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*****Banks’ portfolios getting increasingly skewed towards investment in G-Secs, lending to retail sector: RBI report – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/money-and-banking/banks-portfolios-getting-increasingly-skewed-towards-investment-in-g-secs-lending-to-retail-sector-rbi-report/article65372587.ece Representative image Risk of transforming the system into ‘G-Sec investment oriented banking’ Banks’ lending operations may get skewed towards smaller and financially weaker
*Below the Line – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/below-the-line/article65372841.ece LIC Chairperson MR Kumar | Photo Credit: – LIC misses RHP record With a public offering size of ₹21,000 crore, LIC may have
*****Centre’s call to import coal meets with lukewarm response – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/centres-call-to-import-coal-meets-with-lukewarm-response/article65372743.ece High cost and inability to pass on to consumers immediately are being cited as key reasons Despite pulling all strings to enhance coal
*IT’s turning costly – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/editorial/it-companies-have-to-devise-ways-to-check-employee-attrition-to-protect-margins/article65372774.ece The long-term prospects of the IT sector are still bright | Photo Credit: SRIRAM MA IT companies have to devise ways to check
*N Sankar, a true role model – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/n-sankar-a-true-role-model/article65373493.ece Arun Bharat Ram (left), Chairman, SRF and Vijay Sankar, Chairman, Chemplast Sanmar at a memoriam meeting for N Sankar, late Chairman, Sanmar Group
*****Integrating MSMEs into global value chains – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/integrating-msmes-into-global-value-chains/article65373553.ece Resolving the credit issues of the MSME sector is critical | Photo Credit: PICHUMANI K A bigger push towards digitalisation will give this
*****From payments bank to Neobank, Zerodha’s options are open: Nithin Kamath, co-founder, CEO – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/markets/from-payments-bank-to-neobank-zerodhas-options-are-open-nithin-kamath-co-founder-ceo/article65372786.ece The Kamath brothers who own and run India’s largest privately held discount brokerage house, are the unlisted billionaires of Bengaluru, a tag they
*****Prevention of money laundering Vs principles of free & fair trial – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/business-laws/prevention-of-money-laundering-vs-principles-of-free-fair-trial/article65372605.ece Proceedings that have severe implications for the accused a a norm should come with a minimum degree of transparency; critics argue that PMLA
*****When IBC does not override other laws – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/business-laws/when-ibc-does-not-override-other-laws/article65363124.ece Man holds Insolvency and bankruptcy code IBC. | Photo Credit: designer491 Section 238 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, which says that the
*****India wheat procurement target may be missed by a mile – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/india-wheat-procurement-likely-to-be-lower-by-over-50-of-govt-target/article65373749.ece Production hit by excess heat, farmers hold back produce as private traders scour for export supplies Chennai, May 1 With government officials at
*****India is on top of the gaming market | Business Standard Column
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/india-is-on-top-of-the-gaming-market-122050100871_1.html Indian gaming firms are using smart technologies to enhance the playing experience Over the last few months, India has been making a record in yet
*****Macro challenges of micro lenders | Business Standard Column
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/macro-challenges-of-micro-lenders-122050100920_1.html The freedom to fix interest rates has encouraged a few MFIs to jack up rates on Day One. It will take a while
*****The rebalancing act | Business Standard Editorials
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/the-rebalancing-act-122050100939_1.html Excess policy accommodation will affect growth The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) new Report on Currency and Finance (RCF), released last week, presented
*Supply and payment crisis | Business Standard Editorials
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/supply-and-payment-crisis-122050100948_1.html Systemic weakness in power sector exposed again The unusually high temperatures in much of northern and western India have, as is often the
*Enquiries from Russia put exporters in a spot | Business Standard Column
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/enquiries-from-russia-put-exporters-in-a-spot-122050200014_1.html The immediate challenge of the Indian exporters is to find shipping lines that will take their cargo to Russia. Indian exporters are getting
*****In future, world should hear ‘Digital India Inside’: Rajeev Chandrasekhar | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/in-future-world-should-hear-digital-india-inside-rajeev-chandrasekhar-122050100766_1.html The government has set a deadline to commercially launch the first indigenous chipset by 2023-24 under the DIR-V Rajeev Chandrasekhar Giving the analogy
*Free trade agreement to facilitate duty-free exports to UAE kicks off | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/free-trade-agreement-to-facilitate-duty-free-exports-to-uae-kicks-off-122050200017_1.html The India-UAE CEPA will benefit almost 90 per cent of India’s exports in terms of value Photo: Bloomberg A free trade agreement between India and
*Pharma exports touch Rs 1.83 trillion in 2021-22: Commerce ministry | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/pharma-exports-touch-rs-1-83-trillion-in-2021-22-commerce-ministry-122050100288_1.html The exports in 2021-22 sustained a positive growth despite the global trade disruptions and drop in demand for COVID related medicines Pharma exports
*Vehicle scrappage policy in the pit lane: Where are the scrap yards? | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/vehicle-scrappage-policy-in-the-pit-lane-where-are-the-scrap-yards-122050100906_1.html Analysis shows that four states/Union Territories account for 57 per cent of the older vehicles in the country According to government records, there