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Thursday, July 25, 2024
TopicEducation Loan

Topic: Education Loan

India’s banking sector healthy, but bad student loans, retail slippages, NBFC exposure must be watched

RBI’s latest financial sector report card highlights drop in NPAs, capital buffers for banks & better asset quality for NBFCs. But new sources of risk, like climate change, have emerged.

Rahul Gandhi’s interest-free education loan can’t help much if banks are student-unfriendly

Applying for a student loan in India is the classic case of low-paying, entry-level jobs requiring rich experience.

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CSR must ensure investments are resilient in a hotter world. Time to integrate a climate lens

Out of the total annual spending of about Rs 26,000 crore in CSR by Indian corporates in 2021-22, only about 10 per cent is focused on environmental and climate themes.

India to move away from fiscal deficit targeting after 2025-26, finance secy Somanathan tells Reuters

Instead, govt will use ratio of govt debt-to-GDP as anchor for fiscal policy, Somanathan said. Historically, India has targeted fiscal deficit of 3% of GDP but failed to achieve it.

Soldiers fought and won Kargil despite lack of proper clothing, arms, says General VP Malik

The general, who was chief of the Army staff at the time, further says the Army took the risk of divesting holding formations to strengthen troops in the Kargil sector.

Rahul has laid 3 painful questions to rest. If he doesn’t shoot & scoot now, he can revive Congress

Congress party's score of 99 in the Lok Sabha elections has vaporised three painful questions dogging Rahul Gandhi for two decades. His record so far deserves a closer look.