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Historic Strike by 8 Lakh Bank Employees on 27.01.26 – Wake-up Call to the Government

On 27th January 2026, bank employees and officers under the banner of the UNITED FORUM OF BANK UNIONS (UFBU), consisting...

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Towards Budget 2026: Banks are Doing Great, But People Aren’t

Instead of fancy salons in the name of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code that gives convenient haircuts to the super rich...

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Will banks stand on the right side of history?

The World Bank Board ended its long-standing nuclear ban in June 2025, paving the way for financing nuclear power p...

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How Rural Credit Crunch Played a Role in the Birth of the State Bank of India

In the early years after Independence, India’s rural economy faced a deep and persistent credit crisis. Agriculture...

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State of Finance in India Report 2024-25

This edition of the State of Finance in India report has India’s digital economy and its impact as its special...

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Banking Industry gets Wage Revision – Settlement Signed

Bankers have successfully achieved their dream of five-day work along with wage revision with the help of their unions, ...

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It is Our Money: Voices for public accountability in the India Social Forum

The India Social Forum was held in Patna from 2nd December to 4th December, was a confluence of social movements and civ...

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While the RBI was sleeping…

Another inversion took place, high frequency data it uses for GDP estimation shows high-end car sales overtook low-end a...

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Why are Public Sector Banks performing better?

Random Reflections The quarter 2 results of the public sector banks are noteworthy compared to a few years ago. All thes...

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The biggest hurdle in facing the recession is the Govt’s lack of political will

Press Release The biggest hurdle in facing the recession is the Govt’s lack of political will 12th November, 2022 | New ...

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January 28, 2026

Thomas Franco

Historic Strike by 8 Lakh Bank Employees on 27.01.26 – Wake-up Call to the Government

On 27th January 2026, bank employees and officers under the banner of the UNITED FORUM OF BANK UNIONS (UFBU), consisting of 4 officers’ associations and 5 workmen unions, participated in a day’s strike all over the country for a single demand: “IMPLEMENT THE BIPARTITE AGREEMENT AGREEING TO PERMIT BA...

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January 29, 2026

Anirban Bhattacharya & Nancy Pathak

Towards Budget 2026: Banks are Doing Great, But People Aren’t

Instead of fancy salons in the name of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code that gives convenient haircuts to the super rich, we need a budget that makes amends to actually improve recoveries instead of the mounting write offs. Indian currency. Photo: Wikimedia Commons | The Wire Multiple reports on b...

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January 7, 2026

Maju Varghese

Will banks stand on the right side of history?

The World Bank Board ended its long-standing nuclear ban in June 2025, paving the way for financing nuclear power plants worldwide. Although the World Bank was never a major funder of nuclear energy, this shift symbolises something larger: a reversal in the position of the global finance archit...

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January 7, 2026

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How Rural Credit Crunch Played a Role in the Birth of the State Bank of India

In the early years after Independence, India’s rural economy faced a deep and persistent credit crisis. Agriculture employed the majority of the population, yet formal banking institutions had little presence in villages. Rural households depended largely on moneylenders and traders, often at e...

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September 30, 2026

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State of Finance in India Report 2024-25

This edition of the State of Finance in India report has India’s digital economy and its impact as its special theme. The term ‘infrastructure’ conjures up images of large projects made of steel and concrete, to provide services varying from those offered by dams and power plants to those ...

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March 14, 2024

Thomas Franco

Banking Industry gets Wage Revision – Settlement Signed

Bankers have successfully achieved their dream of five-day work along with wage revision with the help of their unions, but there is more than meets the eye. Let’s get into the details and understand what went behind to bring about this change. Only in the banking industry wage revision is agreed up...

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December 12, 2023

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It is Our Money: Voices for public accountability in the India Social Forum

The India Social Forum was held in Patna from 2nd December to 4th December, was a confluence of social movements and civil society organizations from across India. The Financial Accountability Network and the Centre for financial Accountability participated in the event and shared pressing concerns ...

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November 23, 2022

Prasanna Mohanty

While the RBI was sleeping…

Another inversion took place, high frequency data it uses for GDP estimation shows high-end car sales overtook low-end and mid-segment cars in FY22 and continue to do so in FY23 (April-October 2022) Nearly a month after Maruti Suzuki chairman RC Bhargava raised a stink by saying that people’s abili...

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November 15, 2022

Thomas Franco

Why are Public Sector Banks performing better?

Random Reflections The quarter 2 results of the public sector banks are noteworthy compared to a few years ago. All these banks showed good profits in the financial year 2021-22. Twelve PSBs made a net profit of Rs 25,685 Cr in quarter 2 of FY23 and a total of Rs 40,991 Cr in the first half of 2023....

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November 12, 2022

CFA Admin

The biggest hurdle in facing the recession is the Govt’s lack of political will

Press Release The biggest hurdle in facing the recession is the Govt’s lack of political will 12th November, 2022 | New Delhi “In my entire career as a public servant I haven’t witnessed the extraction of public wealth for private profit on the scale that we see today”, said Jawhar Sircar, Ra...

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Historic Strike by 8 Lakh Bank Employees on 27.01.26 – Wake-up Call to the Government

Towards Budget 2026: Banks are Doing Great, But People Aren’t

Will banks stand on the right side of history?

How Rural Credit Crunch Played a Role in the Birth of the State Bank of India

State of Finance in India Report 2024-25

Banking Industry gets Wage Revision – Settlement Signed

It is Our Money: Voices for public accountability in the India Social Forum

While the RBI was sleeping…

Why are Public Sector Banks performing better?

The biggest hurdle in facing the recession is the Govt’s lack of political will

Historic Strike by 8 Lakh Bank Employees on 27.01.26 – Wake-up Call to the Government

Towards Budget 2026: Banks are Doing Great, But People Aren’t

Will banks stand on the right side of history?

How Rural Credit Crunch Played a Role in the Birth of the State Bank of India

State of Finance in India Report 2024-25

Banking Industry gets Wage Revision – Settlement Signed

It is Our Money: Voices for public accountability in the India Social Forum

While the RBI was sleeping…

Why are Public Sector Banks performing better?

The biggest hurdle in facing the recession is the Govt’s lack of political will