Number crunch: Is India putting more money into renewables or fossil fuels?

Investment announcements do not always work out. A deep dive into the numbers reveals much about where India is putting its money.

M Rajshekhar

· Oct 21, 2022 · 01:30 pm

In Bihar, an absent State has pushed its people into coming up with imperfect replacements

Why bahubalis and coaching centres thrive – and why dubbed Tamil and Telugu films are so popular.

M Rajshekhar

· Jan 18, 2021 · 08:30 am

From 2014 to 2019: How the Adani Group funded its expansion

In three of its six listed companies, cash flows from financing activities like lending and borrowing are larger than those from investing or operations.

M Rajshekhar

· May 16, 2019 · 07:30 am

From 2014 to 2019: How the Adani Group’s footprint expanded across India

Not only is the conglomerate growing at a time when other infrastructure companies are shedding assets, it is growing despite relatively small profits.

M Rajshekhar

· May 15, 2019 · 07:30 am

How a legal loophole allows BJP MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar to hide his full wealth from election panel

Missing from the businessman-turned-politician’s affidavit is the largest company he controls.

M Rajshekhar

· Mar 18, 2019 · 09:03 am

Adani power project was on the brink of bankruptcy – but the BJP government in Gujarat saved it

Even the Union government was complicit in a decision that will result in consumers in the state paying higher electricity prices.

M Rajshekhar

· Mar 06, 2019 · 09:00 am

Five reasons why claims by forest dwellers for their land are low – and rejections are high

The Supreme Court is wrong in its view that people whose claims under the Forest Rights Act have been rejected are bogus claimants.

M Rajshekhar

· Feb 25, 2019 · 09:00 am

Centre’s weak legal defence of forest act means ten lakh families could be evicted, say activists

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has been accused of failing to brief its team adequately in a case about the constitutionality of the Forest Rights Act.

M Rajshekhar

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Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Feb 21, 2019 · 06:14 pm

Scroll Investigation: The curious case of Russian oil deals that benefited Essar, hurt ONGC

The transactions involve Kremlin-controlled Rosneft.

M Rajshekhar

· Feb 04, 2019 · 09:00 am

Interview: ‘We have underestimated the extent of India’s jobs crisis. It is far more serious’

This is not just about low job creation but also about the worsening quality of jobs, says Himanshu, associate professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University.

M Rajshekhar

· Jan 31, 2019 · 07:25 pm

P Chidambaram interview: Minimum income plan aims to wipe out poverty, MGNREGA had limited objective

On January 28, Congress president Rahul Gandhi announced his party will launch a minimum income guarantee for every poor person.

M Rajshekhar

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Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

· Jan 30, 2019 · 05:30 pm

Three ways in which the Modi government is ruining the Ganga

Three projects will reduce water flows into the river, pollute it, denude its catchment areas and endanger its biodiversity.

M Rajshekhar

· Jan 19, 2019 · 09:00 am