Banking and Financial Inclusion

Context: The Union Government has announced Bank Recapitalisation Plan to infuse Rs. 2.11 lakh crore ( $32.4 billion) capital into […]

Context: The scale of the NPA problem at PSU banks is much larger than was thought, and the downturn in

Context In 1994 Reserve Bank of India (RBI), announced a landmark decision to fully deregulate interest rates on advances above

What does bankruptcy mean? A company is bankrupt if it is unable to repay debts to its creditors (banks, suppliers

Facts: Indian banks have an estimated Rs 10 trillion as stressed assets. Of this, gross bad loans amounts close to

Ordinance: Union Cabinet has passed an Ordinance to amend the Banking Regulation Act for the sake of giving more powers

Facts: NPA of commercial banks have increased by around 4% in the last one year NPA in Dec 2017 is

Negative Impacts: Demonetisation will significantly disrupt economic activity and lead to weaker growth in near-term There will be a loss

Facts: The ratio of cash to gross domestic product in India is one of the highest in the world The number of

What are small finance banks? The small finance bank will primarily undertake basic banking activities of acceptance of deposits and