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Sunday, September 21, 2025
TopicReserve Bank of India

Topic: Reserve Bank of India

Privatisation comes to the rescue of Modi govt, but accompanied by political risk

Risks of privatisation increase when decisions on complex financial questions are rushed through without mandatory consultations — like the Adani airport lease.

Bank credit growth rate slows to single digit for the first time this fiscal

The downward revision came in after the first quarter GDP printed at a six-year low of 5%, forcing a "surprised" RBI to massively slash its forecast.

Lending to companies unlikely to see a revival anytime soon after shocking collapse

Flow of credit to the commercial sector by banks and NBFCs has fallen 88 per cent in the two quarters April to September.

PMC scandal is a large warning sign to India’s banking system

Deposit-taking institutions run risk of getting sucked into vortex of mistrust. More reliable banks may see rush of deposits away from second-tier lenders.

Pavan Varma on Hindi books poor sales, Soumya Ghosh says growth needs more than rate cuts

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Modi govt’s dollar bond made too many enemies

Now that $10 billion in subscription is unlikely to come in October, masala bonds, or rupee debt sold overseas to global investors, could be the solution.

Viral Acharya has left RBI, but his warnings may still come back to haunt New Delhi

Nowadays, the Finance ministry and the RBI are mostly singing from the same prayer book.

RBI issues new NPA norms for resolution of bad loans

The Supreme Court had in April struck down the stringent RBI circular under which a company could be labeled an NPA if it missed repayment for a day.

Consumer confidence drops in India amid slow growth & job worries, finds RBI study

The RBI, which cut interest rates to the lowest in 9 years to support growth, has found that the current situation index fell from optimism to pessimism.

Rising inflation unlikely to worry RBI too much

With indicators from car sales to liquidity suggesting that economic activity may be cooling, economists expect at least one more rate reduction soon.

On Camera

Skin cancer is no more an ‘old person’s disease’

The sun isn’t acting alone—it has an accomplice in pollution. Environmental toxins weaken our skin’s natural barrier.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

60 yrs on, veterans recall lessons from 1965 India-Pakistan war. ‘Equipment alone doesn’t win battles’

A common thread runs through the memories of soldiers of the 1965 war—ingenuity, courage and camaraderie that withstood an apparently technologically superior foe.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.