Maverick View

RBI's most interesting move

The deregulation of savings bank deposit rates overshadowed the announcement on rate hike. There are enough checks and balances to ensure that banks

A flawed Approach

The Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission’s Approach Paper seems to favour a diminished role for the RBI, vesting more powers with the Finan

Making sense of financial laws

The Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission should seek to ensure that foreign, private and public sector banks come under a single legislativ

Some not-so-interim concerns

The measures announced in the Interim Budget can become a burden for the next government

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Nuts and bolts of financial inclusion

The Nachiket Mor panel calls for an overhaul of the system to reach out to the unbanked.

Subbarao, take a bow

RBI Governor D. Subbarao did not succumb to the argument that lower interest rates would stimulate growth and lower the current account deficit.

Banks given too long a rope

There is a limit to the state bailing out failing banks. The RBI’s Financial Stability Report candidly points out the faultlines.

Will Akasa Air’s contra bet on Boeing 737 Max instead of Airbus pay off?

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala’s Akasa airline has gone against the tide, placing its bets on Boeing aircrafts; it now needs to carve out a niche for itself

Breastfeeding, a responsibility, not choice

Rate of initiation of breastfeeding within an hour of birth has declined in 5 years

Blockchain: Piloting the future of aviation

Enables effective solutions that positively impact industry players and end consumers

LIC may offer a smoother ride for investors going ahead

Sustained improvement in APE growth, but retail market share needs monitoring

Index Outlook: Sensex and Nifty 50 nearing an inflection point

Strong resistances with potential to trigger a reversal are coming up that has potential to trigger a reversal

How India Inc fared in Q1 and the road ahead

Here’s a detailed look at the trends this quarter and outlook for four key sectors

Auroville: An utopian search for a better world

Akash Kapur’s ‘Better to Have Gone’ traces what happens when we believe deeply in a quest and give up everything in its pursuit

Lady doctors and the rocky path to healing

A handbook on India’s first women doctors holds up a mirror to the social and political realities of the 19th and early 20th century

Conquering Everest: A compelling account of how an impossible dream was achieved

Jim Davidson dwells in detail on the failure to make it in the first attempt and the harrowing return to physically and emotionally draining climb up