Judging by the travel guidelines issued by various countries to their citizens travelling to India – from being duped into marriage to being slain by our terrible driving skills or attacked by stray dogs – it seems that the foreign traveller has a lot to worry about. All of the above guidelines, that were part … Continue reading
April 2013 final light
Courtesy: http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/adb-s-flawed-water-programme-promotes-scarcity-capitalism In its Water Operation Plan 2012-2020, ADB has intended to intensify IWRM processes in member countries and calls for further evolution of water governance frameworks in each country, supported by legislation, and with local implementation facilitated by river basin organisations. This speaks how ADB is encroaching upon the domain of “policy formulation” by sovereign … Continue reading
IFI Monitor March 2013
SHAM CONSULTATIONS: NO MORE Statement by Indian Peoples Movements along with Environmental and Social Action Groups condemning the World Bank’s Consultations on Environmental and Social Safeguards Review The World Bank Group is conducting what it claims are consultation meetings, “announced with as much advance notice as possible to facilitate informed participation from a diverse set … Continue reading
IPS – Kim Assumes World Bank Presidency Amidst Uncertainty | Inter Press Service.
Press Release: The World Bank‘s Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) 2013-2016 Consultation is Farce Indian Parliament Must Review Operations of World Bank and CAS in India – A statement from Indian civil society groups. New Delhi, 8 June 2012 We came to know about the recent World Bank consultation on its Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) … Continue reading
WASHINGTON, Jun 3, 2012 (IPS) – This week, for the first time, the World Bank began publishing decisions by the institution’s sanctions board on cases involving fraud or corruption. The move was heralded by several watchdog and advocacy groups as a victory for transparency. http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=108016
(Reuters) – Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn struck back this week at the hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault with a sharply worded countersuit claiming defamation, but lawyers say the filing could backfire. http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/05/18/strausskahn-defamation-idINDEE84H0JO20120518
Panel says JNNURM a failure May 01, 2012 – Rashme Sehgal | Age Correspondent | New Delhi http://www.asianage.com/india/panel-says-jnnurm-failure-827 The UPA’s flagship programme, the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), launched in 2005 has been described as a “failure” by none other than a high-level government panel headed by Planning Commission member Arun Maira. The … Continue reading
