Their net NPA as a proportion of net advances were 2.2 per cent, compared with 1.7 per during the same period a year earlier.
The Governor, who completes one year in RBI on Wednesday, has stabilised the rupee and is getting a fix on inflation.
SBI Caps readies plan, identifies 4 assets; bankers say there are enough bidders.
The finance ministry has ruled out the proposal for the appointment of a chief operating officer (COO) of the rank of deputy governor in the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), as the government feels no interim arrangements should be made for such high-profile appointments.
Move comes after the country's monetary authority tightened credit norms
Stocks such as NIIT, Punj Lloyd, Gati, Welspun India and BEML are favourites of the trading community.
Letter to corporate affairs ministry cites slowing economy, capital challenges.
Leeway on CRR and SLR was a long-standing demand from banks, which the RBI did not agree to till recently.
The Union finance ministry is planning to make rules regarding wilful defaulters more stringent, so that criminal charges can be pressed against such entities.
Focus to be on unbanked areas; initial capital is set at Rs 100 crore; India Post can apply.
Shortage of seeds, threat of El Nino expected to restrict sowing.
The proposed exchange is likely to be almost as big as Mumbai's Bharat Diamond Bourse, now said to be fully occupied.
According to RBI sources, some banks had extended credit to existing borrowers to repay their debt, known as evergreening of loans in banking parlance.
The committee's suggestion that existing commercial banks be allowed to hold payment banks as subsidiaries is also seen as unviable by RBI and the finance ministry.
IBA has commissioned a study to evaluate the pros and cons of keeping banks shut on Saturdays.
MCX has been struggling to raise funds with a rights issue, ending on Thursday.
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The new provisions strengthen the hands of minority shareholders and will improve corporate governance.
Sun Pharma's offer was tempting because Ranbaxy was too busy fighting fires in the US to concentrate on operations.
The RBI wants to enforce more transparency in public sector banks. Manojit Saha The Apex bank wants the government t oreduce stakes in PSUs.
Chary also says some government officials have played an important role in favouring organisations that MCX competes with.
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