Draft guidelines for Small Banks and Payments Banks were issued by the RBI in July and comments were invited till August 28.
In 2012, Akula quit as chairman of Bharat Financial Inclusion (formerly SKS Microfinance), which he'd founded and led to a successful initial public offering
'Under-employment continues to be a very big problem.' 'What we see today is many youth who would have accepted any kind of job are not willing to accept any job.' 'They are ready to wait for a better job, one that justifies their educational qualification. 'This is one of the reasons why unemployment has risen.'
There's still little indication of forward movement in Indo-US defence relations.
The agreement means consumers will enjoy more choices and varied price points.
Rediff.com's Ashish Narsale lists the smartphones that ruled our hearts in 2019.
It might be difficult to repeat the SKS success with VAYA Finserv, say analysts
'We can't have the best of both worlds -- large, efficient, world class government-owned banks, doing social banking and making profits. 'Why not set them free from the shackles of such obligations and run them as business units?' says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
The device, Win 400, is available at Rs 4,979.
'The procurement cycle still consumes too much time; little has changed.'
The companies will jointly launch the Windows 8.1 powered 10.1 inch Hewlett-Packard Omni10 tablet with embedded content from Pearson and Microsoft Office in the higher education space.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal says surge pricing is daylight robbery and no responsible govt can allow that.
Bandhan Bank to fund SMEs, create jobs, says FM
A sneak peek into the LG G Flex 2; Watch out, Samsung and Apple, says Shruti Puri
He started a fund with Rs 800 crore and made several investments.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
With both the Nexus phones touted to be the first to carry Android's Marshmallow edition, the latest offerings from Google seem tempting, but surely, gone are the days of cheap Nexus phones, says Himanshu Juneja
India scripted history by successfully launching EMISAT, a military satellite, and 28 foreign nano satellites on-board its polar rocket from Sriharikota on Monday, in a complex mission which marked many a first for Indian Space Research Organisation.
The zones, says Panagariya, would have to be set up near deep-draft ports, capable of accommodating very large and heavily loaded ships
Prices in most areas have been stagnant but some regions are showing reasonable appreciation.
A few critical shortcomings and a possible pricing blunder on the 64 GB (Rs 23,999) capacity model might just take the wind out of the sales of Xiaomi's latest offering.
At Rs 56,990, the smartphone seems to be on the pricier side.
Starting as a maker of hydraulic pumps, the Bengaluru-based company graduated to components for automakers like BMW and Audi, and then Airbus and Boeing
For financial institutions, it will be an opportunity to provide better lending options. For instance, customers who pay their overdrafts on time will get access to more credit and probably at a cheaper rate.
HTC has always wowed the audience with its slick and beautiful designing of its phones. Anybody taking a look at HTC One M9+ will not think otherwise either.
'There is a great scope for enhancing the use of organic fertilisers'.
The concerns regarding the leather durability and omissions of the plastic back panel will surely come to haunt LG. Combine all this with an asking price of Rs ~50,000 and the lurking news of touchscreen issues, LG has pretty much a hot potato on its hands!
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Reaching out to different sections of society, including farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the well-being of 'annadaata' is a priority for the government
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Mitra Biotech's personalised cancer therapy could be a game changer in the field of cancer medicine.
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With the weaker-than-expected agreement at the recent Climate Change Conference at Lima, there is an urgent need to highlight endeavours in civil society and business for a sustainable global economy with grassroots empowerment, say Rajni Bakshi.
Alibaba will acquire 25 per cent stake in One97 Communications.
Flipkart Supermart is already live in Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad and Delhi
There are umpteen cases where travel websites and airlines advertise tickets for unbelievably low prices, without mentioning taxes and other charges.
Every 30 seconds its website is connected to an SME for a loan, every five minutes it evaluates a loan, and every 20 minutes it disburses a loan.
A key hindrance to a faster turnaround of these banks is the slow progress in the resolution of legacy bad loans and the need to build up provisions against those assets.
It is mind-boggling to find our prime minister putting exports on the back-burner, says Jayanta Roy.
Amit Jaiswal, head of academics, MockBank.com shares expert advice with our young aspirants.