Talk of e-commerce growths in Asia and the first country that springs to mind is obviously China. With Alibaba having revolutionised the way Chinese consumers
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Should we recapitalise the banks? | Business Standard Column–21.08.2017
As the banking crisis unfolds, banks will be short of equity capital. There will be calls for taxpayers to invest in private or public banks.
Home loans loot: Whose side is RBI on? | Business Standard Column–21.08.2017
A few days ago all newspapers carried a story headlined “RBI not satisfied with MCLR (marginal cost of funds based lending rate), asks banks to
Married people seem to have reduced risk of heart disease: Study | Business Line–21.08.2017
Married people seem to have reduced risk of heart disease compared to the single or divorced. According to studies corelating marital status to heart diseases
When honesty doesn’t pay | Business Line–21.08.2017
The Sarahah app is the perfect road to cyber-bullying My daughter recently came back from school a little confused because her best friend had said
Petya Ransomware: What you need to know—Norton–20.08.2017
Authored by Nadia Kovacs, Symantec employee UPDATE Since this situation is ongoing, Symantec researchers are still investigating this event and are updating their blog on
What Is A Computer Virus?–Norton–20.08.2017
A computer virus, much like a flu virus, is designed to spread from host to host and has the ability to replicate itself. Similarly, in
Online shopping: Indian ecommerce turns into a two-horse race as smaller players face likely wipeout–Economic Times–20.08.2017
If Amazon is blazing a trail in the horizontal ecommerce market, specialists in several segments are looking to take a leaf out of its playbook
Arun Jaitley: Insolvency law aims at saving promoters not banishing them: Arun Jaitley–20.08.2017
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today assured debt-laden companies that the objective of the new insolvency law is not to banish them but to save them
Urjit Patel: NPA resolution: RBI chief calls for recapitalisation of banks–20.08.2017
Reserve Bank Governor Urjit Patel today called for recapitalisation of state-run banks to help them resolve the NPAs issue in a time-bond manner as bad
Arun Jaitley: SICA experiment was an absolute failure: FM Arun Jaitley–20.08.2017
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley unequivocally conveyed that the new reality in Indian business is borrowers either pay up or lose their business, and at the
Make in India: Trade wars and the Great China Wall: How India can get its act together for a China-smart trade policy-Economic Times–20.08.2017
By Ajay Srivastava “A trade war between China and India seems to be looming as India moved last Wednesday (August 9) to impose anti-dumping duties
Good news: Now you can invest capital gains multiple times for new residential property – The Financial Express–20.08.2017
The ITAT decision will now benefit many taxpayers as a lot of them sell more than one asset (i.e. plots, shares, gold, etc.) spreading over
NPA resolution: RBI chief Urjit Patel calls for recapitalisation of banks – The Financial Express–20.08.2017
Reserve Bank Governor Urjit Patel today called for recapitalisation of state-run banks to help them resolve the NPAs issue in a time-bond manner as bad
How have bad loans recoveries by banks progressed; the crisis numbers in brief – The Financial Express–20.08.2017
It was a mixed bag for bad loan recoveries by banks in the June quarter of FY18 over the previous year, data compiled by FE
Bad loans crisis: Now, banks to take on small borrowers; here is what you should know – The Financial Express–20.08.2017
Shamik Paul Banks, especially the state-run lenders which are burdened with the bulk of the bad loans in the Indian banking system, are stepping on
Help of judiciary must to make IBC effective, says Arun Jaitley | Business Standard News–20.08.2017
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said debtors taking banks for granted was over with the introduction of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), but
PSBs need to cut bad loans, will need more capital: Urjit Patel | Business Standard News–20.08.2017
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel on Saturday said banks would need to take a haircut for resolution of current stressed assets, and
Bullion binge | Business Line–20.08.2017
After shrinking to an eight-year low in FY17, India’s bullion import bill is showing signs of bloating again. Latest data from the commerce ministry indicate
Export revival | Business Line–20.08.2017
Amidst the general lack of optimism on industrial growth, what has generally gone unnoticed is the quiet improvement in India’s merchandise export performance. This began