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Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/specials/current-account/rate-setting-in-a-time-of-uncommon-shock/article71018071.ece As the monetary policy committee readies for its next meet, the RBI faces the unenviable task of stabilising the currency FUELLING CRISIS. Energy

lipped from: https://epaper.thehindubusinessline.com/ccidist-ws/bl/bl_mumbai/issues/185830/OPS/GF0G0TO1R.1+GCEG0TS60.1.html 1 of 2 More than 9,200 customers of Aditya Birla Health Insurance Company Ltd got 100 per cent of their annual health insurance premium

Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/insurance-ombudsmen-resolved-41055-complaints-in-fy26/article71007340.ece 79% of total complaints were decided in favour of policyholders The Insurance Ombudsman resolved 41,055 grievances, during 2025-26, of which 79 per cent

Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/editorial/reforming-schools/article71006970.ece They must gear up for gig economy, AI churn Schooling: Improving learning outcomes is still a challenge | Photo Credit: HANDOUT India’s school

Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/immediate-and-deeper-factors-behind-re-fall/article71007298.ece Oil price spike, currency hedging and FPI pullout are immediate forces. The last is a structural issue as well. Patient capital comes with

Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/money-and-banking/halving-of-recoveries-under-ibc-a-cause-for-concern-icra/article71032456.ece Realisations fell sharply in FY26, with recoveries dropping to 22% in H2 FY26 from 63% in H2 FY25, according to an agency study

Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/ai-now-advises-india-who-decides-its-safe/article71034348.ece Given the pace at which AI is being adopted, there is an urgent need to put in place a Consumer AI Safety Code

Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/why-credit-guarantees-dont-help-a-range-of-msmes/article71003143.ece Bankers are hard-wired into overlooking enterprises that are too large for MUDRA, and yet unfamiliar with banking systems Credit: Helping the small player

Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/portfolio/not-just-gold-love-for-equity-too-adds-to-bop-stress/article70988168.ece ‘Asset arbitrage’ is also a factor as FDI repatriations and FII selling add fuel to fire When it rains, it pours. That seems

Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/payment-discipline-a-must-for-making-eclgs-work/article70979825.ece A good credit design alone will not help in ensuring the scheme’s success. The collapse of trade credit must be dealt with MSMEs

Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/the-case-for-a-bond-issue-to-boost-reserves/article70999031.ece The issue of Resurgent India Bonds and India Millennium Bonds more than two decades back, and a forex swap in 2013, is instructive

Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/cost-of-defending-the-rupee/article71022061.ece The rupee’s decline cannot be explained only by BoP flows. They point to speculative activity profiting from deregulation Rupee fall: Complex factors at

Our Bureau  Mumbai The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed strict curbs on the use of mobile phone disabling tools by lenders, alongside a

Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/editorial/course-correction-the-impact-of-fuel-price-hikes-needs-to-be-managed-126051700704_1.html The general concern over price increases is valid. The pressure of higher prices is the hardest on the poorest sections of society Listen

Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/columns/can-behavioural-economics-translate-the-pm-s-appeal-into-material-outcomes-126051501873_1.html Insights from behavioural economics suggest that an ambitious nudge can be effective if three conditions are met Illustration: Binay Sinha Listen to This

lipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/columns/not-just-an-external-threat-india-faces-strong-fiscal-headwinds-within-126051901793_1.html More attention needs to be paid to fiscal implications of the West Asian conflict for the Union and state governments Rising crude oil

Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/editorial/invisible-crisis-ai-powered-cyber-attacks-can-endanger-financial-stability-126051901817_1.html The IMF warns that AI-powered cyberattacks could threaten global financial stability, exposing vulnerabilities in digital payment systems and banking infrastructure The threat is

Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/columns/is-india-s-inflation-targeting-too-rigid-for-this-oil-shock-climate-126052001917_1.html A credible framework requires credible measures of price expectations Illustration: Binay Sinha Listen to This Article There is little doubt that India’s inflation-targeting

Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/editorial/hamara-bajaj-100-yesterday-s-resilience-tomorrow-s-challenge-lie-ahead-126052101867_1.html In the 2025 annual Barclays Private Clients Hurun India Most Valuable Family Business, the Bajaj group weighs among the top five, a consistent

Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/columns/india-s-oil-trade-deficit-requires-it-to-tame-its-demand-as-well-126052101874_1.html Reducing oil import dependence requires India to also curb its demand for oil Illustration: Binay Sinha Listen to This Article The West Asia