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Beyond the Promises: A Decade of Environmental and Social Commitments at the New Development Bank

The report, Beyond the Promises: A Decade of Environmental and Social Commitments at the New Development Bank,...

Waste-to-energy plants are highest-polluting industrial sector in India, new CFA report finds

In Hyderabad, two WTE plants operated by Re-Sustainability Ltd. at Jawaharnagar have a combined incineration capacity of...

Coverage General WTE(Waste to Energy)

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CFA flags ‘welfare retreat’ in Union Budget 2026–27, alleges corporate bias

The advocacy group Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) has sharply criticised the Union Budget 2026–27, calling it...

Coverage General National Finance Union Budget

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A Budget Sans Kartavya: CFA releases its Budget Analysis for the year 2026-27

Press Release New Delhi | February 5, 2026: A closer analysis of the Union Budget reveals that the public health spendin...

General Press Releases Union Budget

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New Report on Energy Transition Demands Community Consent & Participation | Press Release

January 29, 2026 | Ranchi, Jharkhand: A new report documents the lived experiences, perceptions, and demands of communit...

Coal General Press Releases Renewable

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People’s Tribunal: A Report on the Proceedings, Testimonies, and Verdict

World Bank on Trial! | On the 80th Anniversary of World Bank/IMF The Independent People’s Tribunal (IPT) on the World Ba...

General International Finance Publications World Bank

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Burning Waste,Warming cities?

Waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration and urban heat in Delhi. Heatwaves, which are a period of unusually high temperatures...

Energy General Publications WTE(Waste to Energy)

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The Tariff Wars: India & the Global South in a Fragmenting System of World Trade

Amidst rapidly shifting geopolitical shifts, the first webinar in the series The Political Economy of the Trump Era, tit...

General Publications Webinar

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Renewable energy lending up by 60% last year

Lending to renewable energy projects in India in 2023 increased 63% year-on-year to INR 30,255 crore ($3,663 million). O...

Coverage Renewable

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Exploring:Sovereign Wealth Funds and Pension Funds Capital in Indian Infrastructure

This report while examining the capital investments of Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) and Pension Funds (PFs) reveals a g...

General Infrastructure Finance Publications

September 30, 2026

Anuradha Munshi, Ivirah Agarwal, Ramananda Wangkheirakpam and Donald Takkhell

Beyond the Promises: A Decade of Environmental and Social Commitments at the New Development Bank

The report, Beyond the Promises: A Decade of Environmental and Social Commitments at the New Development Bank, examines the gap between the NDB’s stated commitments to sustainable development and the safeguards, transparency and accountability mechanisms available in practice. A central co...

BRICS General International Finance Publications

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September 16, 2026

South First

Waste-to-energy plants are highest-polluting industrial sector in India, new CFA report finds

In Hyderabad, two WTE plants operated by Re-Sustainability Ltd. at Jawaharnagar have a combined incineration capacity of 48 MW Synopsis: Waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration plants are the highest-polluting industrial sector in India, with a maximum cumulative PI of 100, a new Centre for Fina...

Coverage General WTE(Waste to Energy)

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September 16, 2026

Counterview

CFA flags ‘welfare retreat’ in Union Budget 2026–27, alleges corporate bias

The advocacy group Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) has sharply criticised the Union Budget 2026–27, calling it a “budget sans kartavya” that weakens public welfare while favouring private corporations, even as inequality, climate risks and social distress deepen across the country. In its ...

Coverage General National Finance Union Budget

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September 16, 2026

CFA

A Budget Sans Kartavya: CFA releases its Budget Analysis for the year 2026-27

Press Release New Delhi | February 5, 2026: A closer analysis of the Union Budget reveals that the public health spending by the Centre remains at a dismal 0.27% of GDP and the education spending stands at 0.35% of GDP, far below the 6% of GDP commitment under the much celebrated National Education ...

General Press Releases Union Budget

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January 29, 2026

CFA Admin

New Report on Energy Transition Demands Community Consent & Participation | Press Release

January 29, 2026 | Ranchi, Jharkhand: A new report documents the lived experiences, perceptions, and demands of communities in Chandrapura in the context of just energy transition in Jharkhand. The report argues that a just transition must prioritise free, prior, and informed consent, community-base...

Coal General Press Releases Renewable

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October 5, 2025

Working Group on International Financial Institutions

People’s Tribunal: A Report on the Proceedings, Testimonies, and Verdict

World Bank on Trial! | On the 80th Anniversary of World Bank/IMF The Independent People’s Tribunal (IPT) on the World Bank @ 80, convened in Kolkata in December 2024, critically examined the World Bank’s pervasive role in shaping India’s economic, social, and environmental landscape. Organised by th...

General International Finance Publications World Bank

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June 4, 2025

The People’s Alliance for Waste Accountability (PAWA)

Burning Waste,Warming cities?

Waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration and urban heat in Delhi. Heatwaves, which are a period of unusually high temperatures as compared to what is normally expected over a region, are increasingly posing a serious threat to health, especially in the Indian subcontinent. It progresses gradually and caus...

Energy General Publications WTE(Waste to Energy)

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May 26, 2025

CFA Admin

The Tariff Wars: India & the Global South in a Fragmenting System of World Trade

Amidst rapidly shifting geopolitical shifts, the first webinar in the series The Political Economy of the Trump Era, titled ‘The Tariff Wars: India and the Global South in a Fragmenting System of World Trade’ attempted to understand the deeper currents shaping today’s tariff war and its implications...

General Publications Webinar

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December 20, 2024

Uma Gupta

Renewable energy lending up by 60% last year

Lending to renewable energy projects in India in 2023 increased 63% year-on-year to INR 30,255 crore ($3,663 million). Out of the total, 49% went to solar projects. Adani Green’s hybrid wind-solar energy plant in Jaisalmer, RajasthanImage: AGEL Lending to renewable energy projects in India in ...

Coverage Renewable

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October 29, 2024

Raktim Majumdar & Gaurav Dwivedi

Exploring:Sovereign Wealth Funds and Pension Funds Capital in Indian Infrastructure

This report while examining the capital investments of Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) and Pension Funds (PFs) reveals a growing interest in infrastructure projects, amongst these institutional investors. This trend stems from the attractive security provided by many infrastructure projects, coupled w...

General Infrastructure Finance Publications

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Beyond the Promises: A Decade of Environmental and Social Commitments at the New Development Bank

Waste-to-energy plants are highest-polluting industrial sector in India, new CFA report finds

CFA flags ‘welfare retreat’ in Union Budget 2026–27, alleges corporate bias

A Budget Sans Kartavya: CFA releases its Budget Analysis for the year 2026-27

New Report on Energy Transition Demands Community Consent & Participation | Press Release

People’s Tribunal: A Report on the Proceedings, Testimonies, and Verdict

Burning Waste,Warming cities?

The Tariff Wars: India & the Global South in a Fragmenting System of World Trade

Renewable energy lending up by 60% last year

Exploring:Sovereign Wealth Funds and Pension Funds Capital in Indian Infrastructure

Beyond the Promises: A Decade of Environmental and Social Commitments at the New Development Bank

Waste-to-energy plants are highest-polluting industrial sector in India, new CFA report finds

CFA flags ‘welfare retreat’ in Union Budget 2026–27, alleges corporate bias

A Budget Sans Kartavya: CFA releases its Budget Analysis for the year 2026-27

New Report on Energy Transition Demands Community Consent & Participation | Press Release

People’s Tribunal: A Report on the Proceedings, Testimonies, and Verdict

Burning Waste,Warming cities?

The Tariff Wars: India & the Global South in a Fragmenting System of World Trade

Renewable energy lending up by 60% last year

Exploring:Sovereign Wealth Funds and Pension Funds Capital in Indian Infrastructure