COVID-19: Shortage in Odisha blood banks
People are finding it tough to get access to blood in the state's 83 blood banks
Maharashtra DCCBs bailed out, finally
But with banking applications already rejected, RBI will need time to set the banks rolling
Uttarakhand chief minister bans construction along riverbanks
Construction to be 200 m from river; hoteliers welcome move, but demand compensation
World’s 60 largest banks pumped $5.5 trillion into fossil fuels after the Paris Agreement: Report
$673 billion spent on fossil fuel financing in just 2022; clean energy finance has been largely stagnant
Indian thermal power plants got Rs 7.62 lakh crore in loans in 17 years: Report
Tamil Nadu got the most loans at over Rs 84,000 crore; followed by Telangana, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
Crafty accounting
The budget projects a pro-poor image, while covertly playing to the market
100,000 Maharashtra farmers may not get loan to sow kharif crop
Reserve Bank of India refuses to bail out three district cooperative banks
HC gives temporary reprieve to three Maharashtra DCCBs facing liquidation
These banks being key pillar of the farm lending sector, 100,000 farmers may be affected this year
Nothing to bank on
The government’s much-hyped Direct Benefit Transfer programme has hit a roadblock. Banks have failed to meet the huge demand for opening …
Drugs advisory board says no to direct blood transfusion
It says controlling infections more important than allowing unbanked direct blood transfusion
Microcredit scheme for solar lighting system
Rural families pay less than what they spent on kerosene lamps for off-grid lighting