The whole world is talking about transparency, while data is accessed by the Big Four companies (Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta) virtually and used widely, invading your privacy. Mukesh Ambani said, “Data is the...
It is interesting to see the havoc created by the tariffs announced by Donald Trump, who became President for the second time after a loss in 2020.
The Reserve Bank of IndiaĀ issued a circular on 30th September 2024 titled, āGold Loans ā Irregular Practices Observed in Grant of Loans Against Pledge of Gold Ornaments and Jewellery.ā The instructions are forĀ all banksĀ and...
The Government of India, Ministry of Finance, vide their Letter No: F.No.7/93/2024-BOA-I dated 13.12.2024 under the subject: Stakeholder Consultation on Draft Bill to Curb Unregulated Lending Activities ā reg., has asked states, ministries, RBI,...
A model for the country and other states! We have seen many Union Economic Survey and Budget as well as State Budges. Kerala Budget especially by Dr. Thomas Issac used to have innovations and...
The Income Tax Bill 2025 was a great opportunity to bring real changes to the tax system of the country. The top taxpayers in the country are actors and not the corporate richest and...
SBI, the 218-year-old bank, the largest in the world in terms of number of branches and customers, which is a leader in housing loans, education loans, and many such areas, is conducting a massive...
The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) has started an agitation programme with a massive demonstration across the country on 14 February 2025 (Photos).
Slogans modified. No efforts to revive the Economy. In a surprise, Dr. Ananda Nageswaran, Chief Economic Advisor, with his team of more than 150 people, produced an Economic Survey 2025 with certain critical comments....
The entire economy of the country is under stress today. Unprecedented unemployment, lack of support for micro enterprises, communal tensions, lack of markets for produce, intermediaries taking a major share of the profit, erosion...
Peoples Commission on Public Sector and Public Services has issued a statement on tax structure which the Finance Minister should look into. All over the world there are changes proposed in the tax system...
I remitted some money using GPay recently. There were many people with the same name, and erroneously the money went to the wrong account of one Arjunan. When the actual Arjunan to whom the...
Few of the Trade Union representatives from the Banking Industry met the Leader of the Opposition with certain demands on the Banking Sector. This came out on Social Media, and the Finance Minister, in...
āDemocracy is by the people, for the people, and of the people.ā-Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the USA (1861-65) We claim to be the largest democracy. Are we? Two latest developments raise this question....
On November 8, 2016, the Prime Minister announced the withdrawal of ā¹500 and ā¹1000 currency notes.
