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Infrastructure Finance

Infrastructure Finance Update

Infrastructure Finance Update for the month of April 2023 covers majorly the developments from the national financial institutions for infrastructure building like the National Infrastructure Investment Fund (NIIF), National Bank for Financing Infrastructure Development...

Read more May 17, 2023 at 5:35 pm Gaurav Dwivedi

India’s Green National Highway Corridor Project gets $500 million loan from World Bank

The infrastructure finance update for the month of March 2023 covers mostly updates from the sectors of roads and highways, smart cities, ports and logistics. The government is making significant investments and working to...

Read more March 30, 2023 at 7:05 pm Shivani Dwivedi

European Investment Bank (EIB) & UP Govt sign an agreement to invest 3 billion Euros in metro rail projects

Infrastructure Finance Update for the month of February 2023 covers the updates from the railways, ports and roads and highways sector. For the upcoming fiscal year, the Center has substantially boosted its budgetary capital...

Read more March 24, 2023 at 6:25 pm Shivani Dwivedi

Increasing pace of infrastructure development in India – A brief commentary from the sidelines

The infrastructure sector has been highlighted by the government agencies and the financial institutions to be a key driver for the Indian economy, propelling India’s overall economic development. Infrastructure development enjoys intense focus from...

Read more February 17, 2023 at 10:51 am Anuradha Munshi, Gaurav Dwivedi and Nishank

Urban Infrastructure Financing in India – What has changed?

In the post 1990s era in India, the urban areas in the country have been in focus with cities being named as “the engines of economic growth”. This has been highlighted by various national...

Read more February 16, 2023 at 3:27 pm Gaurav Dwivedi

Government open bids for International Transhipment Port at Great Nicobar Island costing Rs. 41,000 Cr

INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE UPDATE | JANUARY, 2023 The infrastructure finance update for the month of January 2023 primarily focuses on three sectors, namely, railways, roads and highways, and ports. The last month’s news coverage also focuses...

Read more February 9, 2023 at 2:39 pm Shivani Dwivedi

On a clearing spree? Green nod to 2,250 projects, 270 of them in biodiversity hotspots

A new report has raised concerns over massive environmental clearances given to projects in eco-sensitive zones (ESZ) and Protected Areas (PA). The report has flagged that the dilution of environmental laws is a major...

Read more December 12, 2022 at 12:26 pm Shuchita Jha

Wildlife Clearances – Are they really serving the purpose of protecting the Protected Areas?

A Policy Brief Wildlife Clearance plays a crucial role in protecting India’s designated protected areas. The wildlife clearances issued by the Standing Committee of the National Board of Wildlife (SC-NBWL) for various infrastructure and...

Read more November 29, 2022 at 1:57 pm Nishank

Relooking at National Flagship Infrastructure Programs

A Report on National Conference on Infrastructure Sector in India In the past few years, the pace of constructing infrastructure projects has increased manifold through national programs including smart cities mission, Bharatmala, Sagarmala, inland...

Read more November 21, 2022 at 12:39 pm CFA

Railways solicit private builders to make wheel manufacturing plant as part of the ‘Make in India’ drive

This update for the month of September 2022 covers stories from the sectors of roads and highways, railways, ports, private equity, telecom, and Gati Shakti. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade...

Read more October 31, 2022 at 2:58 pm Shivani Dwivedi

A New Frontier in Infrastructure Financing: Analysis of Infrastructure Investment Trusts

A Case Study of Oriental InfraTrust Research raises red flag over international financial support for risky new infrastructure finance model 20 October 2022: Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) and Recourse today release a new report,...

Read more October 20, 2022 at 4:00 pm Anuradha Munshi

Centralisation, no Public Representation Plague Smart Cities Mission after 7 Years

The Centre had committed Rs 48,000 crore for the mission but only Rs 41,544 crore was allocated till the end of the last financial year. The Narendra Modi government launched the Smart Cities Mission...

Read more October 13, 2022 at 3:46 pm Neelam Gaur

Fishermen protesting against Vizhinjam port demanding rehabilitation and livelihood

Infrastructure Finance Update August 2022 Infrastructure finance update for the month of August 2022 primarily focuses on five sectors, namely, railways, roads and highways, ports, real estate and telecom. The majority of the news...

Read more September 20, 2022 at 12:48 pm Shivani Dwivedi

Undoing Conservation: India’s National Parks Giving Way for Infra Projects – A Compendium of 3 Case Studies on National Parks

India’s burgeoning economic growth in the last two decades, especially in the infrastructure sector, has heavily impacted its forests and protected areas. Not only has there been a diversion of large tracts of forest...

Read more September 14, 2022 at 1:02 pm Nishank

7 Years of Smart Cities Mission, India – A Review

The Smart Cities Mission (SCM) was launched in 2015, and was meant to conclude in five years. Centre for Financial Accountability has been researching and documenting various aspects of the mission. Reports are currently...

Read more September 14, 2022 at 12:10 pm Gaurav Dwivedi
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