A candid interview with experienced financier PR Jaishankar, MD, IIFCL PR Jaishankar, MD, India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd. (IIFCL), an experienced financier helming the infrastructure financing affairs, shares his deep thoughts on the latest progress, the pace of road development, new strategies carried out by IIFCL to speed up the infra projects, and much more from...
FlashNews:
Centre’s ₹2.35 Billion Port Push in Tamil Nadu, Sonowal Flags Maritime-Led Growth
Indian Railways to Roll Out 52 Reforms in 52 Weeks; Targets Single-Digit Accidents by FY2027
India Stays the Course as Combative Trump Exits International Solar Alliance
Energy Security, Investment and Decarbonisation to Take Centrestage at India Energy Week 2026
PM Modi Hails HPCL’s World-First LC-Max Residue Unit at Visakh Refinery
NHAI Urges DoT and TRAI to Fix Mobile Connectivity Gaps on National Highways
With Joshi at the Wheel, Gadkari Joins Hydrogen Car Drive to Signal India’s Clean Mobility Push
ONGC Partners MOL to Launch Ethane Shipping, Strengthening Energy Logistics and Maritime Presence
DFCCIL Uses GPS to Bust ERC Theft in Ambala, Averts Rail Mishap
Bhogapuram Airport Nears Completion as GMR Conducts Successful Validation Flight
Power Minister Manohar Lal Reviews Strategic Hydropower Projects in J&K
Inox Clean Energy Acquires 300 MWp SunSource Portfolio to Power Growth
Accelerating Sustainable Energy Sector Growth with the Power of AI
Advantage Assam: Trust, Governance and Growth Under Prime Minister Modi
Near Western Dedicated Freight Corridor Completion, DFCCIL Chief Inspects JNPA‑Vaitarna Stretch
Union Cabinet Clears $146 Million Delhi Metro Expansion, Adding 16 km and 13 Stations
Saleem Ahmad Takes Charge as RVNL CMD, Steering Shift to All‑Infra Vision
Clean Leap: Manohar Lal Inaugurates First Unit of 2,000 MW Subansiri Hydropower Project
DFCCIL Pushes Fast-Track Plan for Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals
Tag: commercial banks
Bond Market Issuances Likely to Remain Stable
India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) expects primary market activities in the corporate bond market to remain steady, however, growth will be protracted owing to muted capex plan for Corporate India.
Lack of priority sector lending for RE is an issue
The Indian government has successfully launched several policy instruments, which have enhanced the viability and bankability of RE projects.
Ministry official suggests oversight mechanism for CDR
Commercial banks received a suggestion from Financial Services Secretary Rajiv Takru to have an independent oversight mechanism for considering cases under the corporate debt restructuring (CDR) cell. Takru suggested that the independent mechanism must not have any government representative or any serving banker, but some experts who can scrutinise from the correctness point of view whether the case refer
Banks witness faster growth in deposit recently
Deposits of commercial banks expanded by a robust Rs 62,750 crore while credit growth was relatively moderate at Rs 17,380 crore during the first fortnight of the January-March quarter, data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) shows. This snaps the trend of credit growth outpacing deposit growth during the October-December 2012 perio



