Treat advances to medium units as priority sector loans: RBI

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 23:08

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said Tuesday that banks could classify their incremental advances to medium enterprises, after November 13, as priority sector loans and also double the credit limit to micro and small units to Rs 10 crore until March-end.

Fresh loans to medium enterprises to be priority sector advance: RBI

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 13:12

The Reserve Bank of India allowed banks to treat loans given to medium manufacturing enterprises after November 13 as priority sector advance.

Music is my priority now: Avril Lavigne

Last Updated: Friday, October 4, 2013, 10:59

Avril Lavigne feels a pressure to have kids following her recent marriage to Chad Kroeger, but she thinks music is her priority now.

16 PSU banks missed target of priority sector lending in FY13

Last Updated: Sunday, September 1, 2013, 14:07

"As on March 31, 2013 domestic banks (both public and private) were below the target of priority sector lending. During this period, 16 of the 26 public sector banks, 10 of the 20 private sector banks and 2 of the 41 foreign banks could not achieve the target of overall public sector lending," RBI said in its Annual Report 2012-13.

EGoM meeting on natural gas priority issue postponed again

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 24, 2013, 20:02

A meeting of a high-powered ministerial panel, that was to consider making available natural gas to fuel starved power plants from sources other than Reliance Industries' KG-D6 fields, has again been postponed.

EGoM to decide on changing gas priority tomorrow

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 16, 2013, 18:18

A high-powered ministerial panel will on Wednesday consider abolishing the priority ranking in natural gas allocation so that the fuel currently consumed by urea plants can also be diverted to fuel-starved power plants.

Nokia ties up with New India Assurance

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 15:35

Initially, the insurance cover would be provided for phones purchased from Nokia Priority Dealers. Eventually, all other multi-brand retail outlets would be covered.

Low cost deposit base key to new bank success, says ICRA

Last Updated: Friday, May 17, 2013, 16:23

Ratings agency ICRA on Friday said that low-cost current and savings account (CASA) deposit base and some regulatory relief in the gradual build-up of priority sector lending targets hold the key to success of non-banking lenders wishing to become banks.

UK launches 'super-priority' same-day visas for Indians

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 15:56

The first-of-its-kind service to be launched anywhere in the world by the UK Home Office is open for appointment bookings in India from Tuesday.

My children are my priority: Victoria Beckham

Last Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013, 13:54

Victoria Beckham, who is married to soccer ace David Beckham, says her world revolves around her four children.

Carrie Underwood makes marriage top priority

Last Updated: Monday, April 8, 2013, 12:03

Carrie Underwood, who wed Canadian ice-hockey star Mike Fisher in July 2010, says marriage is her number one priority.

RBI asks banks to declassify off-balance-sheet loans from PSL

Last Updated: Friday, March 22, 2013, 21:00

The Reserve Bank today said the banks which have included contingent liabilities or off-balance-sheet items as part of their priority sector loans (PSL) will have to declassify these accounts with retrospective effect.