFC or a ploy to make inroads in the real estate sector?

Indian Movements/CSOs Submit Comments on NITI Aayog’s Draft of National Energy Policy

The Draconian FRDI Bill, 2017 will Script Death to the Public Sector Banking​

Investing in Losses

First-hand report from the AIIB’s Second Annual Board of Governors Meeting at Jeju (June 16-18, 2017)

US Court Rules That World Bank Group Cannot Be Sued For Harming Communities

Bank mergers in the time of NPAs

What is Threatening Public Sector Banks in India?

Government wants to continue the system of crony capitalism, which is root of NPAs: Prashant Bhushan

Understanding Goods and Service Tax (GST), its Impact and Implications

Are green buildings a priority for IFC or a ploy to make inroads in the real estate sector?

Indian Movements/CSOs Submit Comments on NITI Aayog’s Draft of National Energy Policy

The Draconian FRDI Bill, 2017 will Script Death to the Public Sector Banking​

Investing in Losses

First-hand report from the AIIB’s Second Annual Board of Governors Meeting at Jeju (June 16-18, 2017)

US Court Rules That World Bank Group Cannot Be Sued For Harming Communities

Bank mergers in the time of NPAs

The Draconian FRDI Bill, 2017 will Script Death to the Public Sector Banking

The Draconian FRDI Bill, 2017 will Script Death to the Public Sector Banking