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Kerala

Why the proposed Silver Line rail project in Kerala is a non-starter

The project is not economically viable; it will also have social and environmental impacts; instead, the government should look at possible alternatives that balance costs and benefits and have fewer impacts.  Big infrastructure projects...

Read more March 7, 2022 at 5:02 pm Hariprasad V M

Every Cloud Will Not Have A “Silver Lining”

Since 2018, we in Kerala especially those of us living in mountainous areas or the coast are afraid when clouds darken the skies and there is possibility of rains. This is because for 2...

Read more January 7, 2022 at 12:32 pm CFA

Major mismatches in SilverLine’s two feasibility reports and DPR

Estimated ridership goes up & rate of return looks rosy in DPR, raising doubts of data fudging. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Going by the preliminary feasibility report (PFR) prepared in March 2019, the proposed SilverLine project would draw...

Read more January 5, 2022 at 8:12 pm CFA

Kerala’s SilverLine rail is economically unviable and threatens ecosystem

The Summary of the Detailed Project Report sheds light on how the Kerala government’s ambitious SilverLine railway corridor project is substandard, as well as ecologically and economically unviable. A media house in Kerala recently...

Read more January 5, 2022 at 8:01 pm CFA

SilverLine DPR poses questions on viability, puts LDF on backfoot

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the LDF government’s pet SilverLine project raises questions on its financial viability. With an estimated project cost of Rs 63,940.67 crore and completion period of five years as...

Read more January 4, 2022 at 6:33 pm CFA

Silver Line a gamechanger? Kerala govt bankrupt, ‘replicates’ Bullet Train project

Kerala’s flagship Silver Line project, a semi-high speed rail corridor passing through 11 districts between Thiruvananthpuram and Kasargod is not technically a “Bullet Train” like the one proposed between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, but it...

Read more January 4, 2022 at 6:15 pm CFA

SILVER LINE A GAMECHANGER? KERALA GOVT BANKRUPT, ‘REPLICATES’ BULLET TRAIN PROJECT

Kerala’s flagship Silver Line project, a semi-high speed rail corridor passing through 11 districts between Thiruvananthpuram and Kasargod is not technically a “Bullet Train” like the one proposed between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, but it...

Read more January 4, 2022 at 1:55 pm CFA

Does Kerala Need a Bullet Train?

Kerala’s flagship Silver Line project, a semi high speed rail corridor passing through 11 districts between Thiruvananthpuram and Kasargod is not technically a “Bullet Train” like the one proposed between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, but...

Read more December 17, 2021 at 12:56 pm Nishank

Random Reflections— Whom are you fooling Finance Minister?; You are actually opening a Pandora’s Box

On 12th October, the Finance Minister told the media that she is announcing a package to boost demand. What is the Package? The package includes Rs.10000 Festival advance to central government employees, LTC cash...

Read more October 17, 2020 at 1:42 pm Thomas Franco

Kerala Enters into Partnership with the World Bank

Kerala became the first state to enter into a state partnership with World Bank based on their new Country Partnership Framework   2018-22. The partnership is for a development policy loan of USD 500 million...

Read more July 29, 2019 at 4:10 pm Maju Varghese

Snippets from the World of International Financial Institutions – July, 2019

The Resignation of IMF Chief, and Western Dominance in IFIs Christine Lagarde, IMF’s Managing Director, resigned this month after she was nominated to head the European Central Bank. She previously served as France’s finance minister during...

Read more July 27, 2019 at 2:01 pm Maju Varghese

IFC Failed to Follow its Performance Standards in Vizhinjam: CAO

International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) grievance redressal body Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) in its compliance investigation report has indicted IFC for not following its Performance Standards in Vizhinjam International Seaport Limited (VISL), a special purpose...

Read more March 25, 2018 at 3:46 pm Anuradha Munshi

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