Financial System Remains Stable despite Deterioration in Asset Quality & Low Profitability

Last Updated on February 27, 2017 by Bharat Saini Financial Stability Report (FSR) released by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on December 29, 2016 gives an assessment of risks to…

Trends in Banking Progress to Financial Inclusion

Last Updated on February 27, 2017 by Bharat Saini The statutory Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India 2015-16 (RTP) has been released on December 29, 2016 by Reserve…

Sagittarius B2 is a stinky but fascinating molecular cloud that could represent cradles of life

Last Updated on February 27, 2017 by Bharat Saini Sagittarius B2 is a molecular cloud about 100 light years wide near the centre of our galaxy, the Milky Way. The…

Exchange Rate Appreciation Boosts Domestic Economic Activity as Against the Belief of Exporters

Last Updated on February 27, 2017 by Bharat Saini A new research, by Jonathan Kearns and Nikhil Patel, economists of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), concludes that a cheaper…

Credit Enhancement to Reduce Cost of Financing Infrastructure by Improving Credit Profiles

Last Updated on February 27, 2017 by Bharat Saini India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL) is working on modalities for a Rs.10000 crore dedicated fund to provide credit enhancement for…

Mitigating Cyber Security Risks a Major Challenge in Digital Payments

Last Updated on February 27, 2017 by Bharat Saini If the benefits of digital payments are exponential, so are the risks. Online banking users are targeted by skimmers, phishing, ransomware and…

China-Pakistan Economic Corridor has far Deeper Strategic Importance for China

Last Updated on February 27, 2017 by Bharat Saini China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) got media attention on the 21st of December, 2016, when amid escalating tensions between the two nuclear-armed…

CERT-In launched botnet to help Citizens disinfect devices

Last Updated on February 27, 2017 by Bharat Saini CERT-In, Computer Emergency Response Team of the government, as a major cyber security initiative of Digital India, has soft launched on…

RBI Allows Banks to Raise Masala Bonds to Augment Their Capital

Last Updated on February 25, 2017 by Bharat Saini Reserve Bank of India, as part of a broader plan to develop the corporate bond markets, has allowed banks to raise…

BSE & NSE International Exchanges Start Operations at GIFT City

Last Updated on February 25, 2017 by Bharat Saini Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT), a global financial hub, has recently opened for business as India’s International Financial Service Centre (IFSC).…

Smart Cities Mission to provide core infrastructure and give a decent quality of life to its citizens, a clean and sustainable environment

Last Updated on February 25, 2017 by Bharat Saini Significant transformations in geographical distribution of population will continue to be experienced during the coming decades as it has undergone in…