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Tata Mundra: The Story Of A Valiant Struggle

On February 27, 2019, the US Supreme Court in a 7-1 decision ruled that international organisations like the Internation...

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How Telangana’s 24-hr power policy is linked to groundwater decline and farmer suicides

In a state where about 70% of the agriculture is based on tube wells (groundwater), a 24-hour power supply may not be th...

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आजकल विकास का मतलब लूट है

अधोसंरचना, खासकर ऊर्जा के नाम पर हमारे देश में जो हो रहा है उसे सार्वजनिक सम्पत्ति की खुल्लम-खुल्ला लूट के अलावा क्या कह...

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Banks on the Brink

The unprecedented crisis in the Indian banking sector, which has brought banks’ lending operations to a virtual standsti...

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Power Sector NPAs: New Report Slams Parliamentary Panel on Energy

The 37th Report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy failed to fix accountability for the NPA crisis in the...

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Parliamentary Panel Failed to Address NPAs in Power Sector? A Delhi Think Tank Believes so

In a critique of the March 2018 report of the Parliamentary standing committee on energy, CFA has stated that the recomm...

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A Critique of Report on ‘Stressed/Non-Performing Assets in Electricity Sector’

A new report has criticised the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy for failing to fix responsibility on who shou...

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Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy Missed a Great Opportunity to Address the NPA Crisis

September 6, 2018: A new report has criticised the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy for failing to fix respons...

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Growing Financial Crisis in the Power Sector

In the past few years, a major shift has taken place in the power sector on several fronts including environment clearan...

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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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March 11, 2026

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Tata Mundra: The Story Of A Valiant Struggle

On February 27, 2019, the US Supreme Court in a 7-1 decision ruled that international organisations like the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a private-lending arm of the World Bank Group, do not enjoy absolute immunity as they indulge in the commercial activities. The case pertains to the 4...

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December 5, 2018

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How Telangana’s 24-hr power policy is linked to groundwater decline and farmer suicides

In a state where about 70% of the agriculture is based on tube wells (groundwater), a 24-hour power supply may not be the best policy. It was in November 2017 that Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao announced in the winter assembly session with great pride and happiness, “Good news for the...

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May 21, 2019

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आजकल विकास का मतलब लूट है

अधोसंरचना, खासकर ऊर्जा के नाम पर हमारे देश में जो हो रहा है उसे सार्वजनिक सम्पत्ति की खुल्लम-खुल्ला लूट के अलावा क्या कहा जा सकता है? मध्यप्रदेश सरीखे राज्य में जहां खुद सरकारी दस्तावेजों के मुताबिक जरूरत से दो-ढाई गुनी बिजली पैदा हो रही है, राज्य सरकार छह निजी कंपनियों से बिजली आपूर्ति के लिए 25-25...

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November 20, 2018

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Banks on the Brink

The unprecedented crisis in the Indian banking sector, which has brought banks’ lending operations to a virtual standstill, means that they can do little to help the economy, which is buffeted on multiple fronts. The filing for bankruptcy by Lehman Brothers on September 15, 2008, resulted in a st...

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November 20, 2018

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Power Sector NPAs: New Report Slams Parliamentary Panel on Energy

The 37th Report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy failed to fix accountability for the NPA crisis in the power sector, while absolving disastrous moves like delicensing. A new report by Delhi-based Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) has criticised the Parliamentary Standing Co...

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November 20, 2018

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Parliamentary Panel Failed to Address NPAs in Power Sector? A Delhi Think Tank Believes so

In a critique of the March 2018 report of the Parliamentary standing committee on energy, CFA has stated that the recommendations suggested by the Committee to address the problem of stressed assets in power sector fall short of addressing the problem in an effective manner. Did the Parliamentary pa...

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February 18, 2019

Rajesh Kumar

A Critique of Report on ‘Stressed/Non-Performing Assets in Electricity Sector’

A new report has criticised the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy for failing to fix responsibility on who should have been held accountable for the current NPA crisis in the power sector. The report, titled A Missed Opportunity: A Critique of ‘Stressed/Non-Performing Assets in Electricity ...

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February 18, 2019

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Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy Missed a Great Opportunity to Address the NPA Crisis

September 6, 2018: A new report has criticised the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy for failing to fix responsibility on who should have been held accountable for the current NPA crisis in the power sector. The report, titled A Missed Opportunity: A Critique of ‘Stressed/Non-Performing Ass...

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February 18, 2019

Rajesh Kumar

Growing Financial Crisis in the Power Sector

In the past few years, a major shift has taken place in the power sector on several fronts including environment clearance, national forest policy, coal mining regulation, power purchase agreement (PPA), fuel supply agreement (FSA) and policies of financial institutions. In India, the shift started ...

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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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Tata Mundra: The Story Of A Valiant Struggle

How Telangana’s 24-hr power policy is linked to groundwater decline and farmer suicides

आजकल विकास का मतलब लूट है

Banks on the Brink

Power Sector NPAs: New Report Slams Parliamentary Panel on Energy

Parliamentary Panel Failed to Address NPAs in Power Sector? A Delhi Think Tank Believes so

A Critique of Report on ‘Stressed/Non-Performing Assets in Electricity Sector’

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy Missed a Great Opportunity to Address the NPA Crisis

Growing Financial Crisis in the Power Sector

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

Tata Mundra: The Story Of A Valiant Struggle

How Telangana’s 24-hr power policy is linked to groundwater decline and farmer suicides

आजकल विकास का मतलब लूट है

Banks on the Brink

Power Sector NPAs: New Report Slams Parliamentary Panel on Energy

Parliamentary Panel Failed to Address NPAs in Power Sector? A Delhi Think Tank Believes so

A Critique of Report on ‘Stressed/Non-Performing Assets in Electricity Sector’

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy Missed a Great Opportunity to Address the NPA Crisis

Growing Financial Crisis in the Power Sector

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