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The Futility of Per Capita Comparisons in Unequal Societies

A few months ago, a news made headlines, doing rounds in the social media about how it was a matter of much shame that I...

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Are Bad Banks here to Save the Corporates?

The Union Government has announced setting up of a Bad Bank (the name itself is bad), called the National Asset Reconstr...

General Random Reflections

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CFA is seeking energetic, internet-savvy media interns to work part-time managing our social media accounts and creatin...

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Tidal Energy in India? Are We Ready?

Renewable energy commitments of India have been in focus in the various government policies. India has seen major invest...

Energy General Renewable

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Warehousing Assets of FCI and DFPB to Realise Rs 28,900 crore

INFRA FINANCE UPDATE, AUGUST 2021 Assets currently owned by Food Corporation of India and the Department of Food and Pub...

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With National Monetization (Privatization) Pipeline Govt would be virtually extending the lease in perpetuity: Thomas Isaac

Political representatives and academics at a national convention expose the real intention behind NMP “The governm...

General Indian Economy Infrastructure Finance

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Anti People Bills Passed Surreptitiously by the Parliament

In a democracy, debates and discussions are essential. Issues of governance are of vital importance. Parliament is meant...

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Energy Finance Conference India 2020 – Conference Report

The Energy Finance Conference –India which began in 2019 and continued its journey into 2020, emerged as a response to t...

Energy General Publications

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Is the New DFI Answer to India’s Infrastructural Challenges?

The infrastructure sector is one of the key sectors for India to achieve higher economic growth rates and requires major...

General Infrastructure Finance Publications

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Enhanced Access and Service Excellence – Easy way of Cheating People

In January 2018, the Government of India launched EASE 1.0. It was developed by Boston Consultancy Group (BCG), a mult...

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October 1, 2021

Nishank

The Futility of Per Capita Comparisons in Unequal Societies

A few months ago, a news made headlines, doing rounds in the social media about how it was a matter of much shame that India had fallen behind Bangladesh on the metric of Per Capita Income. In the fiscal year 2020-21, India’s per capita income stood at $1,947 while Bangladesh’s per capita income was...

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September 29, 2021

Thomas Franco

Are Bad Banks here to Save the Corporates?

The Union Government has announced setting up of a Bad Bank (the name itself is bad), called the National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd (NARCL). It will buy loans above Rs.500 crores from the banks. NARCL will be promoted by the public sector banks with majority stake. To support NARCL, India De...

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October 6, 2021

CFA Admin

Paid Media Internship

CFA is seeking energetic, internet-savvy media interns to work part-time managing our social media accounts and creating content. Responsibilities: Post on CFA’s major social media profiles (Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram) throughout the week, with a frequency in accordance with our soc...

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October 7, 2021

Dhwani Shah

Tidal Energy in India? Are We Ready?

Renewable energy commitments of India have been in focus in the various government policies. India has seen major investments in technology, research and development of various kinds of renewable energy. Tidal energy is one of the kinds of energy being intensively researched on and developed. Tidal ...

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September 30, 2021

Shivani Dwivedi

Warehousing Assets of FCI and DFPB to Realise Rs 28,900 crore

INFRA FINANCE UPDATE, AUGUST 2021 Assets currently owned by Food Corporation of India and the Department of Food and Public Distribution, with warehousing capacity of 210 lakh MT will fall under the monetisation plans of the governmentto realise Rs 28,900 crore. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman a...

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September 22, 2021

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With National Monetization (Privatization) Pipeline Govt would be virtually extending the lease in perpetuity: Thomas Isaac

Political representatives and academics at a national convention expose the real intention behind NMP “The government is claiming they are giving only temporary rights for certain duration (through the National Monetisation Pipeline). The key question is how the government will repay this inve...

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September 21, 2021

Thomas Franco

Anti People Bills Passed Surreptitiously by the Parliament

In a democracy, debates and discussions are essential. Issues of governance are of vital importance. Parliament is meant to keep a check on the government by the people and for the people. But in 2020, the budget session was held for only 23 days, and the monsoon session for just 10 days, while the ...

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September 14, 2021

CFA Admin

Energy Finance Conference India 2020 – Conference Report

The Energy Finance Conference –India which began in 2019 and continued its journey into 2020, emerged as a response to the ongoing dialogues on the need to judiciously maximise the security of energy supplies in India to fuel development without burdening both man and the environment. While the eve...

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September 13, 2021

Gaurav Dwivedi

Is the New DFI Answer to India’s Infrastructural Challenges?

The infrastructure sector is one of the key sectors for India to achieve higher economic growth rates and requires major investments into projects to push the growth rates higher. The infrastructure sector requires long-term and non-recourse financing, which is inherently risky in nature due to high...

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September 6, 2021

Thomas Franco

Enhanced Access and Service Excellence – Easy way of Cheating People

In January 2018, the Government of India launched EASE 1.0. It was developed by Boston Consultancy Group (BCG), a multinational consultant with no experience in banking at all, and it is still run by them. They just cook up some data and give projections. Their projects have failed abroad, and the...

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The Futility of Per Capita Comparisons in Unequal Societies

Are Bad Banks here to Save the Corporates?

Paid Media Internship

Tidal Energy in India? Are We Ready?

Warehousing Assets of FCI and DFPB to Realise Rs 28,900 crore

With National Monetization (Privatization) Pipeline Govt would be virtually extending the lease in perpetuity: Thomas Isaac

Anti People Bills Passed Surreptitiously by the Parliament

Energy Finance Conference India 2020 – Conference Report

Is the New DFI Answer to India’s Infrastructural Challenges?

Enhanced Access and Service Excellence – Easy way of Cheating People

The Futility of Per Capita Comparisons in Unequal Societies

Are Bad Banks here to Save the Corporates?

Paid Media Internship

Tidal Energy in India? Are We Ready?

Warehousing Assets of FCI and DFPB to Realise Rs 28,900 crore

With National Monetization (Privatization) Pipeline Govt would be virtually extending the lease in perpetuity: Thomas Isaac

Anti People Bills Passed Surreptitiously by the Parliament

Energy Finance Conference India 2020 – Conference Report

Is the New DFI Answer to India’s Infrastructural Challenges?

Enhanced Access and Service Excellence – Easy way of Cheating People