Padma Awards 2011: The winners

President Pratibha Patil has approved the conferment ofPadmaAwards 2011. This year the President has approved 128 awards, including one duo case (counted as one) and 12 in the category of......

Banks choke flow of funds to MFIs

In a fresh blow to microfinance institutions, banks are refusing to lend them even a sanctioned line of credit, following recent controversies over opaque corporate governance and usurious interest......