First-time borrowers climb to 4.4 crore despite tighter lending norms: ReportIndia's new borrowers have reached 4.4 crore, boosting credit growth and financial inclusion. Lenders are more selective, yet this segment ...
30 Apr, 2026, 03.17 PM IST
Banks allowed to offer natural calamity relief suo motu from July 1The Reserve Bank of India is enabling banks to provide immediate relief to borrowers impacted by natural disasters. Banks can now offer res...
30 Apr, 2026, 12.52 AM IST
RBI allows banks to extend relief measures to borrowers without their requests in disaster-hit areasNew Reserve Bank of India guidelines empower banks to offer relief to all borrowers in calamity-hit regions. These measures, effective July...
29 Apr, 2026, 08.15 PM IST
Climate crisis is a gender issue, women face higher risks, less representationClimate change disproportionately impacts women, who are often excluded from decision-making despite their crucial roles in crisis response...
17 Apr, 2026, 11.03 PM IST
Don’t file blind: Key documents you need for successful IRS tax reliefIRS tax relief needs proper documents to show your money situation clearly. You must share income, expenses, assets, and tax records to app...
15 Apr, 2026, 05.55 PM IST
Don’t get caught out: Key documents you need for IRS Tax relief claimsIRS tax relief needs proper documents like income proof, expenses, bank details and tax returns. These papers help the Internal Revenue Ser...
14 Apr, 2026, 06.09 PM IST
RBI’s big push on disaster relief: New rules to help borrowers as banks asked to implement measures during floods, landslides and moreThe Reserve Bank of India is introducing new rules to help banks manage loans affected by natural disasters. These guidelines will allow ba...
27 Jan, 2026, 07.42 PM IST
Kerala Bank writes off loans of landslide-hit persons in WayanadThe Kerala Bank, a consolidation of district cooperative banks, announced loan waivers for those affected by the Wayanad landslides, includ...
12 Aug, 2024, 05.07 PM IST
Supreme Court cautions against Centre-State governments' disputesSC directed Centre to respond to Karnataka's plea for drought relief funds, amidst allegations of lack of assistance and arbitrary actions....
08 Apr, 2024, 11.27 PM IST
G20 Sherpa Meet: Call for new green transition fund, emission taxAvinash Persaud, special envoy on climate finance to Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados, made a detailed presentation to G20 sherpas on...
04 Apr, 2023, 12.34 AM IST
Blanket interest waiver on all loans to be Rs 6 lakh crore: Centre to SCIf the banks were to bear this burden, then it would necessarily wipe out a substantial and a major part of their net worth, rendering most...
08 Dec, 2020, 08.48 PM IST
View: Has the Modi government given up on relief for the Covid-hit economy?Instead, it has played it safe by accepting RBI’s decisions to address the stress caused by the pandemic, in the hope that it will find fav...
13 Oct, 2020, 11.43 PM IST
SC to resume hearing on pleas seeking extension of moratorium, waiver interest on interestSenior lawyer Ranjit Kumar, appearing for Shopping Centres Association of India, told the bench that what they are facing today could be an...
02 Sep, 2020, 09.16 PM IST
Centre raises borrowing limit of states from 3 pc of GSDP to 5 pc in FY21Revenue deficit grants of Rs 12,390 crore were given to states on time in April and May despite the Centre's stressed resources. Also, adva...
17 May, 2020, 11.29 PM IST
No plans to waive farm loans: GovernmentThe government has no plans to waive farm loans but there are schemes to reduce costs by timely repayment of the amount borrowed, the gover...
11 Apr, 2017, 07.34 PM IST
Follow relief norms during natural calamities: RBI to banksThe banks' contribution in providing relief to rescheduling of existing loans and sanctioning of fresh loans as per the emerging requiremen...
02 Jun, 2016, 08.20 PM IST
- China bank regulator writes off bad loans after quake
Millions of dollars in bad loans caused by China's massive earthquake will be written off in an effort to help disaster victims, the nation...
24 May, 2008, 12.15 PM IST