NEW DELHI: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said that the recently-introduced electronic pension payment order (e-PPO) promises ease of living for senior citizens. Referring to some reforms introduced in the Ministry of Personnel, he said that the Department of Pensions and Pensioners’ Welfare in the ministry was often at the receiving end of complaints […]
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Sebi puts in place mechanism to ease e-voting process
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Wednesday enabled e-voting to all the demat account holders by way of a single login credential, through their demat accounts and websites of depositories, in an attempt to increase the efficiency of the voting process. Demat account holders would be able to cast their vote without […]
Lakshmi Vilas Bank: Has ease of credit availability in our system encouraged fraud?
By Uma Shashikant There is reason to cheer the move to merge Lakshmi Vilas Bank with DBS. Stakeholders will cry as if they have been cheated, but this solution has its merits. No one will deny that the Indian banking system requires serious repair. There are multiple reasons for the serious systematic risks posed by […]
Lenders are seeing retail loan demand revival as lockdowns ease
Lenders in the public sector banks are seeing a revival in retail loan demand in July and August as Covid-19- induced lockdown restrictions were eased. But much of the demand is from outside of metro areas, with much of the demand coming from urban, semi-urban and rural areas, said a report by credit bureau- Transunion […]
Hockey India appoint two temporary coaches to ease Graham Reid’s workload
Written by Mihir Vasavda | New Delhi | Updated: September 28, 2020 7:41:21 pm Dennis van de Pol (L) with Team India goalkeepers after a coaching camp in July 2019. (Source: Hockey India) Hit by the sudden departure of its key support staff members, the Indian hockey team has roped in two Dutch coaches to […]
Australian shares end higher as govt signals ease in lending standards
Australian shares ended the week on a positive note, boosted by heavyweight banks, as investors cheered the government’s signals to ease lending standards to free up credit and revive the pandemic-hit economy. The “Big Four” banks helped the S&P/ASX 200 index close 1.5% higher. The benchmark index recorded its best weekly gain since the week […]