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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
A Study on the socio-environmental changes in the Indian part of the Sundarbans Delta Deemed as a “World Heritage”, by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) – Sundarbans is one of...