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List of Banking Related Abbreviations

Abbreviation Full Form 2FA Two Factor Authentication A&AS Account & Audit Section ACLF Additional Collateralised Lending Facility AIDBs All India Development Banks AIFIs All India Financial Institutions ALM...

February 17, 2015

Infosys acquires automation tech firm Panaya for $200 million

India’s software services giant Infosys has announced to acquire to acquire US-based automation technology firm Panaya. In this regard, Infosys has signed a definitive agreement to fully acquire...

February 17, 2015

Veteran journalist, cartoonist Rajinder Puri passes away

Veteran journalist, cartoonist and political activist Rajinder Puri has passed away on 15 February 2015 in New Delhi. He was 80. About Rajinder Puri Rajinder Puri was born in...

February 17, 2015

Union Government imposes Anti-dumping duty on graphite electrodes imports

Union Ministry of Finance has imposed an anti-dumping duty on imports of graphite electrodes used in steel plants for five years. The imposed duty ranges between $278.19 and...

February 17, 2015

Developing the corporate insolvency regime

World’s bank’s ease of doing business report 2014 placed India at 137th position out of 189 countries, in ‘resolving insolvency’ indicator. Resolving insolvency in India takes 4.3 years...

February 17, 2015

The paradox of environment and Energy

New Delhi is world’s most polluted city with extremely high PM 2.5 (particulate matter with size less than 2.5 capable of entering the lungs) content at 220. The...

February 17, 2015

Take home from the Indo-US Nuke Deal 2015

It is projected, that by 2035 India’s energy demand would grow by 132% and India will surpass china to become world’s largest energy consumer according to a latest...

February 17, 2015

Boosting the Tourism Industry

Contribution of tourism sector to India’s GDP is around 6.8% while at the same time it is big employment generator with a 7.7 % of the employment share....

February 17, 2015

Punit Renjen appointed as CEO of Deloitte’s global operations

Punit Renjen was appointed as the Chief executive officer (CEO) of accounting giant Deloitte’s global operations. He will succeed Barry Salzberg and assume his new role of Deloitte...

February 17, 2015

HTC appoints Faisal Siddiqui as new South Asia chief

Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC has appointed Faisal Siddiqui as new regional President of HTC South Asia. He will replace current president Jack Yang, who is leaving the company...

February 16, 2015

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