Electoral bonds worth Rs 7.5 crore were purchased by Torrent Power in May’19 & encashed by the BJP 3 days later. Soon after, the Maharashtra govt ordered the Bhiwandi municipal corp not to recover property tax worth Rs 285 crore from the company indiaspend.com/governance/why…

Last month, Torrent Power was given a Letter of Award for a 306 MW grid-connected #solar project in Nasik costing ~Rs 1,540 crore. TPL’s only purchase of #electoralbonds in 2024, worth Rs 25 crore, was encashed by the BJP in Jan. Tanvi Deshpande writes indiaspend.com/governance/why…

Torrent Power purchased electoral bonds worth Rs 106.5 crore between 2019-24. Of these, bonds worth Rs 76 crore were encashed by the BJP, Rs 3 crore by the Shiv Sena, Rs 17 crore by the Congress, Rs 3.5 crore by the NCP and the rest by AAP. indiaspend.com/governance/why…

India’s powerloom hub of Bhiwandi is supplied power by Gujarat-based Torrent Power. For years, locals have alleged that their power bills have shot up since Torrent was given a distribution franchise, dealing a blow to their industry. Tanvi Deshpande writes: indiaspend.com/governance/why…

What do electoral bonds have to do with Ishtiyaque Ansari, a powerloom owner suffering losses in Thane’s Bhiwandi? Tanvi Deshpande reports #loksabhaelections #Elections2024 indiaspend.com/governance/why…

For generations, Jentee Venkya’s family has been in the craft of lacquer wood from desi babool & the ‘gando baval’, a species introduced in the 1880s that is leading to grassland degeneration. “If these trees disappear, a part of us will be lost,” he says indiaspend.com/environment/th…

In #Gujarat ’s Banni, grasslands are degenerating due to an invasive species called the ‘gando baval’ (mad tree). Experts say uprooting the species is helping the grasslands,but the Vada Koli community depends on the tree for livelihood,Azera Rahman reports indiaspend.com/environment/th…

The Vada Kolis in Gujarat’s Banni depend on an invasive tree for livelihood: they collect & sell its resin, honey from the beehives, and make decorative items like candle stands, lacquered spatulas & wood churners, thread holders, jewellery from the wood indiaspend.com/environment/th…

In Banni, one of Asia's finest #grasslands in #Gujarat 's Kachchh, a tree first introduced in the 1880s by the British is leading to its degradation. But it has also become the source of livelihood for the Vada Koli community indiaspend.com/environment/th…

In #Gujarat ’s Banni, Prosopis juliflora is referred to as ‘gando baval’ (mad tree), as it contributed to #grassland degeneration affecting the pastoralists. But the tree is a source of livelihood for the Vada Koli community, Azera Rahman reports indiaspend.com/environment/th…

For generations, Jentee Venkya’s family has been in the craft of lacquer wood from desi babool and the ‘gando baval’, a species introduced in the 1880s that is leading to grassland degeneration. “If these trees disappear,a part of us will be lost,” he says indiaspend.com/environment/th…

In Gujarat’s Banni, grasslands are degenerating due to an invasive species called the ‘gando baval’ (mad tree). Experts say uprooting the species is helping the grasslands,but the Vada Koli community depends on the tree for livelihood, Azera Rahman reports indiaspend.com/environment/th…

The Vada Kolis in Gujarat’s Banni depend on an invasive tree for livelihood: they collect & sell its resin, honey from the beehives, and make decorative items like candle stands, lacquered spatulas and wood churners, thread holders, jewellery from the wood indiaspend.com/environment/th…

In Banni, one of Asia's finest grasslands in Gujarat's Kachchh, a tree first introduced in the 1880s by the British is leading to its degradation. But it has also become the source of livelihood for the Vada Koli community indiaspend.com/environment/th…

In Gujarat’s Banni, Prosopis juliflora is referred to as ‘gando baval’ (mad tree), as it contributed to grassland degeneration affecting the pastoralists. But the tree is a source of livelihood for the Vada Koli community, Azera Rahman reports indiaspend.com/environment/th…

Despite mandatory job placement under #PMKVY , only 1 in 4 trainees in #Kerala secured a #job by 2022. Explore the challenges and outcomes of the PM-KVY scheme as the state heads into elections. #SkillDevelopment #Elections2024

In the pandemic years, India saw a spike in the number of hospital beds including ICU beds and ventilators, but experts and doctors at leading public hospitals say this was not matched by an increase in personnel. Charu Bahri writes: indiaspend.com/health/what-in…

In Bengaluru, sensitivity analysis of wastewater samples found that in some areas, number of people infected with #Covid was more than 4 times the reported cases. Charu Bahri explains why wastewater surveillance is important indiaspend.com/health/what-in…

Sewage surveillance can help identify trends in occurrence of disease-causing viruses, bacteria & parasites, & monitor antimicrobial resistance. Yet, India allocates <3% of its health budget for epidemiological surveillance,risk & disease control programs indiaspend.com/health/what-in…

Over 4 years since the pandemic first hit India, how has the public health system re-oriented to prepare for such health emergencies, which multiple studies predict are likely to be more frequent? As India votes for 18th Lok Sabha, Charu Bahri writes: indiaspend.com/health/what-in…