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Tuesday, November 25, 2025
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Topic: NPA

India has the second worst NPA ratio among large economies

New IMF data ranks India 33 among 137 nations with bad NPA ratio in descending order. Of the 32 countries with worse ratio, 16 are in Africa.

Ailing IDBI Bank wants another Rs 10,000 crore from new owner LIC, weeks after new funding

IDBI Bank has routed the request through the Department of Financial Services in the finance ministry.

It’s time policy makers acknowledge the real problem facing India’s shadow banks

The collapse of the highly rated infrastructure operator-financier IL&FS Group exposed the fault lines under Indian shadow banks’ impressive credit edifice.

MUDRA scheme: What the Modi government failed to do for small businesses

The slowdown in credit to small businesses is yet another example of central planning gone wrong.

Indian nurses are not paying back their education loans

Total education loan NPAs of state-run banks grew to 8.97 per cent as of 31 March 2018, from 7.29 per cent two years ago.

Good news for banks after Gross Non-Performing Assets decline to 10.8%

Even private sector banks saw gross NPAs falling to 3.8% in September 2018 from 4% in March 2018.

Five major challenges that shook India’s economy in 2018

From GST to RBI to NPAs, both institutions and governance had a turbulent ride.

Banks are saddled with bad loans of farmers as well, not just corporates

Although their share in the total NPA pool has reduced, bank NPAs from agriculture have shot up by at least 23% in a year.

New GDP data shows India is headed for a slowdown

The new GDP data makes it clear that potential growth of the Indian economy is now a lot lower than earlier expected.

What will be discussed at Monday’s RBI board meeting, and why it’s so important

The meeting follows an unprecedented standoff between RBI & Modi government. It's being keenly watched by investors & policymakers.

On Camera

Did English Language create captive minds? PM’s Macaulay reference is only half-truth

Macaulay’s intervention led to a colonial mentality in several sections of India. But because of English language, it also led to a lot of unintended consequences.

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

India and France to jointly manufacture HAMMER air-to-surface missile

Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.