Coming! New Affordable Housing Scheme

The new scheme may be announced before the Lok Sabha elections. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The government is planning a new affordable housing scheme for households in urban......

Want To Know About Tech Of The Future?

Amphibious drones for maritime inspection... devices that extract pure oxygen from water for patients in need... self-balancing electric bikes... IMAGE: People take selfies at the entrance of BTS......

What's A National Common Mobility Card?

The NCMC facilitates convenient travel while integrating last-mile connectivity, a must in India's extensive landscape.It enables travellers to pay for a cross-section of needs, including toll tax,......

How Urban Flooding Affects Lives

Year by year, our cities remain defeated in the face of weather conditions, costing us time, money, resources and often lives, observe Amit Kapoor and Bibek Debroy. IMAGE: Parked vehicles......

Higher credit demand likely to lead to further upsides for banks

The National Stock Exchange Nifty Bank has hit an all-time high. Photograph: Ajay Verma/Reuters Apart from the bullish sentiment caused by recent Assembly elections, there are signs of economic......

Should Nirmalaji Be Worried?

The deficit stood over Rs 8 trillion in the first seven months of the current financial year.Non-tax revenues, comprising transfers from the RBI and dividends of the public sector units, shored up......

'There is huge demand for home loans'

'We started affordable housing loans that has good traction and the books have grown to Rs 750 crore as of the end of last quarter.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com PNB Housing Finance,......

RBI rule on unsecured loans to hit lenders' capital, loan growth: Analysts

The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) latest order on unsecured loans is set to hit the banking sector's growth in the near-term, cautioned analysts, as they see banks slowing down on aggressive......

Pathaan Cheers Single Screen Theatres

Their number is dwindling, but single screens believe they have a place in the entertainment space. IMAGE: People stand outside the theatre during the first day first show of Pathaan. Photograph:......

Wake Up Call For Bollywood A-Listers

Seven of Bollywood's big stars (Akshay Kumar, Ranveer Singh, Ajay Devgn, Varun Dhawan, Saif Ali Khan, John Abraham and Shahid Kapoor), who had 10 movies released with a collective budget of Rs......