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India's first bullet train project may face delay due to land acquisition, covid-19-Indian Railways
The Central government has signed a loan agreement with JICA for providing ₹15,000 crore, of the total loan amount of ₹88,000 crore.Indian ...
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Loans to startups get priority lending tag
The revised RBI norms are aimed at boosting credit flow to backward districts.Under new PSL norms, higher weightage will also be assigned t...
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Covid-19 snag in Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, may fail to meet 2023 deadline
Tenders for civil works for 345 kms out of 508 kms alignment, or 68 percent of civil works, have already been floated.The 508.17-kilometre ...
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Stressed borrowers get Supreme Court reprieve over loans
Supreme Court hands an interim extension of loan moratorium.Any loan that is overdue by more than 30 days as on 1 March is ineligible for a...
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State-owned lenders devise remote work rules for employees
WFH policies have been rolled out in 19 foreign offices of SBI.Most players in the banking sector were not able to exercise the WFH option ...
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Large crude oil vessel bound for Paradip catches fire off Sri Lanka
The fire started in the engine room of the Panama-registered very large crude carrier (VLCC) MT New Diamond, which was chartered by IOC to ...
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The pivot towards newer careers has begun
There is also new-found confidence in the ability to learn on one’s own.While offices will not disappear, their role is likely to change RE...
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India hopes farming can boost its economy. It may not be enough
For now, better-than-normal rains have set the stage for bumper food grain output, with the area under monsoon-sown crops.While a good harv...
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Debtors await clarity as moratorium ends
Very few banks have come up with loan recast offers for retail customers.Most lenders are only telling clients how much their equated month...
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Vodafone Idea’s woes to continue
According to two company executives who spoke on condition of anonymity, talks for fund-raising that slowed down with the AGR case may resu...
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New Vande Bharat trains likely to have up to 75% local components
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Manufacturing turns around after 5 months
Data released by data analytics firm IHS Markit showed purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for manufacturing rose to 52 in August from 46 in J...
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Further shocks will deliver a big blow to lending institutions
Banks may see bad loans rise to the highest in 20 years.There are concerns that credit growth, which has been hovering in the 5-6% range, c...
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Lenders stare at asset quality deterioration
Having witnessed banks going on a loan recast spree in the last round of regulatory forbearance, the Reserve Bank has tightened the regulat...
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Retail loans worry banks
Bankers say there are tell-tale signs that non-performing retail loans will jump after 31 August.RBI data shows the number of retail and sm...
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Loan moratorium to end on Monday
RBI is not inclined for an extension of the scheme after 31 Aug.RBI is concerned about changes in credit behaviour it could induce among bo...
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How the coronavirus is changing consumption patterns
Digital technology has changed our relationship with each other and with the world.The smartphone, which has virtually become a part of our...
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Telcos to gain as 2G base shrinks
The lockdowns led to an exodus of workers from urban to rural India following job losses, resulting in a fall in the 2G subscriber base.Lim...
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IPL set to kick-start consumption cycle
For broadcasters, the pent-up demand for live sports could translate into high viewership, with matches starting at a convenient 7.30pm.Bra...
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Bankers say they are not risk-averse but prudent
The tepid credit growth is a direct fallout of the slowdown in demand, say bankers.Bankers said low credit growth was not because they were...
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