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From Varanasi to Kanpur, land is being acquired without consent of people; but raising questions is considered unlawful

The infrastructural projects brought in the name of development continue to deny the local communities who are affected...

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Infrastructure Risk Guarantee Fund: De-Risking Finance Capital

The Union Budget 2026–27 introduced an Infrastructure Risk Guarantee Fund (IRGF), announced by Finance Minister Nirmala ...

General Infrastructure Finance National Finance Post-Budget Series 2026 Union Budget

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Remaking Kutch’s Coasts Through Mangrove Plantation Economies

Who gets to exercise authority and enforce singular use in these coastal areas, which have traditionally had multiple ...

General Infrastructure Finance The Coastal Course

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‘ಸಾಗರಮಾಲಾ’ ಮೂಲಕ ಉತ್ತರಕನ್ನಡದ ಸಮುದ್ರ ತೀರ ಮಾರಾಟಕ್ಕೆ?

‘ಸಾಗರಮಾಲಾ’ ಮೂಲಕ ಉತ್ತರಕನ್ನಡದ ಸಮುದ್ರ ತೀರ ಮಾರಾಟಕ್ಕೆ? ಸ್ಥಳೀಯ ಮೀನುಗಾರರಿಂದ ತೀವ್ರ ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆ ಉತ್ತರಕನ್ನಡದ ಮೀನುಗಾರರು, ರ...

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How Fishing Communities Are Challenging Port Led Growth in Uttara Kannada

This article is the third in the series ‘The Coastal Course’, co-curated by Centre for Financial Accountability and Delh...

General Infrastructure Finance The Coastal Course

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Kerala’s Deep Dive Into the Blue Economy and its Paradox

The Kerala government’s embrace of the Blue Economy, backed by international collaboration and private capital, repres...

Coverage General The Coastal Course

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India’s New Fisheries Census Risks Erasing Traditional Fishing Communities

This article is the first in a series reflecting on 10 years of Sagarmala Programme, ‘The Coastal Course’, co-curat...

Coverage General The Coastal Course

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ജനാധിപത്യത്തെ ദുർബലപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന ‘സ്മാർട്ട്’ നഗരങ്ങൾ

കേന്ദ്ര സർക്കാറിന്റെ ‘സ്മാർട്ട് സിറ്റീസ് മിഷൻ’ പത്ത് വർഷം പൂർത്തിയായതിന്റെ പശ്ചാത്തലത്തിൽ സെന്റർ ഫോർ ഫിനാൻഷ്യൽ അക്കൗണ്ടബ...

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Crores spent, Smart Cities Mission leaves behind more bills, superficial infrastructure

The decade-long programme to transform India’s cities was driven mostly by Central and state funding and invested little...

Coverage General Infrastructure Finance SMART CITY MISSION AT TEN

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How the Smart Cities Mission represents another nail in the coffin of local democracy in India

Implementing projects through Special Purpose Vehicles altered the balance between the levels of government with a centr...

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September 16, 2026

Raj Shekhar

From Varanasi to Kanpur, land is being acquired without consent of people; but raising questions is considered unlawful

The infrastructural projects brought in the name of development continue to deny the local communities who are affected the most If the algorithms serve you well, then the reels, videos and news of the recent demolition drive in the Dalmandi area of Varanasi might have reached you already. Bu...

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September 16, 2026

Amitanshu Verma

Infrastructure Risk Guarantee Fund: De-Risking Finance Capital

The Union Budget 2026–27 introduced an Infrastructure Risk Guarantee Fund (IRGF), announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as a mechanism to support infrastructure projects during the design and construction phases. The budget has allocated ₹1,000 crore towards this initiative.This allocatio...

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September 16, 2026

Ishita Sharma

Remaking Kutch’s Coasts Through Mangrove Plantation Economies

Who gets to exercise authority and enforce singular use in these coastal areas, which have traditionally had multiple uses? This is the fourth article in the ‘The Coastal Course’ series, co-curated by Centre for Financial Accountability and Delhi Forum, reflecting on 10 years of Sagarmala initi...

General Infrastructure Finance The Coastal Course

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September 16, 2026

Vaishnavi Suresh

‘ಸಾಗರಮಾಲಾ’ ಮೂಲಕ ಉತ್ತರಕನ್ನಡದ ಸಮುದ್ರ ತೀರ ಮಾರಾಟಕ್ಕೆ?

‘ಸಾಗರಮಾಲಾ’ ಮೂಲಕ ಉತ್ತರಕನ್ನಡದ ಸಮುದ್ರ ತೀರ ಮಾರಾಟಕ್ಕೆ? ಸ್ಥಳೀಯ ಮೀನುಗಾರರಿಂದ ತೀವ್ರ ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆ ಉತ್ತರಕನ್ನಡದ ಮೀನುಗಾರರು, ರೈತರು, ನದಿ ಮತ್ತು ಅರಣ್ಯವನ್ನು ಅವಲಂಬಿಸಿರುವ ಸಮುದಾಯಗಳು ತಲೆತಲಾಂತರದಿಂದ ನೆಲ ಮತ್ತು ಸಮುದ್ರದ ಉಸ್ತುವಾರಿಗಳಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ. 2025ರ ನವೆಂಬರ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರು ಸಮ್ಮೇಳನವೊಂದನ್ನು ನಡೆಸಿ, ತಮ್ಮ ವಲಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಈಗ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿರುವ...

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September 16, 2026

Vaishnavi Suresh

How Fishing Communities Are Challenging Port Led Growth in Uttara Kannada

This article is the third in the series ‘The Coastal Course’, co-curated by Centre for Financial Accountability and Delhi Forum, reflecting on 10 years of Sagarmala Programme. The first second and fourth articles are here, here and here. In late February 2025, the district administration of Uttara K...

General Infrastructure Finance The Coastal Course

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January 21, 2026

Shilpa Krishnan

Kerala’s Deep Dive Into the Blue Economy and its Paradox

The Kerala government’s embrace of the Blue Economy, backed by international collaboration and private capital, represents not just a development strategy but a fundamental reordering of coastal governance. This article is the second in the series ‘The Coastal Course’, co-curated by Centre for Fin...

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January 21, 2026

Ramu Avala

India’s New Fisheries Census Risks Erasing Traditional Fishing Communities

This article is the first in a series reflecting on 10 years of Sagarmala Programme, ‘The Coastal Course’, co-curated by the Centre for Financial Accountability and Delhi Forum. The Government of India has launched the fifth National Marine Fisheries Census 2025, set to conclude in Dece...

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December 8, 2025

Marie Hélène Zérah

ജനാധിപത്യത്തെ ദുർബലപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന ‘സ്മാർട്ട്’ നഗരങ്ങൾ

കേന്ദ്ര സർക്കാറിന്റെ ‘സ്മാർട്ട് സിറ്റീസ് മിഷൻ’ പത്ത് വർഷം പൂർത്തിയായതിന്റെ പശ്ചാത്തലത്തിൽ സെന്റർ ഫോർ ഫിനാൻഷ്യൽ അക്കൗണ്ടബിലിറ്റി (www.cenfa.org) തയ്യാറാക്കുന്ന ലേഖന പരമ്പര, അഞ്ചാം ഭാഗം. പത്ത് വർഷം മുൻപ് കേന്ദ്ര സർക്കാർ സ്മാർട്ട് സിറ്റീസ് മിഷൻ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചപ്പോൾ, നഗര നവീകരണത്തിനായി തെരഞ്ഞെടുത്ത 100 നഗര...

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October 28, 2025

Asmi Sharma and Nancy Pathak

Crores spent, Smart Cities Mission leaves behind more bills, superficial infrastructure

The decade-long programme to transform India’s cities was driven mostly by Central and state funding and invested little in the social well-being of citizens. A car drives through a flooded road after heavy rainfall in Bengaluru in October 2024. | ReutersThe Smart Cities Mission, launched in June 2...

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October 28, 2025

Marie Hélène Zérah

How the Smart Cities Mission represents another nail in the coffin of local democracy in India

Implementing projects through Special Purpose Vehicles altered the balance between the levels of government with a centralising vision and control. A visitor looks at a model of a ‘smart city’ at the Smartcity Expo in New Delhi in May 2015. | Reuters When the Indian government announced ...

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From Varanasi to Kanpur, land is being acquired without consent of people; but raising questions is considered unlawful

Infrastructure Risk Guarantee Fund: De-Risking Finance Capital

Remaking Kutch’s Coasts Through Mangrove Plantation Economies

‘ಸಾಗರಮಾಲಾ’ ಮೂಲಕ ಉತ್ತರಕನ್ನಡದ ಸಮುದ್ರ ತೀರ ಮಾರಾಟಕ್ಕೆ?

How Fishing Communities Are Challenging Port Led Growth in Uttara Kannada

Kerala’s Deep Dive Into the Blue Economy and its Paradox

India’s New Fisheries Census Risks Erasing Traditional Fishing Communities

ജനാധിപത്യത്തെ ദുർബലപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന ‘സ്മാർട്ട്’ നഗരങ്ങൾ

Crores spent, Smart Cities Mission leaves behind more bills, superficial infrastructure

How the Smart Cities Mission represents another nail in the coffin of local democracy in India

From Varanasi to Kanpur, land is being acquired without consent of people; but raising questions is considered unlawful

Infrastructure Risk Guarantee Fund: De-Risking Finance Capital

Remaking Kutch’s Coasts Through Mangrove Plantation Economies

‘ಸಾಗರಮಾಲಾ’ ಮೂಲಕ ಉತ್ತರಕನ್ನಡದ ಸಮುದ್ರ ತೀರ ಮಾರಾಟಕ್ಕೆ?

How Fishing Communities Are Challenging Port Led Growth in Uttara Kannada

Kerala’s Deep Dive Into the Blue Economy and its Paradox

India’s New Fisheries Census Risks Erasing Traditional Fishing Communities

ജനാധിപത്യത്തെ ദുർബലപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന ‘സ്മാർട്ട്’ നഗരങ്ങൾ

Crores spent, Smart Cities Mission leaves behind more bills, superficial infrastructure

How the Smart Cities Mission represents another nail in the coffin of local democracy in India

CFA

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From Varanasi to Kanpur, land is being acquired without consent of people; but raising questions is considered unlawful

Infrastructure Risk Guarantee Fund: De-Risking Finance Capital

Remaking Kutch’s Coasts Through Mangrove Plantation Economies

‘ಸಾಗರಮಾಲಾ’ ಮೂಲಕ ಉತ್ತರಕನ್ನಡದ ಸಮುದ್ರ ತೀರ ಮಾರಾಟಕ್ಕೆ?

How Fishing Communities Are Challenging Port Led Growth in Uttara Kannada

Kerala’s Deep Dive Into the Blue Economy and its Paradox

India’s New Fisheries Census Risks Erasing Traditional Fishing Communities

ജനാധിപത്യത്തെ ദുർബലപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന ‘സ്മാർട്ട്’ നഗരങ്ങൾ

Crores spent, Smart Cities Mission leaves behind more bills, superficial infrastructure

How the Smart Cities Mission represents another nail in the coffin of local democracy in India

From Varanasi to Kanpur, land is being acquired without consent of people; but raising questions is considered unlawful

Infrastructure Risk Guarantee Fund: De-Risking Finance Capital

Remaking Kutch’s Coasts Through Mangrove Plantation Economies

‘ಸಾಗರಮಾಲಾ’ ಮೂಲಕ ಉತ್ತರಕನ್ನಡದ ಸಮುದ್ರ ತೀರ ಮಾರಾಟಕ್ಕೆ?

How Fishing Communities Are Challenging Port Led Growth in Uttara Kannada

Kerala’s Deep Dive Into the Blue Economy and its Paradox

India’s New Fisheries Census Risks Erasing Traditional Fishing Communities

ജനാധിപത്യത്തെ ദുർബലപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന ‘സ്മാർട്ട്’ നഗരങ്ങൾ

Crores spent, Smart Cities Mission leaves behind more bills, superficial infrastructure

How the Smart Cities Mission represents another nail in the coffin of local democracy in India

CFA