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Surge in Microfinance Loan Defaults: Understanding the Crisis
Why in news? In its 2024–25 report released in October 2025, industry body Sa‑Dhan warned that overdue payments in the microfinance sector have ri...
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Why in news? In its 2024–25 report released in October 2025, industry body Sa‑Dhan warned that overdue payments in the microfinance sector have ri...
Why in news? The International Financial Services Centres Authority launched a Foreign Currency Settlement System (FCSS) at Gujarat International Fina...
Why in news? The United Nations Environment Programme released a report titled “Financing the Responsible Supply of Energy Transition Minerals” in...
Why in news? Construction of the Navi Mumbai International Airport has been progressing rapidly, and the project was highlighted in October 2025 as a ...
Why in news? The Ministry of Labour and Employment released a draft National Labour & Employment Policy – Shram Shakti Niti 2025 for public consulta...
Why in news? NITI Aayog released a comprehensive report on harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies to empower India’s infor...
Why in news? The government has been highlighting the rapid modernisation of India’s logistics sector. New policies, infrastructure projects and dig...
Why in news? The International Labour Organization (ILO) released its “State of Social Justice 2025” report ahead of World Day of Social Justice. ...
Why in news? NITI Aayog released its Trade Watch report for the fourth quarter of financial year 2024–25. The report analyses India’s export and i...
Why in news? India’s young population offers a demographic dividend, yet job creation has not kept pace. In early 2025 industry bodies urged the gov...
Why in news? Regulators and investors renewed discussions on stablecoins after price volatility in some crypto projects. Questions arose about how the...
Why in news? NITI Aayog released a working paper proposing an optional presumptive taxation scheme for foreign companies operating in India. The schem...
Why in news? The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released a draft framework in October 2025 to simplify rules for Indian companies borrowing from abroad. ...
Why in news? India’s free trade agreement with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) — comprising Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerl...
Why in news? The government released new data showing that India produced 239 million tonnes of milk in 2023‑24, reinforcing its position as the wor...
Why in news? The United Nations observed the International Day for South–South Cooperation on 12 September 2025. Discussions focused on how developi...
Why in news? The Ministry of Heavy Industries issued guidelines under the PM E‑DRIVE scheme on 29 September 2025 for installing 72,300 electric‑ve...
Why in news? By late September 2025 the Indian rupee had depreciated over three percent since the start of the year, touching record lows near ₹88 ...
Why in news? The government amended its export policy on 24 September 2025, allowing the export of second‑generation (2G) ethanol. This reflects gro...
Why in news? HSBC and IBM announced that their experiment using quantum computing to enhance bond trading algorithms demonstrated significant improvem...