Digbijay Mishra, Probal Basak And Namrata Acharya

All stories by Digbijay Mishra, Probal Basak And Namrata Acharya

Why demand for banking correspondents has surged
Rediff.com26 Jun 2020

However, despite the surge, the average income of banking correspondents has taken a...

Battered banks staring at uncertain future
Rediff.com22 Jun 2020

Like everything else, the structure of banks may change, and banks may depend more on...

Why MFIs could end up losing Rs 1,500 cr
Rediff.com17 Jun 2020

Industry fears waiver of interest on interest would distort credit culture, may...

Government gets moving on insurance cover for job loss
Rediff.com5 Jun 2020

Following suggestion from Minister for Roads Nitin Gadkari, Centre seeks ideas from...

COVID insurance plan: Sum assured from Rs 1 lakh - Rs 5 lakh
Rediff.com3 Jun 2020

Unlike other health insurance policies, which mostly covers hospitalisation expenses...

Returning migrants: Boon or bane for states?
Rediff.com29 May 2020

For states like West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh, where...

'We're well prepared to handle any surge in COVID-19 cases'
Rediff.com27 May 2020

'States have done a tremendous job of identifying health facilities for COVID-19 care...

Normalcy returning for shadow lenders, albeit slowly
Rediff.com22 May 2020

For smaller MFIs, resuming operations is more difficult because they haven't got any...

Bengal migrant workers denied Jan, Feb pays
Rediff.com11 May 2020

In Sandelerbil village alone in the Hingalgunj block in the Sundarbans, around 36...

Covid-19 leads to India's only quinine factory being revived
Rediff.com17 Apr 2020

Perched in the hills of Darjeeling, the factory was set up in 1874, but has remained...

Mamata hits the streets in her fight against coronavirus
Rediff.com4 Apr 2020

'At this point of time, West Bengal is doing better than other states in tackling the...

These migrants are unwelcome guests in their own homes
Rediff.com30 Mar 2020

As the world awaits the end of the global pandemic, rural Bengal might be witnessing a...

Bandhan Bank keen on affordable housing loan
Rediff.com10 Dec 2019

Bandhan Bank is expecting that a little less than 50 per cent of its portfolio will be...

As chit fund cos go hi-tech, fintech firms see a gold mine
Rediff.com28 Nov 2019

Chit fund

PNB-UBI-OBC merger: Automated HR integration likely
Rediff.com29 Oct 2019

All transfers and promotions for next financial year will be decided by respective...

Banerjee-Duflo duo and Bandhan Bank's anti-poverty scheme
Rediff.com16 Oct 2019

According to a 2011 impact assessment study of the programme by Banerjee and Duflo,...

Banks form GM-level teams for merger ease
Rediff.com5 Sep 2019

Banks are also weighing the option of hiring experts for help in specialised areas.

The big gainers under PM's agri insurance plan
Rediff.com29 Jul 2019

Under the PMFBY - introduced in 2016 - farmers have to pay a maximum of 2 per cent of...

How private insurance cos are making life difficult for LIC
Rediff.com28 Jun 2019

Private insurance firms say, over the past few years, they have been investing on...

On the govt's table: PSU general insurance consolidation
Rediff.com8 Jun 2019

'The plan is to secure nod of the Union Cabinet and other relevant regulatory approvals...