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Charts: Debunking the Modi Government’s Railway Spending Myth

Despite this significant increase, the proportion of the total railway budget allocated to safety has remained stagnant ...

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Inequality, Jobs, Hunger: Why You Should Care About the Union Budget

This budget is the last chance for course correction for the Modi regime. It is going to be a test of who the government...

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Blue Economy 2.0 and Sagarmala program | Infrastructure finance update, March 2024

The spotlight shines on transformative initiatives as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveils the Blue Economy 2.0 a...

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Institutions expecting mega-scale in future infrastructure projects

Gaurav Dwivedi Infrastructure Finance Update November 2023 The infrastructure continues to be the focus to push the econ...

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Balasore Train Accident—Safety Before Speed

https://www.cenfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Safety-before-Speed.mp3 The triple train collision in Odisha on 2nd Jun...

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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 h...

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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 ...

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Loan Mela to Rozgar Mela -Hoodwinking People, the BJP Style

Registration for the Rozgar Mela 2022 is going to start online for 9,74,327 vacancies. Let us look at the details fi...

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Understanding Deregulation, Privatisation & Economic Reforms: What derailed the Indian economy?

Random Reflections The derailment began in 1991, with the World Bank, IMF loan, and the Liberalisation, Privatisation, ...

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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 ...

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July 24, 2024

Pranay Raj

Charts: Debunking the Modi Government’s Railway Spending Myth

Despite this significant increase, the proportion of the total railway budget allocated to safety has remained stagnant and even declined since 2018-19 when measured as a percentage of total railway expenditure. While it may seem impressive that spending on railway safety activities has soared from ...

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February 18, 2025

Kavita Kabeer & Haripriya Harshan

Inequality, Jobs, Hunger: Why You Should Care About the Union Budget

This budget is the last chance for course correction for the Modi regime. It is going to be a test of who the government sides with, the 90% citizens of the country or the top 1%. Representative image. Photo: Liv Unni Sødem/Flickr (ATTRIBUTION 2.0 GENERIC) The Ambani wedding episode was a stark remi...

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March 25, 2024

Raktim Majumder

Blue Economy 2.0 and Sagarmala program | Infrastructure finance update, March 2024

The spotlight shines on transformative initiatives as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveils the Blue Economy 2.0 and bolsters the Sagarmala program in the interim budget for 2024-2025. Meanwhile, a surge in investments radiates across union territories and states, with Dadra and Nagar Haveli, ...

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November 15, 2023

Gaurav Dwivedi

Institutions expecting mega-scale in future infrastructure projects

Gaurav Dwivedi Infrastructure Finance Update November 2023 The infrastructure continues to be the focus to push the economic growth rates in India. This month’s update provides the developments around the financial institutions such as India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL), Rural Electrif...

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March 11, 2026

Kavita Kabeer

Balasore Train Accident—Safety Before Speed

https://www.cenfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Safety-before-Speed.mp3 The triple train collision in Odisha on 2nd June, left about 300 dead and over 1000 injured, sending the country in shock and horror. Most passengers in the crowded Howrah-Chennai Coromandel Express were migrants travelling to...

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March 24, 2023

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 spending by 37.4% year over year to Rs 10 trillion, including Rs 1.3 trilli...

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February 9, 2023

Shivani 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 on the large number of infrastructure projects being delayed,...

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October 31, 2022

Thomas Franco

Loan Mela to Rozgar Mela -Hoodwinking People, the BJP Style

Registration for the Rozgar Mela 2022 is going to start online for 9,74,327 vacancies. Let us look at the details first. Out of the total, 8,36,936 posts are in the Grade C category, 92,525 in Grade B, and 26,282 in Grade A—all non-gazetted posts. Only, 23,584 gazetted officers are likely to be ...

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September 22, 2022

Thomas Franco

Understanding Deregulation, Privatisation & Economic Reforms: What derailed the Indian economy?

Random Reflections The derailment began in 1991, with the World Bank, IMF loan, and the Liberalisation, Privatisation, and Globalisation agenda. Post – Independence Economy We were left with a depressed economy. From 1900 through 1947, the average annual growth rate was under 1%. Capital formation...

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November 14, 2022

Shivani Dwivedi

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 coverage from the previous month focused on the new policies and rul...

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Charts: Debunking the Modi Government’s Railway Spending Myth

Inequality, Jobs, Hunger: Why You Should Care About the Union Budget

Blue Economy 2.0 and Sagarmala program | Infrastructure finance update, March 2024

Institutions expecting mega-scale in future infrastructure projects

Balasore Train Accident—Safety Before Speed

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

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

Loan Mela to Rozgar Mela -Hoodwinking People, the BJP Style

Understanding Deregulation, Privatisation & Economic Reforms: What derailed the Indian economy?

Fishermen protesting against Vizhinjam port demanding rehabilitation and livelihood

Charts: Debunking the Modi Government’s Railway Spending Myth

Inequality, Jobs, Hunger: Why You Should Care About the Union Budget

Blue Economy 2.0 and Sagarmala program | Infrastructure finance update, March 2024

Institutions expecting mega-scale in future infrastructure projects

Balasore Train Accident—Safety Before Speed

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

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

Loan Mela to Rozgar Mela -Hoodwinking People, the BJP Style

Understanding Deregulation, Privatisation & Economic Reforms: What derailed the Indian economy?

Fishermen protesting against Vizhinjam port demanding rehabilitation and livelihood

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Charts: Debunking the Modi Government’s Railway Spending Myth

Inequality, Jobs, Hunger: Why You Should Care About the Union Budget

Blue Economy 2.0 and Sagarmala program | Infrastructure finance update, March 2024

Institutions expecting mega-scale in future infrastructure projects

Balasore Train Accident—Safety Before Speed

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

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

Loan Mela to Rozgar Mela -Hoodwinking People, the BJP Style

Understanding Deregulation, Privatisation & Economic Reforms: What derailed the Indian economy?

Fishermen protesting against Vizhinjam port demanding rehabilitation and livelihood

Charts: Debunking the Modi Government’s Railway Spending Myth

Inequality, Jobs, Hunger: Why You Should Care About the Union Budget

Blue Economy 2.0 and Sagarmala program | Infrastructure finance update, March 2024

Institutions expecting mega-scale in future infrastructure projects

Balasore Train Accident—Safety Before Speed

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

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

Loan Mela to Rozgar Mela -Hoodwinking People, the BJP Style

Understanding Deregulation, Privatisation & Economic Reforms: What derailed the Indian economy?

Fishermen protesting against Vizhinjam port demanding rehabilitation and livelihood

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