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India Needs Good Banks And Not Big Banks

More than 10,000 bank employees and officers from across the country marched from Ramlila Grounds to Parliament on Septe...

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India’s Investments Abroad: How Accountable Are We!

For Indian corporations, the grass seems to be getting greener the other side. Investments and acquisitions abroad have...

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What is Threatening Public Sector Banks in India?

It is an acknowledged fact that the Indian banking system is facing an unprecedented crisis. The problem of bad loans an...

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Government wants to continue the system of crony capitalism, which is root of NPAs: Prashant Bhushan

August 10, 2017, New Delhi: “The government, which is arguing against the right to privacy in Aadhaar, is fighting for t...

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India paid over 600 crores between 2009-2015 to the IFIs for not using their loans

Every year, India pays an enormous amount of money as commitment charges to the multilateral institutions for not utilis...

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Understanding Goods and Service Tax (GST), its Impact and Implications

Conversations on Finance Understanding Goods and Service Tax (GST), its impact and implications GST, as a concept, intro...

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Bank mergers in the time of NPAs

Non-Performing Assets (NPAs), a euphemism for toxic or bad loans, has been looming over Public Sector Banks (PSBs) for o...

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Budget Session of Parliament: An Overview

The Constitution of India has accorded the Parliament the supremacy among the three organs of the Union government viz l...

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SBI has Invested my Money in a Firm that Makes Cluster Bombs

Don’t account holders have the right to know where their money is being invested? I was disturbed by news that my bank, ...

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Are We Funding Cluster Bombs?

Priya Dharshini State Bank of India, the largest state owned bank in the country received a special honour of being the ...

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February 7, 2020

Priya Dharshini

India Needs Good Banks And Not Big Banks

More than 10,000 bank employees and officers from across the country marched from Ramlila Grounds to Parliament on September 15, 2017. They were marching to protest the anti-people banking reforms being implemented by successive governments post-liberalisation and not taking corrective measures to g...

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February 7, 2020

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India’s Investments Abroad: How Accountable Are We!

For Indian corporations, the grass seems to be getting greener the other side. Investments and acquisitions abroad have been the hallmark of Indian corporations the past decade and a half. While acquisitions of Jaguar Cars and Land Rover & Corus in the UK, Kashagan Oilfields in Kazaksthan, Port...

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February 7, 2020

Priya Dharshini

What is Threatening Public Sector Banks in India?

It is an acknowledged fact that the Indian banking system is facing an unprecedented crisis. The problem of bad loans and the need for a capital infusion, drastic changes in financial policies, new legislation introduced in the name of saving the banking system, the slowdown in the economy, proposal...

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February 7, 2020

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Government wants to continue the system of crony capitalism, which is root of NPAs: Prashant Bhushan

August 10, 2017, New Delhi: “The government, which is arguing against the right to privacy in Aadhaar, is fighting for the privacy of large corporate defaulters,” said eminent lawyer Prashant Bhushan, who has raised the issue of the non-performing assets (NPAs) through the two PILs at the Supreme Co...

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February 7, 2020

Maju Varghese

India paid over 600 crores between 2009-2015 to the IFIs for not using their loans

Every year, India pays an enormous amount of money as commitment charges to the multilateral institutions for not utilising the loans sanctioned by them. Investopedia defines commitment charges as the fee charged by the lender to a borrower for an unused or un-disbursed loan since it has set aside t...

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March 11, 2026

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Understanding Goods and Service Tax (GST), its Impact and Implications

Conversations on Finance Understanding Goods and Service Tax (GST), its impact and implications GST, as a concept, introduced by the UPA government in the budget speech by Chidambaram, is a reality today. Pranab Mukherjee, the former president, who was a finance minister, described it as a tribute t...

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February 7, 2020

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Bank mergers in the time of NPAs

Non-Performing Assets (NPAs), a euphemism for toxic or bad loans, has been looming over Public Sector Banks (PSBs) for over a year. C. P. Krishnan, the General Secretary of Bank Employees Federation of India (BEFI), says “the total NPA of the PSBs is around 6 lakh crores, on the top of it, the inter...

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February 7, 2020

Maju Varghese

Budget Session of Parliament: An Overview

The Constitution of India has accorded the Parliament the supremacy among the three organs of the Union government viz legislature, executive, and judiciary. Parliament not only makes the laws but also enables the citizens to participate in controlling the government. The Parliament applies various ...

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February 7, 2020

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SBI has Invested my Money in a Firm that Makes Cluster Bombs

Don’t account holders have the right to know where their money is being invested? I was disturbed by news that my bank, the State Bank of India, has invested in a company that makes cluster bombs. Last month, the Dutch peace organisation PAX, in a report, Worldwide Investments in Cluster Munitions: ...

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February 7, 2020

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Are We Funding Cluster Bombs?

Priya Dharshini State Bank of India, the largest state owned bank in the country received a special honour of being the only Indian financial institution to sponsor cluster munitions. In June 2016, PAX a Netherland based campaign organisation in its report listed 158 financial institutions in its ‘H...

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India Needs Good Banks And Not Big Banks

India’s Investments Abroad: How Accountable Are We!

What is Threatening Public Sector Banks in India?

Government wants to continue the system of crony capitalism, which is root of NPAs: Prashant Bhushan

India paid over 600 crores between 2009-2015 to the IFIs for not using their loans

Understanding Goods and Service Tax (GST), its Impact and Implications

Bank mergers in the time of NPAs

Budget Session of Parliament: An Overview

SBI has Invested my Money in a Firm that Makes Cluster Bombs

Are We Funding Cluster Bombs?

India Needs Good Banks And Not Big Banks

India’s Investments Abroad: How Accountable Are We!

What is Threatening Public Sector Banks in India?

Government wants to continue the system of crony capitalism, which is root of NPAs: Prashant Bhushan

India paid over 600 crores between 2009-2015 to the IFIs for not using their loans

Understanding Goods and Service Tax (GST), its Impact and Implications

Bank mergers in the time of NPAs

Budget Session of Parliament: An Overview

SBI has Invested my Money in a Firm that Makes Cluster Bombs

Are We Funding Cluster Bombs?