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The esteemed research institution, which plays a critical role in environmental impact assessments, is being threatened with divestment. And that poses a threat to its independent identity
This year, in the just-concluded month of Halloween, a penny-pinching directive from India’s Ministry of Finance (MoF) costumed itself as a ‘rationalization’ measure.
This 39-page directive was from the MoF’s Department of Expenditure, which oversees expense management in central ministries and fund allocations to states. Dated 9 October, it recommended the rationalization (shorthand for closures, corporatization, mergers, or disengagement of government support) of 61 autonomous bodies across these ministries:
This isn’t the first snip-snip directive. In keeping with the Centre’s ‘minimum …
The window to prevent the worst impacts of climate change has shut. The heat is on global leaders at the annual climate talks in Brazil to deliver more than just theatre.
The Kanjurmarg landfill, operated by Antony Waste Handling Cell Ltd., is safe from the axe for now. But its fate remains a major source of worry for the company's shareholders and the city's residents alike.
Uday Kotak says heirs are choosing to manage family money rather than run real businesses. This lament doesn’t stand scrutiny.
