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India needs a shake-up in digital lending | Mint Primer
Digital lending has concerns like engagement of third parties, data privacy breach, unfair business behaviour, unethical recovery tactics, etc. The RBI indicated that these needed to be reduced because they were disrupting consumer trust, and for that reason, they have come up with new rules.
9 Sep 2022Govt sets up working group to revise current series of WPI
The govt today set up an 18-member working group for the revision of the current series of Wholesale Price Index.The revision of the base year would help in presenting a more realistic picture of the price situation and its impact on people, the govt said
1 min read27 Jun 2019India, China set to form a working group on energy
Scope of the first such grouping will include crude oil, LNG and cargo swap optionsIndia and China wield enormous buying power on the global energy stage
4 min read28 Apr 2019CBIC sets up working groups to promote exports
The working groups will focus on improving the legislative structure of customs tariff and update it to suit the needs of the economyThe groups will submit their report within two months
1 min read23 Feb 2019Davos for the damned: a farce or TRULY effective?
Slowly, the seemingly moribund UN system has gathered some punch
3 min read23 Nov 2018India, France set up working group for Gaganyaan
The announcement of setting up a working group for Gaganyaan was made at the sixth edition of Bengaluru Space Expo by French space agency president Jean-Yves Le Gall
1 min read17 Sep 2018RBI working group on commodity price hedging submits recommendations
The RBI working group favours a uniform method in extending facilities to hedge commodity price risk in overseas markets that is agnostic to place of procurement
1 min read17 Nov 2017Govt sets up working groups to address issues raised by industry on GST
Ten working groups to address questions related to procedural simplification and possible rate structure
1 min read25 Mar 2017Theresa May visit: India, UK plan measures to improve post-Brexit trade ties
The newly established Joint Working Group will discuss the detail of India-UK trading relationship, and help drive progress, says a joint statement
4 min read8 Nov 2016Human rights: Massive gaps
Even after taking on board several hundred firms, govts, institutions and civil society organizations, in this age of connectivity there remain massive gaps
3 min read16 Dec 2015Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared