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To register for the workshop, please fill out this Google form. Context For years, waste management discussions have focused on improving segregation, increasing recycling rates and expanding disposal infrastructure. However, there is a growing consensus within the global zero waste movement that waste management alone cannot solve the intertwined crises of climate change, resource depletion and plastic pollution.

As several economists had anticipated, the close of the election season has been followed by calls for austerity. The Prime Minister has urged citizens to reduce spending on petroleum products and gold, revive practices from the Covid era such as work-from-home and virtual meetings, and cut back on cooking oil consumption.

TAX THE TOP. CLOSE THE GAP. From opulent weddings to brazen political clout, from near complete control over media narrative to mind-numbing net worth figures – what we are witnessing today is truly unprecedented in free India. Today India is witnessing inequality at levels that are comparable to colonial times. The country’s richest 1% control over 40% of the national wealth. The top 10% capture nearly 60% of national income while the bottom 50% of the population survives on just 15%.

India is once again being caught unprepared by a climate crisis that is no longer “unusual” but increasingly routine. From the snow-deficit Himalayas to storm-hit plains, the warning signs are clear: rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and fragile crop cycles. Yet, the policy response remains reactive, fragmented, and insufficient.

In a world of shrinking attention spans and rapidly expanding content ecosystems, how stories are told, and whose stories are amplified, matters more than ever. Telltale Stories: A Multimedia Workshop on Ethical Narrative Building, supported by The Wire and co-organised by Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) and Holistic Approach for People’s Empowerment (HOPE), is a three-day residential workshop to be held in New Delhi.

Within weeks of the new University Grants Commission (UGC) rules’ announcement, India’s barely concealed casteism has come out in full swing.

आज दुनिया भर में जलवायु संकट बढ़ रहा है और इसी वजह से जस्ट एनर्जी ट्रांजिशन (JET) की चर्चा तेज हो गई है। इसका सीधा मतलब है कि हमें धीरे-धीरे जीवाश्म ईंधनों (जैसे कोयला और तेल) से हटकर स्वच्छ ऊर्जा की ओर बढ़ना होगा। भारत इस बदलाव में एक कठिन उदाहरण है, क्योंकि यह दुनिया का तीसरा सबसे बड़ा ऊर्जा उपभोक्ता है और अपनी ऊर्जा मांग का लगभग 80% हिस्सा अब भी कोयला, तेल और बायोमास से पूरी करता है। झारखंड, छत्तीसगढ़, ओडिशा, पश्चिम बंगाल और मध्य प्रदेश जैसे राज्यों में कोयला केवल ऊर्जा का साधन ही नहीं,...

India’s National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM), launched with the ambition of making the country a global hub and exporter, is promoted as a cornerstone of its climate strategy. This article argues that, far from being a genuine solution, the mission constitutes a dangerous mirage that sacrifices water security, environmental justice, and climate integrity for corporate profit.

Press Release: December 19, 2025 ‘As Digitalisation Deepens, Welfare Systems are Collapsing Under Expanding Exclusions’: New Report on Gig Economy Release of the State of Finance in India Report 2024-25 New Delhi: Senior economists and activists released the third edition of the State of Finance in India Report 2024-25 today at New Delhi.

This edition of the State of Finance in India report has India’s digital economy and its impact as its special theme. The term ‘infrastructure’ conjures up images of large projects made of steel and concrete, to provide services varying from those offered by dams and power plants to those offered by roads, highways, ports and airports. But in recent years, the term ‘digital infrastructure’, has attracted much attention.