Tag: economics

Electoral Bonds: Is India’s Democracy on Sale? / Ravish Kumar: चुनावी चंदे का भांडा फोड़ 

Electoral Bonds Tracker चुनावी चंदे का भांडा फोड़ A cursory glance at the data reflects a pervasive decay of democratic ethics of the political party in power… The quid pro quo trends appear to be coming out now despite the limited information shared in the data. Remember, the BJP is the largest beneficiary of the… Read More Electoral Bonds: Is India’s Democracy on Sale? / Ravish Kumar: चुनावी चंदे का भांडा फोड़ 

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How the global oil industry is fueling Israel’s war on Gaza

Analysis shows how jets and tanks are being kept fuelled despite interim ICJ ruling warning Israel to prevent genocidal acts Nina Lakhani Israeli jets and tanks bombarding Palestinians are being fuelled by some of the world’s most profitable fossil fuel companies – and US tax-payers, according to research. Israel relies on crude oil and refined… Read More How the global oil industry is fueling Israel’s war on Gaza

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Supreme Court Gives State Bank of India a day to furnish Electoral Bonds data, Warns of Contempt Proceedings on Non-Compliance

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the application filed by the State Bank Of India (SBI) seeking more time to furnish Electoral Bonds data. The Supreme Court tells SBI’s counsel Harish Salve – “You are the largest bank of the country. Are you saying that you are finding it difficult to follow orders because information… Read More Supreme Court Gives State Bank of India a day to furnish Electoral Bonds data, Warns of Contempt Proceedings on Non-Compliance

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SBI limps before Supreme Court, but bolts for gov’t when asked to get electoral bond data

http://www.reporters-collective.in deep-dive journalism. in many languages and formats. without fear. The State Bank of India (SBI) is dragging its feet in providing details of those who played secret santas to political parties and gifted electoral bonds. But what makes its limp a suspect is that the bank had displayed stunning agility in fulfilling similar government… Read More SBI limps before Supreme Court, but bolts for gov’t when asked to get electoral bond data

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Marx’s ‘Das Kapital’ gift to Darwin

Jack Guy, CNN Karl Marx once gifted a signed copy of “Das Kapital” to scientist Charles Darwin, but the book remained largely unread, providing an “amusing insight” into the dynamics between these two intellectuals, according to experts. In “Das Kapital,” economist and philosopher Marx explored how the capitalist system works and, he argued, its tendencies toward… Read More Marx’s ‘Das Kapital’ gift to Darwin

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How the government lost the script on MSP to farmers

Bharat Bhushan The Punjab farmers’ agitation is growing, and the two organisations that were trying to upstage the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) are no longer in control. An agitation, perhaps scripted to end in a compromise, is unexpectedly rewriting itself. The Centre wanted to settle the issue of minimum support price (MSP) after having made a promise… Read More How the government lost the script on MSP to farmers

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Govt buried key information in footnotes, understated external debt by Rs 2 lakh crore, says Auditor General 

Audit body found several other irregularities in govt’s accounts for FY22, including cess collections lying unused or misused, and expenditure being placed under opaque headings. SAMPURNA PANIGRAHI New Delhi: The Government of India understated its external debt by as much as Rs 2 lakh crore in fiscal 2021-2022 — running afoul of its own laws —… Read More Govt buried key information in footnotes, understated external debt by Rs 2 lakh crore, says Auditor General 

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Arms maker BAE Systems makes record profit amid Ukraine and Israel-Gaza wars

Increased military spending prompted by Russia’s war on Ukraine and the Israel-Gaza conflict helped the British weapons manufacturer BAE Systems to record profits last year, with further growth expected in the year ahead. The FTSE 100 company made underlying profits before interest and tax of £2.7bn on record sales of £25.3bn in 2023. Shares in weapons manufacturers… Read More Arms maker BAE Systems makes record profit amid Ukraine and Israel-Gaza wars

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‘Self-empowerment and lots of spending’: our frustrating slide into Stanley cup feminism

Arwa Mahdawi While liberal feminism (which is also often termed white feminism or corporate feminism or lean-in feminism) did fall out of favour for a bit, it feels like it’s trying very hard to make a comeback. It’s not just Barbie and Stanley cups; it shows up in the way multiple media outlets are currently… Read More ‘Self-empowerment and lots of spending’: our frustrating slide into Stanley cup feminism

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Kojin Karatani’s theorising on modes of exchange and the ring of Capital-Nation-State

A short overview of Kojin Karatani’s Marxist influenced focus on modes of exchange as revealing the Borromean ring of Capital-Nation-State, and the import of this ring for religion. By Martin Shuster Kojin Karatani is one of the most interesting Marxist theorists of the last century. I put his work, as a form of “non-traditional” Marxism, in the… Read More Kojin Karatani’s theorising on modes of exchange and the ring of Capital-Nation-State

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