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Is LIC’s stock price jump just a dead cat bounce?

The state-owned insurer has been using the surplus in its non-participating policy pool to boost its bottom line, with little real change in its financials.

17 Aug 2023

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RBI’s approach to PA licenses has lessons for fintechs

In being highly selective about granting payment aggregator permits, the central bank signals that it will settle for nothing less than an impeccable track record.

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A U-turn on an elephant reserve, a bonanza for coal miners

The Chhattisgarh CM’s decision to reduce the Lemru reserve could see the Adani and Aditya Birla groups start mining operations without the hassle of wildlife clearances.

07 Aug 2021

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RBI’s liquidity handouts are a mirage for fintech

The central bank’s big initiatives meant to deliver cheap credit to lenders in a crisis—but fintech NBFCs have seen little of it.

13 Aug 2020

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Where do teachers, parents and schools go from here?

Six months into the pandemic, the school tinderbox is quite ready to explode and almost all stakeholders seem underprepared

04 Aug 2020