Category: Economics Current Affairs

HDFC Bank tops Kantar BrandZ’s 2025 list of India’s most valuable brands: HDFC Bank has once again claimed the title of India’s most valuable brand, overtaking Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), according to the 2025 Kantar BrandZ Most Valuable Indian Brands Report. With a brand value of $44.9 billion, HDFC Bank tops a list that reflects […]

Cambridge Dictionary names “parasocial” Word of the Year 2025: The Cambridge Dictionary has chosen “parasocial” as its Word of the Year for 2025, recognizing the growing public interest in one-sided emotional relationships that people form with celebrities, influencers, and artificial intelligence systems. This selection reflects a broader cultural shift in how people interact emotionally with […]

Regulating Cryptocurrency in India: A global investigation, titled The Coin Laundry, conducted by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), has uncovered how cryptocurrency exchanges have become a new hotspot for global money laundering. Cryptocurrencies are borderless, pseudonymous, and fast, offering limited traceability in the absence of strict KYC norms. Crypto “mixers” and “wallet hops” […]

Floating Rate Bonds (FRBs): RBI’s Floating Rate Bonds (FRBs) are witnessing a sharp rise in demand as investors shift from equities, gold, and traditional deposits toward safer, higher-yielding government-backed debt instruments. The demand is due to their higher returns, which are linked to the National Savings Certificate (NSC) rate + 35 basis points. RBI’s Floating […]

Wholesale Price Index Slips Into Deflation: India’s Wholesale Price Index (Base Year: 2011–12) fell to a 27-month low in October 2025, slipping into deflation at –1.21%, compared to –0.13% in September. The drop was driven by lower prices of food items and crude petroleum, softer fuel and manufactured goods prices, and the impact of 2025 […]

RBI’s 10 % Tier‑I Cap on Acquisition Financing: Banks Seek More Flexibility: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has stirred the financial sector with a draft proposal allowing banks to finance corporate acquisitions—domestically and internationally. While this marks a significant policy shift aimed at enabling Indian companies to scale strategically, the framework has triggered debates. With […]

RBI Approves Appointment of S Krishnan as Chairman of J&K Bank: S Krishnan, a seasoned banking professional, has been appointed as the part-time chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Bank (J&K Bank). The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved his appointment, which officially came into effect on November 13, 2025, and will continue till March […]

Top Indian Lender Backs Next Phase of Banking Sector Mergers: India’s banking sector is gearing up for another transformative phase as the State Bank of India (SBI) advocates for fresh consolidation among public sector banks (PSBs). With India aiming to become a $30 trillion economy by 2047, large and resilient banking institutions are seen as […]