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Isn’t Selling PSEs, Banks, Insurance, and Assets not selling family silver?

The Finance Minister has stated that she is not selling family silver but strengthening it. Is it true? Department of In...

General Random Reflections

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Selling the House to have Alcohol- Budget 2021-22

We have come across alcoholics selling property to have their drink. The central government seems to be doing similar t...

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Is Development Finance Institution the way forward?

The infrastructure sector remains to be the priority area for investment of the current government to undertake the econ...

General Infrastructure Finance

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You made me a Khalistani

Long time ago there was a Malayalam film “Ningal Enna Communist Aakki”– You made me a Communist. The happenings on...

General Random Reflections

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A Push on Large RE Projects to Achieve Paris Pledge

After making a pledge in the Paris Agreement to increase the share of renewable energy, India is not only pushing large ...

Energy General

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Gaming the GameStop stock, taking Hedge Funds for a ride!

How often do we read about middle income individuals appropriating the wealth from the super-rich using the very systems...

General International Finance

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How India is making a way for coal: Energy Sector Updates

Coal has not been only always costlier from the perspective of socio, economic, and ecology, but it has also been one of...

Coal Energy General

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What do human-elephant conflict, smart cities, thermal power plants on a sea coast, C-section births and the recent migrant labour debacle have in common?

To me, the first word that comes to mind is development. Cambridge Dictionary defines development as the process by whi...

Coverage General Infrastructure Finance

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‘Smart Cities Mission’ is anti-poor, non-inclusive, and against the constitutional mandate: Experts

While the 2015 idea of ‘100 Smart Cities Mission’ promised improved standards of living, the reality is tha...

Coverage General Infrastructure Finance

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Infrastructure Finance Update, July 2020 –

This month in the Infrastructure Finance update, the finance ministry has reached out to major infrastructure ministrie...

General Infrastructure Finance

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May 14, 2021

Thomas Franco

Isn’t Selling PSEs, Banks, Insurance, and Assets not selling family silver?

The Finance Minister has stated that she is not selling family silver but strengthening it. Is it true? Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) states that four major areas of its work relates to Strategic Disinvestment, Minority Stake Sales, Asset Monetisation and Capital Restr...

General Random Reflections

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February 18, 2025

Thomas Franco

Selling the House to have Alcohol- Budget 2021-22

We have come across alcoholics selling property to have their drink. The central government seems to be doing similar things. The Public Sector is like the house constructed with great ambition. But now, it is being sold on a platter to a few favourite corporates and the money is being used for Cen...

General Random Reflections Union Budget

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May 7, 2021

Tani Alex

Is Development Finance Institution the way forward?

The infrastructure sector remains to be the priority area for investment of the current government to undertake the economic recovery in the post-pandemic times. To press ahead with the projects in this sector last month, the Ministry of Finance announced approval of infrastructure projects worth Rs...

General Infrastructure Finance

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May 7, 2021

Thomas Franco

You made me a Khalistani

Long time ago there was a Malayalam film “Ningal Enna Communist Aakki”– You made me a Communist. The happenings on 26th January and the callous attitude with which the government is treating the farmers for more than two months now, reminds me of that, and I feel the government is going to mak...

General Random Reflections

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June 11, 2021

Rajesh Kumar

A Push on Large RE Projects to Achieve Paris Pledge

After making a pledge in the Paris Agreement to increase the share of renewable energy, India is not only pushing large scale renewable energy projects including solar and wind projects, but it has also eased many rules and regulations in a hurry to bring back large hydropower projects to achieve it...

Energy General

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May 7, 2021

Om Prakash Singh

Gaming the GameStop stock, taking Hedge Funds for a ride!

How often do we read about middle income individuals appropriating the wealth from the super-rich using the very systems that they have created in order to become and stay wealthy? Not very. So when it did happen last week at the New York Stock Exchange, everyone sat up and took notice. Not least of...

General International Finance

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July 30, 2021

Rajesh Kumar

How India is making a way for coal: Energy Sector Updates

Coal has not been only always costlier from the perspective of socio, economic, and ecology, but it has also been one of the biggest greenhouse gas emitters in the energy sources. Despite that, post-pandemic, India is aggressively pushing coal than ever before. On the other hand, the newly elected P...

Coal Energy General

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July 14, 2021

Ashwin Lobo

What do human-elephant conflict, smart cities, thermal power plants on a sea coast, C-section births and the recent migrant labour debacle have in common?

To me, the first word that comes to mind is development. Cambridge Dictionary defines development as the process by which something grows or changes and becomes more advanced. In Economics, development is irretrievably tied with persistent growth with the most popular metric for measuring suc...

Coverage General Infrastructure Finance

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July 14, 2021

Qamar ZJ and Chandrima Mazumdar

‘Smart Cities Mission’ is anti-poor, non-inclusive, and against the constitutional mandate: Experts

While the 2015 idea of ‘100 Smart Cities Mission’ promised improved standards of living, the reality is that it has forced many people into poverty. Instead of acting as a role model for the tier 2 and tier 3 cities, the governance and financial implications of this urban renewal progra...

Coverage General Infrastructure Finance

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July 14, 2021

Tani Alex & Gaurav Dwivedi

Infrastructure Finance Update, July 2020 –

This month in the Infrastructure Finance update, the finance ministry has reached out to major infrastructure ministries like railways and roads and highways, asking them to step up spending to meet budgeted expenditures. Due to the pandemic, and the consequent lockdown and disruption in economic a...

General Infrastructure Finance

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Isn’t Selling PSEs, Banks, Insurance, and Assets not selling family silver?

Selling the House to have Alcohol- Budget 2021-22

Is Development Finance Institution the way forward?

You made me a Khalistani

A Push on Large RE Projects to Achieve Paris Pledge

Gaming the GameStop stock, taking Hedge Funds for a ride!

How India is making a way for coal: Energy Sector Updates

What do human-elephant conflict, smart cities, thermal power plants on a sea coast, C-section births and the recent migrant labour debacle have in common?

‘Smart Cities Mission’ is anti-poor, non-inclusive, and against the constitutional mandate: Experts

Infrastructure Finance Update, July 2020 –

Isn’t Selling PSEs, Banks, Insurance, and Assets not selling family silver?

Selling the House to have Alcohol- Budget 2021-22

Is Development Finance Institution the way forward?

You made me a Khalistani

A Push on Large RE Projects to Achieve Paris Pledge

Gaming the GameStop stock, taking Hedge Funds for a ride!

How India is making a way for coal: Energy Sector Updates

What do human-elephant conflict, smart cities, thermal power plants on a sea coast, C-section births and the recent migrant labour debacle have in common?

‘Smart Cities Mission’ is anti-poor, non-inclusive, and against the constitutional mandate: Experts

Infrastructure Finance Update, July 2020 –