The new scheme may be announced before the Lok Sabha elections. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The government is planning a new affordable housing scheme for households in urban......
India's role as a leader of the global south may require it to give up its ambition to serve as a bridge between the warring halves of the international community, points out Mihir S Sharma.......
Here's the full text of President's Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first of Budget Session 2022. IMAGE: A word cloud of President Ram Nath......
'The Indian government wakes up after the fact when it can do nothing, or rather lacks the will, to prosecute military actions to reverse these adverse PLA-driven developments.' Photograph: ANI......
Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session. Honourable Members, This joint sitting of......
'You cannot have only one product or one market or one customer segment.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com While the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allows small finance banks (SFBs) to apply to......
At a time when the role of corporate boards is once again under the scanner, independent directors on the Paytm Payments Bank board have indicated that red flags were raised over regulatory issues......
'For the first time ever it has come below 1 per cent, at 0.97 per cent.' Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters Canara Bank will not sacrifice margins for growth and it will be conscious about the......
The challenge for the RBI in 2024 is likely to be less about containing elevated inflation and more about curbing excessive financial market exuberance and a 'problem of plenty', notes Sajjid......
'We need to be far more careful given the fact that while this is group lending, it's essentially unsecured.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Microfinance institutions (MFIs) have become......
'I have walked down the path and I hope that others who are following that path do not come empty-handed. I am hoping that the right kind of support is given to the academy and we are able to......