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The Reserve Bank of India released a new draft of the project finance framework in May. To address risks and impacts, it must integrate social and environmental considerations, writes the author of this commentary. Large-scale projects such as highways and hydropower often rely on public financing...

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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

Pranay Raj

Budget 2024-25: Income Tax Contributes More to Govt Revenue Than Corporations

The skewed trend of individual income tax payers contributing more to the union government’s coffers than corporates has its basis in the tax break given to corporates five years ago. The Budget at a glance establishes that the share of government revenue from income tax (tax on individuals) at 19% ...

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July 23, 2024

Pranay Raj

The Economic Survey Only Increases Concerns of Inequality

A closer look at the figures reveals a worrying story. Representative image. Photo: Icarda/Flickr (ATTRIBUTION-NONCOMMERCIAL-NODERIVS 2.0 GENERIC). As the country gears up for the presentation of the Budget for the financial year (FY) 2024-25, the economic survey for 2023-24, tabled by Union financ...

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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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July 22, 2024

Pranita Kulkarni

Karnataka: Flip-Flop on Migrant Workers Continues

Revival of an anti-migrant Bill smacks of hypocrisy, with both Congress and BJP forgetting lessons from the pandemic exodus. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent unplanned lockdown announced in India, saw over one crore migrant workers returning to their home states between March an...

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September 26, 2024

CFA Admin

‘Weaponising FCRA’: Centre for Financial Accountability’s Joe Athialy on licence withdrawal, govt

The cancellation of the FCRA licence “has nothing to do with technicalities. It [the government] is weaponising FCRA and using it as a political tool against organisations that are critical of the government,” said Joe Athialy, executive director of the Centre for Financial Accountability. Last wee...

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September 26, 2024

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‘Modi govt’s assault on dissent’: Foreign funds of top finance NGO blocked

AHMEDABAD –In a surprise move, the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, has cancelled the foreign funding license of the well-known advocacy group, Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA), known for critically examining India’s finance and banking sectors from human rights and environme...

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September 26, 2024

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FCRA License Cancellation of CFA ‘Reeks of Mala Fide Intent, Vindictiveness’: PCPSPS

New Delhi: The People’s Commission on Public Sector and Public Services (PCPSPS) has expressed its solidarity with the Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) after its parent entity’s Foreign Contribution Regulation Act registration (FCRA) license was cancelled on Wednesday (July 10). The hom...

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September 26, 2024

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Govt cancels FCRA registration of CFA, cites incorrect tax filings

In a stark reminder of similar action against various NGOs in the past, the Union home ministry on Wednesday cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registration of the parent entity of the Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA). A non-profit organisation known for its critic...

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Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) aims to bring in accountability in financial institutions who lend money to development projects, through research and campaigns.

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Why RBI’s financial governance should address social and environmental concerns

Charts: Debunking the Modi Government’s Railway Spending Myth

Budget 2024-25: Income Tax Contributes More to Govt Revenue Than Corporations

The Economic Survey Only Increases Concerns of Inequality

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

Karnataka: Flip-Flop on Migrant Workers Continues

‘Weaponising FCRA’: Centre for Financial Accountability’s Joe Athialy on licence withdrawal, govt

‘Modi govt’s assault on dissent’: Foreign funds of top finance NGO blocked

FCRA License Cancellation of CFA ‘Reeks of Mala Fide Intent, Vindictiveness’: PCPSPS

Govt cancels FCRA registration of CFA, cites incorrect tax filings

Why RBI’s financial governance should address social and environmental concerns

Charts: Debunking the Modi Government’s Railway Spending Myth

Budget 2024-25: Income Tax Contributes More to Govt Revenue Than Corporations

The Economic Survey Only Increases Concerns of Inequality

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

Karnataka: Flip-Flop on Migrant Workers Continues

‘Weaponising FCRA’: Centre for Financial Accountability’s Joe Athialy on licence withdrawal, govt

‘Modi govt’s assault on dissent’: Foreign funds of top finance NGO blocked

FCRA License Cancellation of CFA ‘Reeks of Mala Fide Intent, Vindictiveness’: PCPSPS

Govt cancels FCRA registration of CFA, cites incorrect tax filings

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