About 12 other lenders with combined exposure of Rs 1,200 crore likely to follow
Raghuram Rajan has appointed him as head of several committees soon after taking charge.
After the screening, the shortlisted candidates will be vetted by an external committee, to be headed by former RBI governor, Bimal Jalan.
Biksham Gujja contributed to major global initiatives such as the World Commission on Dams, World Water Commission and World Water Forum.
The macro economic situation and currency depreciation might top the priority list of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor-designate Raghuram Rajan.
A healthy track record and 17 years of experience in financial services would be the key strengths of Edelweiss Financial Services in setting up a bank, says chairman and chief executive officer Rashesh Shah, in an interview with Business Standard.
Rajan will be closely working with the RBI governor and the four deputy governors to gain familiarity with the central bank's stance on various issues.
Ananthasubramanian, 55, started her career in 1982 at Bank of Baroda as a specialist officer in the planning stream.
Arundhati Bhattacharya is a strong contender for chairperson post, after Pratip Chaudhuri retires in September.
In a letter addressed to Gogia's mother, Madhu Kapur, who holds a 12 per cent stake in YES Bank, the private lender said its board of directors, after extensive deliberations, had unanimously agreed not to accept her recommendation to appoint her daughter on the board.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor D Subbarao, often criticised for being "behind the curve", took market players and his critics by surprise.
The central bank is of the view that rise in external debt a concern but rating outlook revision reassuring.
India's top private banks might soon exit from the gold coin business.
The sharp fall in rupee since the beginning of May will make things difficult for the central bank which is on the path of easing the monetary policy to revive growth.
Application deadline may be extended but no leeway on priority-sector targets.
RBI Governor D Subbarao says banks' response to RBI's monetary intervention is asymmetric.
Street expects RBI to keep CRR unchanged, opt for open-market operations to ease liquidity
Four days ahead of RBI's monetary policy review, SBI Chairman Pratip Chaudhuri says a cut of one percentage point in CRR will allow the bank to lower lending rates 20 basis points.
Most major corporate houses, such as the Tata group, Birla group and Reliance Industries, besides non-banking financial companies like L&T Finance, M&M Financial Services and the Shriram group, are said to be interested in setting up new banks.
The public-sector lenders were yet to get a formal proposal on sale from HSBC.
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