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

Modi said he would revive Ganga but his government is doing the opposite by reviving dams

The BJP promised to ensure a continuous flow for the river. That is undermined by new hydel projects in Uttarakhand.

M Rajshekhar

· Jan 17, 2019 · 09:00 am

Modi’s clean Ganga plan hinges on private companies tackling sewage. Will it work?

Four years after the Narendra Modi government launched the Rs 20,000-crore Namami Gange project, Scroll.in investigates how it is progressing.

M Rajshekhar

· Jan 15, 2019 · 09:00 am

Insolvency process: Competition Commission should see if monopolies are forming, says Yashwant Sinha

The former finance minister says private investment must be promoted to help turn India’s economy around.

M Rajshekhar

· Jan 03, 2019 · 06:30 pm

Interview: Income support schemes for farmers are a cop-out, says economist Abhijit Sen

The former Planning Commission member explains why the country needs to tread carefully on this idea.

M Rajshekhar

· Jan 03, 2019 · 06:30 am