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The Supreme Court Is Not the Supreme Wisdom

“The Supreme Court is not the supreme wisdom” is not merely an emotional reaction; it is a political consciousness that ...

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Union Budget 2026–27: A Budget Sans Kartavya

On February 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman released the 2026-27 Union Budget. In the NDA Government’s long ...

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Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd (REC) Give In-principle Nod to Merger

In the Union Budget 2026 to 27, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that major public sector NBFCs would ...

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Did the Budget Do Enough to Solve the Problems Faced by the MSMEs?

This budget has grabbed headlines for its support to the MSME sector, particularly with the announcement of the 10,...

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CFA flags ‘welfare retreat’ in Union Budget 2026–27, alleges corporate bias

The advocacy group Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) has sharply criticised the Union Budget 2026–27, calling it...

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PROMISES NOT KEPT, SELLING FALSE DATA — A FARCE CALLED UNION BUDGET

Budgets are supposed to deliver the promises made by the ruling party, address challenges before the economy, and achiev...

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A Budget Sans Kartavya: CFA releases its Budget Analysis for the year 2026-27

Press Release New Delhi | February 5, 2026: A closer analysis of the Union Budget reveals that the public health spendin...

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Kartavya-less Budget

An Analysis of the Union Budget 2026-27 Listening to the Finance Minister’s speech right after reading the Economic Sur...

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📽️ WATCH: Public Lecture by Justice S. Muralidhar on Interrogating the World Bank @ 80

🪙 As the World Bank marks 80 years, Justice S. Muralidhar delivers a critical address examining the institution’s growi...

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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...

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September 16, 2026

Devidas Tuljapurakar

The Supreme Court Is Not the Supreme Wisdom

“The Supreme Court is not the supreme wisdom” is not merely an emotional reaction; it is a political consciousness that points to the class limitations of power structures. The statement made by the Chief Justice of India during the hearing of the Public Interest Litigation Penn Thozhilalargal Sanga...

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September 16, 2026

CFA

Union Budget 2026–27: A Budget Sans Kartavya

On February 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman released the 2026-27 Union Budget. In the NDA Government’s long pattern of disregarding the land, lives and labour of people, this budget is another nail in the coffin of India’s democracy. The winter session of the Parliament showed t...

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September 16, 2026

Arjun Unnikrishnan & Nancy Pathak

Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd (REC) Give In-principle Nod to Merger

In the Union Budget 2026 to 27, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that major public sector NBFCs would be consolidated to create larger institutions to finance energy and infrastructure. Following this, the boards of Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and Rural Electrification Corporat...

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September 16, 2026

Anirban Bhattacharya

Did the Budget Do Enough to Solve the Problems Faced by the MSMEs?

This budget has grabbed headlines for its support to the MSME sector, particularly with the announcement of the 10,000 crore SME Growth Fund. Given the fact that MSMEs have suffered in recent times because of the tariff wars and the dwindling demand in the domestic market, the sector did need s...

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September 16, 2026

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CFA flags ‘welfare retreat’ in Union Budget 2026–27, alleges corporate bias

The advocacy group Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) has sharply criticised the Union Budget 2026–27, calling it a “budget sans kartavya” that weakens public welfare while favouring private corporations, even as inequality, climate risks and social distress deepen across the country. In its ...

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September 16, 2026

Thomas Franco

PROMISES NOT KEPT, SELLING FALSE DATA — A FARCE CALLED UNION BUDGET

Budgets are supposed to deliver the promises made by the ruling party, address challenges before the economy, and achieve the constitutional goals. One of the most important constitutional goals is to bring down inequality and provide equal opportunity to all. When income inequality is increasing, i...

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September 16, 2026

CFA

A Budget Sans Kartavya: CFA releases its Budget Analysis for the year 2026-27

Press Release New Delhi | February 5, 2026: A closer analysis of the Union Budget reveals that the public health spending by the Centre remains at a dismal 0.27% of GDP and the education spending stands at 0.35% of GDP, far below the 6% of GDP commitment under the much celebrated National Education ...

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September 30, 2026

CFA

Kartavya-less Budget

An Analysis of the Union Budget 2026-27 Listening to the Finance Minister’s speech right after reading the Economic Survey felt as if the sound and fury of the Survey signified nothing. The Survey, sans several of the unqualified praise for the state of the economy, had rightly underlined the exige...

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September 16, 2026

CFA

📽️ WATCH: Public Lecture by Justice S. Muralidhar on Interrogating the World Bank @ 80

🪙 As the World Bank marks 80 years, Justice S. Muralidhar delivers a critical address examining the institution’s growing influence over India’s economic and social policies. With rising external debt, he explains how international financial institutions increasingly shape decisions affecting milli...

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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...

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The Supreme Court Is Not the Supreme Wisdom

Union Budget 2026–27: A Budget Sans Kartavya

Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd (REC) Give In-principle Nod to Merger

Did the Budget Do Enough to Solve the Problems Faced by the MSMEs?

CFA flags ‘welfare retreat’ in Union Budget 2026–27, alleges corporate bias

PROMISES NOT KEPT, SELLING FALSE DATA — A FARCE CALLED UNION BUDGET

A Budget Sans Kartavya: CFA releases its Budget Analysis for the year 2026-27

Kartavya-less Budget

📽️ WATCH: Public Lecture by Justice S. Muralidhar on Interrogating the World Bank @ 80

How Fishing Communities Are Challenging Port Led Growth in Uttara Kannada

The Supreme Court Is Not the Supreme Wisdom

Union Budget 2026–27: A Budget Sans Kartavya

Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd (REC) Give In-principle Nod to Merger

Did the Budget Do Enough to Solve the Problems Faced by the MSMEs?

CFA flags ‘welfare retreat’ in Union Budget 2026–27, alleges corporate bias

PROMISES NOT KEPT, SELLING FALSE DATA — A FARCE CALLED UNION BUDGET

A Budget Sans Kartavya: CFA releases its Budget Analysis for the year 2026-27

Kartavya-less Budget

📽️ WATCH: Public Lecture by Justice S. Muralidhar on Interrogating the World Bank @ 80

How Fishing Communities Are Challenging Port Led Growth in Uttara Kannada