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Thursday, July 24, 2025
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Topic: NPA

Lending more to households. Not enough data to call it a sign of prosperity

We are used to thinking that banks typically lend to larger firms, and households borrow from the informal sector. It's time to revise these misconceptions.

DK Shivakumar right about flyover. Shouldn’t repeat the same mistakes as UPA-2

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No longer main source of funds for private sector, how banks’ role in the economy is changing

Companies increasingly looking to raise funds from market, while banks focus more on personal loans. Reasons for shift include NPA crisis & higher trust among households, say experts.

53 years since Indira’s bank nationalisation ordinance, a push for privatisation under Modi

Over half a century since Indira Gandhi nationalised 14 public sector banks, move still evokes sharp divisions, with some criticising it as a failure and others hailing it as a landmark  decision.

What’s the impact of late EMI, credit card bill payment on CIBIL score

Lenders view loan approvals with a low CIBIL score as a risky proposition, whereas a good credit score provides some assurance that the debt will be recovered.

Ex-SBI chairman Pratip Chaudhuri arrested in loan default case, sent to 14-day judicial custody

A case was filed against Chaudhuri in 2015 for allegedly seizing a Jaisalmer hotel property in a loan settlement case and selling it at a throwaway price through fraudulent means.

Wait till privatisation of Air India to decide on a good model of asset monetisation

The Modi government should assure citizens that no part of the monetised revenue will be used to bail out NPAs or build white elephants to mollify vote banks.

Setting up bad bank to fix NPA problem is a bad idea. It’s a temporary solution & just bad economics

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Only a dozen large firms to gain from bank loans recast, most stressed firms not eligible

According to bankers, total debt recast will be around Rs 3 lakh crore. Shapoorji Pallonji, Future groups among firms to receive nod for recast, but may ultimately not need it.

Indian banking system will be among last to recover due to NPA overhang, S&P says

The rating agency says India, Mexico, and South Africa are among the banking systems that will be slower to recover to 2019 levels — likely beyond 2023.

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India’s ancient knowledge could save the future of AI. Build with wisdom, not just engineering

Each billion dollars we spend on GPUs and AI hardware is akin to planting more neurons in the simulated brain we are building. And this brain is expanding — quickly.

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.

During Operation Sindoor, Pakistan likely used NATO-style aerial tactics taught by China

The Chinese are said to have hired ex-fighter pilots & air force operators from NATO countries over the past several years to help them fine-tune their operational & flying capabilities.

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.