Briefing Paper: AP Govt Undermining Climate and Air Pollution Goals

New analysis by Center for Financial Accountability shows that the Andhra Pradesh government appears to be singling out renewable energy projects in the guise of lowering electricity purchase costs, while ignoring higher cost coal...

Read more September 25, 2019 at 2:03 pm CFA

Booklet: India 2018 Coal v/s Renewables Finance Analysis

This analysis examined 52 project finance deals comprising a loan component, across 54 coal-fired power and renewable energy projects (defined as hydroelectric, geothermal, wave, wind and solar power projects), with a financial close date...

Read more August 16, 2019 at 10:29 am CFA

Booklet: Smart Cities Mission in India: Footprints of IFIs

This booklet is a first in a series that looks to provide an overview of the smart cities at a conceptual level, smart cities mission in India, development of smart cities globally, the role...

Read more July 26, 2019 at 9:15 pm Gaurav Dwivedi

Report: Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code: Whose Loss, Whose Gain?

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), once hailed as the panacea of all ills plaguing bad debt of corporations and for quick recovery of outstanding loans from them, has been in operations for a while...

Read more July 23, 2019 at 3:26 pm Nishank

Briefing Note: AIIB’s Investment in the NIIF: Why is it a Risky Venture?

With large infrastructure projects at the core of its investment support strategy, it is essential for the AIIB to ensure that their funds are directed to sustainable investments. In a country like India, where...

Read more July 8, 2019 at 12:11 pm Anuradha Munshi

Briefing Note: MDBs Behind IL&FS: A Case of Bloodied Hands

Hailed as the Pioneer of Public-Private Partnerships in India, ILFS is supposedly an early example of Private sector role and commitment towards infrastructure development in India. Their Infrastructure Projects include Roads, Water, Power,...

Read more June 28, 2019 at 4:26 pm Tani Alex

Report: Encroachment of Nature, People and Livelihoods: A Case of Amaravati Capital City (2014-2019)

This brief report aims to throw light on the critical lapses and breaches which have been committed during the design, pre-appraisal and Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment – Environment and Social Management Framework (SESA-ESMF)...

Read more May 14, 2019 at 10:32 am Tani Alex

किताब: भारत में आर्थिक तबाही

पिछले साढ़े चार वर्षों में, देश एक बड़ी सामाजिक-राजनीतिक और आर्थिक उथल-पुथल से गुजरा है जैसा पहले कभी नहीं था। हाल के इतिहास में कभी भी एक साथ देश के इतने बड़े समूह को...

Read more April 25, 2019 at 11:12 am Thomas Franco

Booklet: 5 Years of Achhe Din: A Quick Look at Banking and Finance Sector

The last five years have been a watershed moment in Indian politics and the economy. The NDA alliance’s grand victory on the agenda of development and good days to come (achhe din) started off...

Read more April 10, 2019 at 1:54 pm Financial Accountability Network India

Update: A Great Victory: The Fight Continues!

In its historic decision on 27th Feb 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that international organizations like the World Bank Group “don’t enjoy absolute immunity”. Simply put, with this judgement, the World Bank and...

Read more April 6, 2019 at 9:00 am Anuradha Munshi

Book: Rubbles of an Economic Earthquake

In the past four and a half years, the country has gone through a major socio-political and economic upheaval as never before. At no point in the recent history has the country as a...

Read more January 11, 2019 at 2:36 pm Thomas Franco

Briefing Note: IFC, Climate Change and Investments in Cities

The briefing note discusses the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) analysis and estimates of the investment opportunities in infrastructure development opening up, primarily for the private sector, in the urban areas due to the aggravating...

Read more January 5, 2019 at 6:57 pm Gaurav Dwivedi

विशेष रिपोर्ट: एनटीपीसी का कड़वा सच

नेशनल थर्मल पाॅवर काॅरपोरेशन (एनटीपीसी) भारत के चार ‘‘नवरत्नों‘‘ में से एक होने के साथ, एक “फार्च्यून 500″ कंपनी भी है। भारत के विकास में एनटीपीसी ने चार दशकों से ऊपर एक अहम् भूमिका...

Read more January 1, 2019 at 1:55 pm Nishank

बुकलेट: तीसरे चरण के बाद दिल्ली मेट्रो का वित्तीय विश्लेषण

कैंब्रिज के अर्थशास्त्री, हा-जून चांग का मानना है कि ‘अर्थशास्त्र का 95 प्रतिशत सिर्फ सामान्य समझ है, जिसे गणित और भारी-भरकम शब्दावली का प्रयोग करके मुश्किल बनाया जाता है।’ इससे हम समझ सकते हैं...

Read more December 21, 2018 at 5:50 pm Nishant

Special Report: The Dark Side of NTPC

This exclusive report documents the violations caused by the NTPC’s power plants on various fronts over the past decade — forceful land acquisition, environmental damage caused to communities, toxic pollution due to large-scale coal-fired...

Read more October 25, 2018 at 12:17 pm Nishank

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