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Indian Activists Join Global Opposition to Government’s Deep Ocean Mission
09 Apr 2021
April 9, Bengaluru: Indian activists have joined worldwide environment conservationists and oceanographers in opposing the recently
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Haryana: Jhajjar District Collector’s Cheating Inquiry into Tata Realty Project Remains Stalled After 58 Months
09 Mar 2021
One of the key issues being agitated by protestors led by farmer unions at the borders of New Delhi concerns a provision in the Central government’s new farm laws that allows disputes over farming…
Abir Dasgupta
Delhi Police FIR: GeneStore India Supplied Low-quality COVID-19 Tests, Directors Accused of Fraud
26 Feb 2021
Delhi Police FIR Accuses GeneStore India of Supplying Low-quality COVID-19 Test Kit Did the Indian subsidiary of the France-based biotech company endanger public health?
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Did Ministry of Mines Disregard Critical Suggestions on Mining Reforms?
25 Feb 2021
In August 2020, the Ministry invited public comments on proposed mining reforms. In January, the proposal was approved by the Cabinet. Now, in response to an RTI application, the ministry said that…
Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Abir Dasgupta
Are Two BJP MPs Trying to ‘Scuttle’ a Sick Company’s Resolution Process?
10 Dec 2020
Two BJP MPs have levelled allegations of malpractices against the professional in-charge of the insolvency resolution process of Topworth Steels and Power, an ailing company promoted by Abhay Lodha…
Abir Dasgupta, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
Reliance Must Pay Huge Dues for Jio’s Spectrum: MP
05 Nov 2020
In a letter to Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Congress MP Kumar Ketkar has claimed that the government is displaying “inexplicable tardiness” in collecting its dues payable by Reliance…
Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Abir Dasgupta
Dues of Insolvent Telcos: Is There a Loophole Favouring Jio and Airtel?
24 Oct 2020
An amount not less than Rs 37,500 crore is owed to the government by two bankrupt telecom companies, Reliance Communications and Aircel. How these past dues are to be paid is a contentious issue that…
Abir Dasgupta, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
Colonial Legacy at Heart of Vodafone Arbitration
13 Oct 2020
The outcome of the international arbitration proceedings between the multinational telecommunications bigwig Vodafone and the Indian government calls for a robust reconsideration of the country’s…
Abir Dasgupta
In Odisha, Adivasis Face Displacement for Adani’s Godda Coal Supply
14 Sep 2020
Bengaluru: On September 3, a little after noon, a large contingent of police arrived at Barhabans village – about 50 kilometres northwest of the steel township of Rourkela in the B
Abir Dasgupta
Govt Extends Mining Reform Consultations by a Week as Criticism Mounts
08 Sep 2020
Civil society member, however, feel this is still too short a period for any meaningful public consultations on wide-ranging structural reforms in the mines and mineral sector. Also, it excludes the…