Letters to the Editor dated April 14, 2025
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‘Grahak Mitras’ to shepherd SBI customers towards alternate banking channels
State Bank of India (SBI) plans to engage the services of personnel from its wholly-owned subsidiary, State Bank Operations Support Services (SBOSS), to shepherd its customers towards alternate banking channels. The role of the “Grahak Mitra” (customers’ friend) from SBOSS will be to encourage customers to utilise the services available through self-service channels and also…
Large banks cutting deposit rates by 25 bps to hit savers
Depositors’ savings plans are set to be affected as leading banks have cut interest rates on fixed deposits and savings accounts, a move that was expected after the Reserve Bank of India slashed the repo rate by 25 basis points (bps) last week. The RBI’s saying that liquidity will be maintained at a surplus level…
Infosys CMO Sumit Virmani makes Forbes’ entrepreneurial CMOs list again
Infosys Chief Marketing Officer Sumit Virmani Infosys Chief Marketing Officer Sumit Virmani joins the list of the 50 top Entrepreneurial CMOs curated by Forbes, yet again this year. In the fourth edition of the list, Forbes shared it considers the entrepreneurial CMO “one who approaches driving growth neither beholden to the status quo nor to…
IndiGo to shift operations from Terminal 2 to 1 at IGI Airport from April 15
Airline major IndiGo on Monday said that all its flights arriving to and departing from Terminal 2 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, will shift to Terminal 1 from April 15, 2025. “IndiGo has taken proactive measures to ensure that its customers are well-informed about this change,” the airline said in a statement….
Belgium acts on extradition plea, nabs Mehul Choksi
Our Bureau & Agencies In a significant breakthrough in Rs 13,000 crore Punjab National Bank loan fraud, the Belgian police has arrested absconding diamantaire Mehul Choksi. The arrest was carried out on the basis of an extradition request made by the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate, news agency PTI reported. Choksi, who has been on the run for past…
Govt working on scheme to promote new exporters, markets, products
Encouragement may also be given for developing new markets and exporting new products | Photo Credit: naum With an eye on the goods exports target of $1 trillion by 2030 the government is working on a scheme to encourage new entities, including start-ups, get into exports and also promote new markets and products, sources said. “The…
India’s power capacity addition hits 9-year high in FY25
India added more than 34,000 megawatts (MW) of cumulative power capacity during FY25, which is the highest in the last nine years. Besides, the last financial year—ended March 2025—also witnessed a record renewable energy capacity addition of around 29,520 MW. According to the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), a record 34,054 megawatt (MW) capacity, from all…
Building future-ready business leaders – The Hindu BusinessLine
B-schools should not only train skilled professionals, but also develop responsible future leaders who create real impact Curiosity, problem-solving, resilience, leadership and an understanding of interconnected systems are the real differentiators business school graduates must have to thrive in an increasingly-complex world. Management education must evolve to cultivate these attributes, ensuring that students do not…
Ladakh launches non-cooperation campaign: outside investors pose threat to ecology and economy
People of Ladakh rely on glacier water, which is already melting, and any outside influx could further disrupt the region’s fragile ecology. | Photo Credit: ANI Amid concerns that external investment could threaten Ladakh’s local economy and its fragile ecology, the business community in Ladakh has announced a policy of non-cooperation with the outside investors. …
