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Topic: Municipal Bonds

Municipal bonds not a hit among urban local bodies, low creditworthiness a big hurdle — infra report

Risha Chitlangia -
Other factors include easy availability of govt funds, lack of political will to improve service delivery & systemic absence of timely audits, says India Infrastructure Report 2023

Agra & Varanasi among 4 UP cities set to issue municipal bonds to raise money for infra development

Risha Chitlangia -
New Delhi: The municipal corporations of four Tier-2 cities in Uttar Pradesh — Agra, Kanpur, Prayagraj and Varanasi — will issue municipal bonds by...

India’s cleanest city to issue its 1st green bonds to fund solar power plant. ‘Have Indore’s trust’

Sukriti Vats -
Indore is issuing municipal bonds to the public to raise Rs 250 cr for the project. The civic body will also earn revenue by selling carbon credits, says Indore Smart City CEO.

‘India’s urban local bodies among weakest globally’: RBI decries reliance on state, central grants

TCA Sharad Raghavan -
Municipal corporations need innovative alternative sources of financing to cater to increased infrastructural demands, says report by RBI.

Lucknow Municipal Corporation bonds list on BSE — what are they & why cities need them

Remya Nair -
The municipal bonds issued by the Lucknow Municipal Corporation were listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange.

‘Muni’ bond to the rescue. After Indore’s success, cities eager to raise their own funds

Mahua Venkatesh -
Madhya Pradesh is taking the lead in ‘muni bonds’ with cities such as Gwalior, Jabalpur and Bhopal set to follow suit.

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Opinion

There’s a method in Trump’s Pakistan romance. It’s all about Gulf security

+TFP Praveen Swami -
Like Turkey and Egypt, Pakistan is one of a handful of powers with the human resources and infrastructure to help secure the Persian Gulf as Trump’s America draws down its military presence.

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Economy

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

Neelam Pandey -
New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Defence

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

Javaria Rana -
ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

National Interest

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Shekhar Gupta -
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.

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