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Monday, July 21, 2025
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Number of women borrowers trebled in 2019-24 period, 60% from semi-urban, rural areas—NITI Aayog

The report by NITI Aayog & TransUnion Cibil was released Monday. It said the data highlights a positive shift in financial behaviour & growing financial awareness among women.

Indians don’t know how their credit scores are calculated. CIBIL needs govt oversight

A lower CIBIL score enables banks to charge higher interest rates. This raises questions about a concerning nexus between financial institutions and credit bureaus.

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India’s TRP ecosystem needs a reset. Time to end BARC monopoly

A ratings monopoly in India has led to lack of technological variation, resulting in sluggish systems detached from market dynamics.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.