02nd April 2012
SIBM students create light source using PET bottle that works on solar energy and can be used even at night
Using a PET bottle, a solar panel and a switch, students of the Social Entrepreneurship and Consulting Cell (SECC) from Symbiosis Institute of...
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06th March 2012
Union Bank of India, Central Bank of India and Bank of Maharashtra cut interest rates on home loans, so now home loans avail at some low interest rates. Other banks are also in queue and soon announce rate cuts, while others may wait for the RBI to slash...
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06th March 2012
Union Bank of India, Central Bank of India and Bank of Maharashtra cut interest rates on home loans, so now home loans avail at some low interest rates. Other banks are also in queue and soon announce rate cuts, while others may wait for the RBI to slash...
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02nd February 2012
what the central bank might do to rates shortly, and pat comes his considered response about repo rates. And about what the BoI will likely do in response. In an interview, he holds forth on the bank’s future plans and the path ahead for the banking indus...
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26th January 2012
In response, NBFCs, whose balance sheets depend on car loan, are pondering new strategies to sustain their growth. Pessimism, however, seems to be creeping in slowly as lenders slash their overall growth expectations. Both the macro scene and the micro ec...
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26th January 2012
Everyone has their own reason for refinancing, but usually to save money or take cash out. Refinancing your home loans can be an excellent way to manage your debt load, reduce stress and save yourself a lot of money. There are several ways that a new refi...
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24th January 2012
How have the high interest rates affected your loan disbursal? We were apprehensive, but it hasn't come down as much as we had thought. The loan growth for housing finance companies was 18percent in the first quarter, as opposed to 19percent in the corre...
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06th January 2012
you have money stashed for future, now perhaps is the time to air it. Especially if your treasure is not giving good returns or bonuses. You should prepay if you can. Several banks allow a home loan borrower to partially prepay up to a certain limit witho...
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28th December 2011
For those millions of home loan borrowers who were sulking at their decision to go for floating rate of interest, and who found their own interest rates being regularly reset even as new borrowers were being assiduously besought with lower rates, the orde...
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21st December 2011
In a move that might make life a little easier for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), the RBI, in September, announced a series of liberalisation policies with respect to foreign exchange transactions. Here are a few such changes that will simplify the process ...
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21st December 2011
The recent downgrade of State Bank of India by Moody's Investor Service has evoked strong reactions from the markets and policymakers. While predictably the stock markets tanked, a section of the policymakers and bankers has questioned the credentials of ...
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20th December 2011
Online personal loan is one of the latest options for people who need cash fast and who can’t afford to slow down their lifestyle in order to get it. Applying for this kind of loan is easy because they can be done from home or from work through a simple a...
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20th December 2011
I have just returned home after three weeks of travel. And while it was exciting and eye-opening, it has also been grueling and exhausting. The last leg of my trip took me to Chennai in India. I have often written to you about how India is booming and gal...
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16th December 2011
Public sector banks are offering discount in interest rates on auto and home loans along with other concessions this festival season to woo customers who were planning to postpone their buying decisions since interest rates have peaked. However, priva...
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12th December 2011
At a time when home loan interest rates are continuing to go north, a home-buy is becoming costlier for buyers, especially in a market like Bangalore, where prices are holding firm. The rising interest rate scenario is making that home-buy decision tough ...
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