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SC punctures RBI's efforts to fight bad loans

SC punctures RBI's efforts to fight bad loans

Rediff.com2 Apr 2019

RBI had on February 12, 2018 issued a circular saying that lenders have to provide for resolution plan within 180 days in case of large account of Rs 2,000 crore and above.

FinMin counters RBI, says stress in banking sector declining

FinMin counters RBI, says stress in banking sector declining

Rediff.com29 Dec 2019

The net NPA ratio declined to 3.7 per cent in September 2019 from just below 4 per cent in March 2019, reflecting increased provisioning.

WPI inflation cools to 4-month low of 1% in March

WPI inflation cools to 4-month low of 1% in March

Rediff.com15 Apr 2020

As per commerce and industry ministry data, food inflation fell to 4.91 per cent in March from 7.79 per cent in the previous month.

Exports contract 10.21% in July; trade deficit narrows to $4.83 bn

Exports contract 10.21% in July; trade deficit narrows to $4.83 bn

Rediff.com14 Aug 2020

Sectors with positive growth during the month include rice, iron ore, oil seeds, oil meals, meat, dairy and poultry products, pharmaceuticals, coffee, engineering goods, and plastic.

What Budget has in store for regional rural banks

What Budget has in store for regional rural banks

Rediff.com27 Jan 2021

RRBs were formed under an Act to provide credit to small farmers, agricultural labourers and businesses in rural areas.

Kerala beckons tourists: We're open!

Kerala beckons tourists: We're open!

Rediff.com4 Oct 2018

Kerala Tourism has drawn up God's Own Country 2.0 and the department is going all out to repair the state's image and infrastructure. Apart from being a damage control exercise, it is also an opportunity to reimagine the state as a tourism brand.

Factory output climbs 22.4% in March; inflation slips to 4.29% in April

Factory output climbs 22.4% in March; inflation slips to 4.29% in April

Rediff.com12 May 2021

India's factory output climbed 22.4 per cent in March, benefiting from the base effect of the lockdown-marred month a year back as well as a turnaround in the manufacturing sector, while retail inflation slipped to a three-month low of 4.29 per cent in April. The high positive annual growth in the index of industrial production (IIP) in March 2021 came on back of a contraction of (-)0.9 per cent and (-)3.4 per cent in January and February 2021 respectively, according to the data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Wednesday. This turnaround was led by recovery in the mining, manufacturing and electricity sectors.

Will India's GDP grow at 6.7% in Q1? Economists say yes

Will India's GDP grow at 6.7% in Q1? Economists say yes

Rediff.com22 Aug 2017

If the industrial sector expanded, growth rate is likely to rise in the remaining quarters to reach 7.6-7.8 per cent for 2017-18.

Coming soon: rating system for infra projects

Coming soon: rating system for infra projects

Rediff.com11 Jan 2017

The new system is expected to give emphasis on various in-built credit enhancement structures.

Fuel price hike to hit car sales

Fuel price hike to hit car sales

Rediff.com21 Nov 2005

Passenger car sales in the country, already witnessing a slowdown, may get further bogged down in case of a hike in fuel prices or hardening of interest rates, credit rating agency ICRA has warned.

Retail inflation jumps to 16-month high of 4.62% in October

Retail inflation jumps to 16-month high of 4.62% in October

Rediff.com13 Nov 2019

The inflation in the food basket spiked to 7.89 per cent in October 2019 as against 5.11 per cent the preceding month.

Lodha, India's largest realty group, lays off 400 employees

Lodha, India's largest realty group, lays off 400 employees

Rediff.com6 Sep 2019

The retrenchments at the company promoted by Mumbai BJP chief Mangal Prabhat Lodha come at a time when the economic growth has dipped to a six-year low of 5 per cent, which has led many to fear if the spectre of job losses across sectors awaits next.

Wipro gets top corp governance rating

Wipro gets top corp governance rating

Rediff.com28 Jan 2004

Software major Wipro on Wednesday became the first entity to get the credit rating agency ICRA's highest category 'SVG1' rating for stakeholders value creation and governance practices.

IBC process: Any buyers for these 137 firms facing liquidation?

IBC process: Any buyers for these 137 firms facing liquidation?

Rediff.com14 Aug 2018

With assets depreciating over time, it will lead to large haircuts for lenders and creditors, say experts

'Jet loses Rs 50 mn to Rs 100 mn a day'

'Jet loses Rs 50 mn to Rs 100 mn a day'

Rediff.com13 Aug 2018

Signs of financial stress were visible when the airline reported a loss of Rs 10.40 billion.

China top buyer of Indian steel under lockdown

China top buyer of Indian steel under lockdown

Rediff.com30 Jun 2020

In the first two months of the current fiscal, Indian exports of finished steel reportedly grew by almost 76 per cent on a YoY basis and China alone accounted for close to 60 per cent of the increase.

Inflation makes a big hole in consumers' pockets

Inflation makes a big hole in consumers' pockets

Rediff.com27 Dec 2019

Costlier vegetables slowly pushed retail inflation, which had remained well within the Reserve Bank's comfortable level of 4 per cent during most part of 2019, peaked to more than three-year high of 5.54 per cent in November.

Coronavirus puts spotlight on looming fiscal deficit

Coronavirus puts spotlight on looming fiscal deficit

Rediff.com1 Apr 2020

To meet the revised estimates for 2019-20, the central government will have to garner Rs 5.03 trillion in total revenues in March, which has seen the worst phase of the coronavirus pandemic so far and the resultant lockdown.

Centre's divestment plan: A stress test for zombie steel plants

Centre's divestment plan: A stress test for zombie steel plants

Rediff.com30 Apr 2021

With the government looking to divest loss-making steel assets, significant interest from secondary players is most likely this time apart from the anticipated list of large integrated primary steel producers, said industry experts. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), Neelachal Ispat Nigam Ltd (NINL), NMDC Integrated Steel Plant (NISP)-Nagarnar, Ferro Scrap Nigam Ltd and three units of Steel Authority of India (SAIL) - Alloy Steels Plant, Durgapur; Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant, Bhadravati; and Salem Steel Plant, Salem - constitute the divestment list. All the three units of SAIL have been loss-making for more than five years.

Covid-19 crisis: Signs of economic recovery fragile, say experts

Covid-19 crisis: Signs of economic recovery fragile, say experts

Rediff.com12 Oct 2020

'The real lifting of the economy will happen only if this momentum sustains in the coming months.'

Indian pharma cos' R&D spend to go up: Study

Indian pharma cos' R&D spend to go up: Study

Rediff.com19 Aug 2014

Companies that are developing biosimilars (for regulated markets) or have portfolio of new chemical entities (NCEs) under development.

Covid-19 provisioning badly hits profits of top private banks

Covid-19 provisioning badly hits profits of top private banks

Rediff.com2 Jun 2020

Axis Bank and ICICI Bank consumed 37-59 per cent of their operating profit for COVID-19 provisioning, while the figure is 24 per cent in case of Kotak Mahindra Bank and 10-12 per cent for IndusInd Bank and HDFC Bank.

The dark side to 100% electrification of India

The dark side to 100% electrification of India

Rediff.com12 Apr 2019

India has achieved 100 per cent electrical connectivity, but 100 per cent electrification remains a long-drawn task, says Shreya Jai.

Disclosing every loan default is now mandatory for listed firms

Disclosing every loan default is now mandatory for listed firms

Rediff.com21 Nov 2019

Sebi has now said any default of payments of interest or principal on loans taken from financial institutions, including banks, will have to be disclosed if it continues beyond 30 days.

How Anil Ambani can revive his group's fortune

How Anil Ambani can revive his group's fortune

Rediff.com2 May 2019

More asset sales may be only way out, though most of the group companies' ratings have been downgraded and their combined market value is now a fraction of their combined debt.

'Higher PC base, cable TV to lead Internet growth'

'Higher PC base, cable TV to lead Internet growth'

Rediff.com17 Dec 2003

Growth in Internet usage in the coming years is likely to be led by higher PC penetration and access through cable TV route, according to rating agency ICRA.

Is India facing stagflation? C Rangarajan clears the air

Is India facing stagflation? C Rangarajan clears the air

Rediff.com25 Mar 2013

'Fiscal and monetary space is more constrained in developing countries because of inflation and high borrowing cost.'

Airlines will be in red this year too but losses will be lower Y-o-Y

Airlines will be in red this year too but losses will be lower Y-o-Y

Rediff.com23 Oct 2015

Airlines will report losses in FY16 but 35% less Y-o-Y

States' borrowing: Market fatigue is getting evident

States' borrowing: Market fatigue is getting evident

Rediff.com2 Oct 2020

The spreads between state development loans and equivalent-maturity government papers have started widening, and market participants don't expect them to contract anytime soon. The rise in spreads is a direct measure of market displeasure than a rise in yields.

Short-term loans to get cheaper

Short-term loans to get cheaper

Rediff.com30 Mar 2016

Benchmark rate for new loans to be lower by 80-90 bps from Friday; move could increase competition but hit commercial papers.

What makes this loss-making steel co so attractive?

What makes this loss-making steel co so attractive?

Rediff.com14 Apr 2021

India Ratings expects long products demand growth to be sharp, supported by a demand push from the government-led infrastructure investments in affordable housing, railways, rural electrification and road networks.

Fitch to rate corporate governance

Fitch to rate corporate governance

Rediff.com27 Jun 2003

Following the footsteps of ICRA and CRISIL on rating corporate governance, credit rating agency Fitch will also take up such an exercise soon.

GST collections remain subdued at Rs 95,380 crore in October

GST collections remain subdued at Rs 95,380 crore in October

Rediff.com1 Nov 2019

This is the third consecutive month when GST mop-up remained below the Rs 1 lakh crore mark, despite the festival season.

Fiscal deficit may cross 4.8% of GDP

Fiscal deficit may cross 4.8% of GDP

Rediff.com23 Mar 2004

Credit rating agency ICRA on Tuesday warned that fiscal deficit will cross 4.8 per cent of GDP during 2003-04, as it was projected by the government in the interim budget.

Beauty products lead FMCG's smart recovery in June

Beauty products lead FMCG's smart recovery in June

Rediff.com18 Jul 2020

Overall, the domestic FMCG market bounced back to levels of 98 in June compared with 75 in May and 101 in March before the nationwide lockdown was announced. The pre-Covid March index for foods was 103, and for non-foods, it was 99.

Exports, imports fall, but trade turns surplus after 18 years

Exports, imports fall, but trade turns surplus after 18 years

Rediff.com15 Jul 2020

Import segments which recorded negative growth include gold, silver, transport equipment, coal, fertiliser, machinery and machine tools. However, exports of oil seeds, coffee, rice, tobacco, spices, pharma, and chemicals reported positive growth in June.

'Fiscal deficit to be lower at 5.4% of GDP'

'Fiscal deficit to be lower at 5.4% of GDP'

Rediff.com22 Jan 2004

The government will be able to keep its fiscal deficit lower at 5.4 per cent during 2003-04 than the budgeted 5.6 per cent of GDP, despite the give-aways announced by Finance Minister Jaswant Singh on January 8, according to rating agency ICRA.

Cheaper crude only silver lining for country, say analysts

Cheaper crude only silver lining for country, say analysts

Rediff.com24 Jun 2016

India Ratings principal economist Sunil Kumar Sinha said the Brexit is a mixed bag for the country.

Despite fall in crude prices govt may hike excise duty on petrol

Despite fall in crude prices govt may hike excise duty on petrol

Rediff.com23 Apr 2020

A government official said out that with hardly any economic activity, an immediate duty hike will not be productive and could be announced once the lockdown eases and demand revives.