Issue: 1329
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LIC emerges as biggest bidder in NSE IPO, applies for shares
worth Rs 4,500 crore.
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BankBazaar eyes strategic tie-ups to expand into insurance.
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Delhi airport beats Dubai in global connectivity.
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J&K Bank signs escrow agreement to sell PNB MetLife
shares worth Rs 120 Crore.
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ONGC strikes deepwater gas well off Odisha coast.
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NPCI says GST on UPI MDR will not burden small merchants.
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1,000 people to be trained to support exporters in districts,
states: Goyal.
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Govt mandates BIS certification for smartphone screen
protectors from Apr 1.
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PhonePe secures UAE payments licences, plans Aani, Jaywan
support
US tariff threat poses
challenge, but India’s interests come first: FM Sitharaman: India will have to remain “practical” in sourcing
crude oil and keep the country’s interests paramount as the US gains powers to
impose tariffs of up to 100 per cent on major buyers of Russian energy, Finance
Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday. Speaking at a fireside chat with
businessline Editor Raghuvir Srinivasan at the Changemaker Awards, the Finance
Minister said India was already diversifying its energy basket but could not
ignore crude availability, the requirements of its 1.4 billion people or the
compatibility of different grades of crude with Indian refineries. Her comments came days
after US President Donald Trump signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia
and Iran Act of 2026 into law. The law gives the US President the authority to
impose tariffs of up to 100 per cent on goods from the five largest importers
of Russian oil and gas.
(Business Line)
India leads emerging markets
in agtech funding since 2023: Report: India attracted $2.1 billion
of the $4.39 billion in agtech funding tracked across 17 emerging markets
between January 2023 and the third quarter of 2025. That is nearly half the
total and the highest among the markets studied, according to the AgTech
Investment in Emerging Markets, 2025 report released by AgBase, Briter and ISF
Advisors. AgBase is a programme backed by the Gates Foundation and the UK’s
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).
(Financial Express)
RBI clarifies novation
rules for over-the-counter derivative contracts: The Reserve Bank of India
(RBI) on Tuesday clarified that the mark-to-market (MTM) value of an
over-the-counter (OTC) derivative contract will have to be exchanged upfront
between the transferor and transferee when the contract is novated, while any
subsequent novation after a contract has been accepted for settlement by a
central counterparty (CCP) will be subject to the central bank’s revised
directions. The RBI also clarified that
novation undertaken by a CCP for the purpose of settlement of an OTC derivative
contract will not be covered by the directions. However, any subsequent
novation of a contract accepted for settlement by the CCP will have to be
undertaken in accordance with the directions.
(Business Standard)
BHIM app gets MyUPI AI
assistant with 24/7 multilingual UPI support: NPCI BHIM Services Limited
(NBSL), a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Payments Corporation of India
(NPCI), has introduced MyUPI, a conversational AI-powered assistant on the BHIM
Payments App to simplify UPI support, mandate management and safety controls. Launched
by NPCI at Global Fintech Fest 2026, MyUPI provides users with 24/7 assistance
in everyday language and currently supports English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and
Bengali, with more regional languages planned. According to NPCI, the
assistant allows users to access transaction-related support, raise and track
complaints, manage UPI mandates, de-link their UPI number, and seek
fraud-awareness assistance through a single interface.
(Business Today)
'No positive response on
5-day banking': Bank unions to go ahead with 3-day strike: Bank unions have decided to go
ahead with their three-day strike from September 28 to 30, saying there was no
positive response from the Indian Banks' Association (IBA) or the Department of
Financial Services (DFS) on their demand for five-day banking. The decision
came after a conciliation meeting on Tuesday conducted by the Deputy Chief
Labour Commissioner of the Ministry of Labour in New Delhi. Representatives of
the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), IBA, DFS, and bank managements attended
the meeting. The unions said the demand for
five-day banking had already been agreed to and signed in March 2024 as part of
the last wage revision settlement. "Hence, we are going ahead with the
strike action," the UFBU said in its statement to union members. The
government said on Monday that it had kept the Performance Linked Incentive
(PLI) scheme in abeyance after discussions with the unions, addressing one of
their two main demands. The other demand, five-day banking, remains under
consideration.
(Business Line)
RBI warns banks against a
loan price war: In
situations where banks are inundated with liquidity, the natural tendency among
many lenders is to push loans and go down the credit matrix. The fear is that
such aggressive lending to generate returns that cover the interest outgo on
deposits and other costs may show up as sticky assets a few years down the
line. Banks are sitting on a
mountain of money in the wake of the inflows from foreign currency non-resident
(FCNR) deposits which have been swapped with the central bank for rupees.
(Economic Times)
Oriental Insurance bets on
health, MSME products to drive growth: Oriental Insurance Company is
betting on cost-effective MSME-focused products, a bigger surety-bond book and
an expanded health insurance business to drive growth and improve its financial
performance, while eyeing value unlocking from its stake in National Stock
Exchange, chairman and managing director Sanjay Joshi said.
(Economic Times)
High-level panel on banking
likely by October-end: The government is likely to
announce a 10-member high-level committee on banking for Viksit Bharat, or its
vision of creating a developed country by 2047, with public and private sector
representation by the end of October. Its composition is being
finalised and is likely to include a former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) deputy
governor, industry leaders from the fintech sector and an Indian Banks'
Association (IBA) nominee, said people familiar with the matter.
(Economic Times)
Irdai eases dividend
repatriation rules for foreign-owned intermediaries: The Insurance Regulatory and
Development Authority of India (Irdai) on Tuesday allowed insurance
intermediaries with majority stakes held by foreign investors to repatriate
dividends without the regulator’s approval, in line with the Sabka Bima Sabki
Raksha Act. Irdai repealed the earlier
circular issued on January 3, 2020 which required insurance intermediaries to
seek authority’s approval before repatriating dividends. “The Amendment
Regulations, inter alia have removed the requirement of obtaining prior
approval of the Authority for the repatriation of dividends and the condition
on related party payments. Accordingly, the Guidelines on repatriation of
dividends by insurance intermediaries having majority by foreign investors,”
Irdai said.
(Business Standard)
SEBI settles
Hindenburg-linked case against Adani firms for Rs 1.5 crore: Market regulator SEBI on September 22 settled
adjudication proceedings against five companies, including four Adani
Group firms, over alleged lapses in disclosing related-party transactions, with
the firms paying a combined Rs 1.50 crore to settle the matter. The proceedings stemmed
from SEBI's examination of allegations and corporate governance concerns
raised in the Hindenburg report, including possible breaches of the listing
regulations and the erstwhile listing agreement. The companies are Adani
Enterprises, Adani Total Gas, AWL Agri Business (formerly Adani Wilmar), Adani
Green Energy and Adani Energy Solutions (formerly Adani Transmission),
according to Sebi's settlement order. Under the settlement terms, Adani Enterprises paid
Rs 76.05 lakh and Adani Green Energy paid Rs 45.50 lakh. Adani Total Gas, AWL
Agri Business and Adani Energy Solutions paid Rs 9.75 lakh each.
(Moneycontrol)
SEBI sees Rs.2 lakh crore
IPO potential:
India could
potentially raise around Rs.2 lakh crore through initial public offerings going
ahead, Securities and Exchange Board of India Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said
on Tuesday, as the country’s equity market continues to expand as a source of
corporate funding. Around Rs.60,000 crore has already been raised through IPOs
in 2026-27, with about 55 per cent of the proceeds representing fresh capital
going to companies. “Going ahead, potentially, around Rs.2 lakh crore can be
raised through IPOs,” Pandey said at the J.P. Morgan India Conference.
(Business Line)
Trai mandates wider choice
of voice-and-SMS-only plans for consumers: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
(Trai) on Tuesday directed service providers to offer voice-and-SMS-only tariff
plans, without bundled data, with minimum validity of 30 days or less, giving
consumers who don’t need data more affordable, shorter-duration options. The regulator said
amendments to the Telecom Consumer Protection Regulations, 2024, follow
consultations that found limited availability of voice-and-SMS-only special
tariff vouchers (STVs), with operators offering longer-validity plans that
restricted affordable options for low-income consumers. “The Authority is of
the view that such a tariff framework would sufficiently address consumer
requirements,” Trai said in the notification adding this will give low-income consumers
more choice to recharge based on their needs and financial capacity.
(Business Standard)
Centre extends validity
period of green nod to ports, harbours to 20 years: The environment ministry has extended the
validity period of environmental clearances (ECs) granted for ports, harbours,
breakwaters, and dredging projects from the existing 10 years to 20 years, with
provisions for two further extensions of up to five years each.
(Business Standard)
RBI measures, tax outflows
ease banking liquidity: The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) measures and
seasonal tax payments have helped ease banking system liquidity from its recent
peaks. The system liquidity stood at Rs 4.92 lakh crore as of Monday, sharply
down from an average surplus of Rs 10.34 lakh crore in the first two weeks of
September. It touched a record high of Rs 11.16 lakh crore as on September 6, according
to the RBI data. The surge in banking system liquidity was largely driven by
strong inflows through FCNR(B) deposits. Banks have mobilised $132.98 billion
via the special deposit scheme, the latest data showed.
(Financial Express)
IBBI says moratorium ended
for pending personal guarantor cases: The interim moratorium that temporarily
protected personal guarantors from legal action by lenders ended on May 26 this
year, including in cases that were already pending, the Insolvency and
Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) said. The move means that personal guarantors
can no longer use the moratorium as a shield against recovery proceedings while
their insolvency applications are pending before the National Company Law
Tribunal (NCLT). It also gives powers to lenders to continue with proceedings
against personal guarantors that were earlier kept in abeyance because of the
moratorium.
(Financial Express)
Govt allows easier exit
from hybrid annuity highway projects under new MCA: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
has updated the model concession agreement (MCA) for hybrid annuity model (HAM)
projects, allowing an easier exit for stuck projects through a “harmonious
substitution” clause. On Monday evening, the ministry updated its MCA —
the standard document for every PPP project — to allow the concessionaire to
fully replace itself or equity partners prior to formal default termination. HAM
is a popular model for the Centre, as it allows de-risked private investment.
Under this, the authority pays 40 per cent of the project cost upfront and pays
the remaining amount in annuities with interest.
(Business Standard)
BYGONE ECONOMIC
ERA
§ A
bygone economic era refers to a past period in history characterized by a
distinct economic system, dominant industries, labor models, and financial
structures that are no longer in operation or have been fundamentally
transformed.
§ Its
characteristics include; Obsolescence: (The technologies, infrastructure, and
business models that once drove the economy have been replaced by modern
advancements), Shift in labor, Altered Standard of Living etc.
§ In
modern conversations, economists and commentators often use the phrase
nostalgically or critically to describe a time when economic conditions were
vastly different—such as an era when a single income could easily support a
household or when manufacturing jobs were the backbone of the economy.
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