A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.
India's microfinance sector has been facing challenges like over-borrowing & regional stress. Spandana Sphoorty, a 20-yr-old micro-credit company, reported a Rs 216 cr loss in Q2 FY25.
Unsecured loans have been a concern for RBI for a while now. Last year, it took steps to make it more expensive for banks, NBFCs to give them out in bid to deter such borrowing.
Data from microfinance industry bodies shows microloan delinquency ratios are rising once again, after having fallen consistently 2021 onwards. Lenders must do deeper checks, say experts.
New Delhi: The outsourcing industry, India’s largest white-collar employer, is a juggernaut that has all but stopped moving. The dollar revenue at the top...
By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
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