April News Articles 2018 lists all the important news of the month of April 2018, primarily in the banking and finance sectors. Aspirants of different government jobs in India and readers interested in the banking and finance sectors can follow this page for updates.
Banking
- SBI rejigs portfolio of top brass Read more at:SBI rejigs portfolio of top brass
- SBI-led lenders ask NCLT to dismiss Ericsson insolvency plea against Reliance Communications Read more at:SBI-led lenders ask NCLT to dismiss Ericsson insolvency plea against Reliance Communications
- Regional rural bank employees to get pension at par with nationalised banks Read more at:Regional rural bank employees to get pension at par with nationalised banks
- CBI will list banking sector flaws to RBI Read more at:CBI will list banking sector flaws to RBI
- Govt Asks Banks To Pay Tax On Free Services Like ATM Transactions; Burden To Fall On Customers Read more at:Govt Asks Banks To Pay Tax On Free Services Like ATM Transactions; Burden To Fall On Customers
- SBI Accounts Under Jan Dhan Yojana: Interest Rates, Charges And Other Details Read more at:SBI Accounts Under Jan Dhan Yojana: Interest Rates, Charges And Other Details
- Raghuram Rajan May Be In Race For Top Post At Bank Of England: Report Read more at:Raghuram Rajan May Be In Race For Top Post At Bank Of England: Report
- Levy on free services: Banks to ask government to recall tax demand Read more at:Levy on free services: Banks to ask government to recall tax demand
- Your bank could soon charge you for ATM transactions, cheques & cards Read more at:Your bank could soon charge you for ATM transactions, cheques & cards
- Infra lending may take a back seat as RBI refuses to budge on new NPA rules Read more at:Infra lending may take a back seat as RBI refuses to budge on new NPA rules
- ICICI deserves a statesman, not a leader in hiding: Letter to Chanda Kochhar from another CEO Read more at:ICICI deserves a statesman, not a leader in hiding: Letter to Chanda Kochhar from another CEO
- Scandals, bad debts at India banks threaten economic outlook Read more at:Scandals, bad debts at India banks threaten economic outlook
- Videocon loan case: ICICI's internal probe cleared Chanda Kochhar's name Read more at:Videocon loan case: ICICI's internal probe cleared Chanda Kochhar's name
- ICICI Bank may face probe over non-disclosures in NuPower deal Read more at:ICICI Bank may face probe over non-disclosures in NuPower deal
- Restrict Withdrawals To Rs. 1,000 Per Account: RBI To Mumbai-Based City Co-operative Bank Read more at:Restrict Withdrawals To Rs. 1,000 Per Account: RBI To Mumbai-Based City Co-operative Bank
- SBI India's most trusted bank, ICICI tops in private sector: Report Read more at:SBI India's most trusted bank, ICICI tops in private sector: Report
- Insider vs Outsider: Battle for private banks' new CEOs Read more at:Insider vs Outsider: Battle for private banks' new CEOs
- Here are some names that can lead India's top private banks in coming years Read more at:Here are some names that can lead India's top private banks in coming years
- Banking secretary says Rs 500 notes in shortage, supply recovery may take a week Read more at:Banking secretary says Rs 500 notes in shortage, supply recovery may take a week
- Oriental Bank of Commerce drags Mittal Corp to NCLT Read more at:Oriental Bank of Commerce drags Mittal Corp to NCLT
- View: Time for RBI to step in and change the rules, to begin cleanup with ICICI Bank Read more at:View: Time for RBI to step in and change the rules, to begin cleanup with ICICI Bank
- RBI penalty not to have any material impact: IDBI Bank Read more at:RBI penalty not to have any material impact: IDBI Bank
- Former DoPT Secretary Bhanu Pratap Sharma appointed chairman of Bank Board Bureau Read more at:Former DoPT Secretary Bhanu Pratap Sharma appointed chairman of Bank Board Bureau
- Banks may sell Rs 4,000 crore GTL Infra loan Read more at:Banks may sell Rs 4,000 crore GTL Infra loan
- Banking frauds: Time for big bank clean-up, say experts Read more at:Banking frauds: Time for big bank clean-up, say experts
- Shikha Sharma seeks shorter term at Axis Bank Read more at:Shikha Sharma seeks shorter term at Axis Bank
- HDFC hikes home loan rates for the first time since 2013 Read more at:HDFC hikes home loan rates for the first time since 2013
- SBI launches UK subsidiary with 225 mn pounds capital Read more at:SBI launches UK subsidiary with 225 mn pounds capital
- CBI seeks RBI help to track Winsome’s UAE money trail Read more at:CBI seeks RBI help to track Winsome’s UAE money trail
- Post office savings account customers can soon avail full digital banking service Read more at:Post office savings account customers can soon avail full digital banking service
- Private sector banks stare at succession challenge Read more at:Private sector banks stare at succession challenge
- Agencies see LoU scam at Rs 13,500 crore Read more at:Agencies see LoU scam at Rs 13,500 crore
- Some PSU banks can be privatised, though time is not right now: SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar Read more at:Some PSU banks can be privatised, though time is not right now: SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar
- Former RBI deputy governor HR Khan being questioned by CBI over PNB scam Read more at:Former RBI deputy governor HR Khan being questioned by CBI over PNB scam
- Bank of Baroda raises benchmark lending rate by 0.1% to 8.4% Read more at:Bank of Baroda raises benchmark lending rate by 0.1% to 8.4%
- ICICI Bank Launches New Service. How To Send Money Via Social Media Apps Read more at:ICICI Bank Launches New Service. How To Send Money Via Social Media Apps
- State Bank Of India (SBI) Fixed Deposits (FDs): What Interest Rates You Get Now Read more at:State Bank Of India (SBI) Fixed Deposits (FDs): What Interest Rates You Get Now
- Bankruptcy: RBI gives provisioning relief to stressed banks Read more at:Bankruptcy: RBI gives provisioning relief to stressed banks
- Banks are billing you even for your SMS alerts Read more at:Banks are billing you even for your SMS alerts
- Jio Payments Bank begins operations Read more at:Jio Payments Bank begins operations
- View: India must privatise all public sector banks other than State Bank of India Read more at:View: India must privatise all public sector banks other than State Bank of India
- No reference from SFIO on ICICI Bank matter: Corporate affairs secretary Read more at:No reference from SFIO on ICICI Bank matter: Corporate affairs secretary
- RBI Drops Axis Bank, 2 Other Banks From List Of Bullion Importers Read more at:RBI Drops Axis Bank, 2 Other Banks From List Of Bullion Importers
- ICICI Bank, Axis Bank together lose Rs 13,216 crore in market capitalisation Read more at:ICICI Bank, Axis Bank together lose Rs 13,216 crore in market capitalisation
- Chanda Kochhar & Shikha Sharma: Two bank bosses in the eye of the storm Read more at:Chanda Kochhar & Shikha Sharma: Two bank bosses in the eye of the storm
- Allahabad Bank Slashes Lending Rates By 45 Basis Points. Details Here Read more at:Allahabad Bank Slashes Lending Rates By 45 Basis Points. Details Here
- CBI files Rs 19cr UCO bank fraud case Read more at:CBI files Rs 19cr UCO bank fraud case
- ICICI Bank issue: Dhoot says personal ties do not always result in criminal acts Read more at:ICICI Bank issue: Dhoot says personal ties do not always result in criminal acts
Finance
- Former RBI director for J&K to be new Religare compliance head Read more at:Former RBI director for J&K to be new Religare compliance head
- Piramal Housing Finance enters Pune, to add 4-5 cities in 6 months Read more at:Piramal Housing Finance enters Pune, to add 4-5 cities in 6 months
- Bharat Financial Inclusion looks to grow business in newer locations Read more at:Bharat Financial Inclusion looks to grow business in newer locations
- Motherson Sumi plans 3 acquisitions in 6 months Read more at:Motherson Sumi plans 3 acquisitions in 6 months
- GMR seeks to restructure portion of its Rs 4,000-crore debt liability Read more at:GMR seeks to restructure portion of its Rs 4,000-crore debt liability
- NIIF commits 120 million pounds in partnership with UK govt to launch Green Growth Equity Fund Read more at:NIIF commits 120 million pounds in partnership with UK govt to launch Green Growth Equity Fund
- 12,000 employees of bankrupt Alok Industries to lose jobs Read more at:12,000 employees of bankrupt Alok Industries to lose jobs
- Lanco Infratech, ABG Shipyard & Alok Industries may face liquidation Read more at:Lanco Infratech, ABG Shipyard & Alok Industries may face liquidation
- Blackstone looks to power portfolio with Kirloskar Oil Engines buy Read more at:Blackstone looks to power portfolio with Kirloskar Oil Engines buy
- Market rests: Sensex up 60 points; 23 blue-chips surge over 1%, OMCs bleed; Rupee drops 31 paise vs US dollar Read more at:Market rests: Sensex up 60 points; 23 blue-chips surge over 1%, OMCs bleed; Rupee drops 31 paise vs US dollar
- Now CBI to probe Rs 5,280 crore loan given to Gitanjali Group by ICICI Bank-led consortium Read more at:Now CBI to probe Rs 5,280 crore loan given to Gitanjali Group by ICICI Bank-led consortium
- Nabard to expand its long-term lending to Rs 80,000 cr in FY19 Read more at:Nabard to expand its long-term lending to Rs 80,000 cr in FY19
- RBI monetary policy: Strong support to our 'MPC on hold' view, says expert Read more at:RBI monetary policy: Strong support to our 'MPC on hold' view, says expert
- TSW, IIM Calcutta launches course for Family Business Management Read more at:TSW, IIM Calcutta launches course for Family Business Management
- Out of favour now, cryptocurrencies may have found a saviour in the Shariah Read more at:Out of favour now, cryptocurrencies may have found a saviour in the Shariah
- SBI to invest Rs 80 bn in hydropower project of Nepal Read more at:SBI to invest Rs 80 bn in hydropower project of Nepal
- Indian investors concerned about data, confidentiality breach by investment adviser: Survey Read more at:Indian investors concerned about data, confidentiality breach by investment adviser: Survey
- RBI dumps GVA model, switches back to GDP to measure economy Read more at:RBI dumps GVA model, switches back to GDP to measure economy
- India’s forex reserves rise to life-time high of 424.361 billion dollars Read more at:India’s forex reserves rise to life-time high of 424.361 billion dollars
- RBI monetary policy: Strong support to our 'MPC on hold' view, says expert Read more at:RBI monetary policy: Strong support to our 'MPC on hold' view, says expert
- PNB fraud case: CBI questions former RBI governor H.R. Khan Read more at:PNB fraud case: CBI questions former RBI governor H.R. Khan
- Flipkart, Amazon violating FDI rules: Mobile companies to Suresh Prabhu Read more at:Flipkart, Amazon violating FDI rules: Mobile companies to Suresh Prabhu
- Banks Stare At Rs. 2.5 Lakh Crore New Dud Loans From Power Sector: BofA-ML Read more at:Banks Stare At Rs. 2.5 Lakh Crore New Dud Loans From Power Sector: BofA-ML
- Banks Stare At Rs. 2.5 Lakh Crore New Dud Loans From Power Sector: BofA-ML Read more at:Banks Stare At Rs. 2.5 Lakh Crore New Dud Loans From Power Sector: BofA-ML
- INSEAD, TSW announce 2nd Blue Ocean Strategy executive programme Read more at:INSEAD, TSW announce 2nd Blue Ocean Strategy executive programme
- Piramal to set up merchant banking and asset management arms Read more at:Piramal to set up merchant banking and asset management arms
- PV Finance to expand at 16-17% CAGR over next five years: ICRA Read more at:PV Finance to expand at 16-17% CAGR over next five years: ICRA
- Bandhan Bank to grow retail only when its field force learns the trick of the trade Read more at:Bandhan Bank to grow retail only when its field force learns the trick of the trade
- In a big breather, RBI lets banks spread bond losses in 4 quarters Read more at:In a big breather, RBI lets banks spread bond losses in 4 quarters
- RBI likely to maintain status quo as inflation risks weigh Read more at:RBI likely to maintain status quo as inflation risks weigh
- NBFCs and HFCs fear Rs 2.2-trn NPA mess owing to note ban, Rera, GST Read more at:NBFCs and HFCs fear Rs 2.2-trn NPA mess owing to note ban, Rera, GST
Education
- Maharashtra government signs MoU with British Council on education and cultural collaboration Read more at:Maharashtra government signs MoU with British Council on education and cultural collaboration
- Crisil partners IIMC & TSW for CCAP course Read more at:Crisil partners IIMC & TSW for CCAP course
- NEET PG, NEET SS cut off percentile reduced by 15 pc Read more at:NEET PG, NEET SS cut off percentile reduced by 15 pc
- No quota to government doctors seeking PG seats from now: Supreme Court Read more at:No quota to government doctors seeking PG seats from now: Supreme Court
- List of Fake Universities 2018 by UGC Read more at:List of Fake Universities 2018 by UGC
- IIT Bombay Is Opening A Whole New World of Science For School Kids. Here’s How! Read more at:IIT Bombay Is Opening A Whole New World of Science For School Kids. Here’s How!
- IGNOU campus placement drive to be organised on April 25, check details Read more at:IGNOU campus placement drive to be organised on April 25, check details
- IIT Delhi To Allow Doctoral Students Convert Their Thesis Into Start-ups Read more at:IIT Delhi To Allow Doctoral Students Convert Their Thesis Into Start-ups
- Delhi University to conduct its entrance exam online for PG, MPhil and PhD courses starting this year Read more at:Delhi University to conduct its entrance exam online for PG, MPhil and PhD courses starting this year
- DU PG admission 2018: Entrance test to go online this year Read more at:DU PG admission 2018: Entrance test to go online this year
- After two years of students’ struggle, PU launches formal equal opportunity cell for the disabled Read more at:After two years of students’ struggle, PU launches formal equal opportunity cell for the disabled
- ‘Study in India’: Govt launches programme to attract more foreign students to India Read more at:‘Study in India’: Govt launches programme to attract more foreign students to India
- Abhay Karandikar takes charge as director of IIT Kanpur Read more at:Abhay Karandikar takes charge as director of IIT Kanpur
- TS Intermediate 1st, 2nd year results 2018 date and time: Results tomorrow at tsbie.cgg.gov.in, results.cgg.gov.in Read more at:TS Intermediate 1st, 2nd year results 2018 date and time: Results tomorrow at tsbie.cgg.gov.in, results.cgg.gov.in
- Mumbai: 60 private schools refuse admission under RTE, get notice Read more at:Mumbai: 60 private schools refuse admission under RTE, get notice
- Manmohan Singh turns nostalgic after visiting Panjab University’s economics department Read more at:Manmohan Singh turns nostalgic after visiting Panjab University’s economics department
- BIEAP Intermediate 2nd Year Results declared, pass percentage at 73.3 Read more at:BIEAP Intermediate 2nd Year Results declared, pass percentage at 73.3
- In a first, US-based son of IIT Kharagpur alumni donates Rs 2 crore to parents' alma mater Read more at:In a first, US-based son of IIT Kharagpur alumni donates Rs 2 crore to parents' alma mater
- CBSE to conduct class 10, 12 exams in Punjab on April 27
- Strategic plan helps IIT-M to win hatrick as best engineering college Read more at:Strategic plan helps IIT-M to win hatrick as best engineering college
- CBSE to conduct class 10, 12 exams in Punjab on April 27 Read more at:CBSE to conduct class 10, 12 exams in Punjab on April 27
- Train, engine, platform: A Rajasthan school that is like a railway station Read more at:Train, engine, platform: A Rajasthan school that is like a railway station
- Shame! This Chattisgarh school teacher is telling students that a week has 6 days Read more at:Shame! This Chattisgarh school teacher is telling students that a week has 6 days
- JEE Mains 2018: Cut-off expected between 95 to 105, say experts Read more at:JEE Mains 2018: Cut-off expected between 95 to 105, say experts
- Schools asked to hold re-test for Class IX students in June Read more at:Schools asked to hold re-test for Class IX students in June
- Number of engineering seats to go down by 80,000 this year Read more at:Number of engineering seats to go down by 80,000 this year
- How higher education faces an onslaught of cheating enabled by easily available technology Read more at:How higher education faces an onslaught of cheating enabled by easily available technology
- CBSE exam: HRD warns students against 'fake leak mafias' Read more at:CBSE exam: HRD warns students against 'fake leak mafias'
- Govt to soon promulgate ordinance to check arbitrary fee hike by schools: UP Deputy CM Read more at:Govt to soon promulgate ordinance to check arbitrary fee hike by schools: UP Deputy CM
- Indian engineering students can't think as high as Chinese and Russians: Report Read more at:Indian engineering students can't think as high as Chinese and Russians: Report
- Relief for parents: UP brings law to restrict private schools from raising fees beyond 8% Read more at:Relief for parents: UP brings law to restrict private schools from raising fees beyond 8%
- HRD forms panel to examine CBSE's exam conduct process Read more at:HRD forms panel to examine CBSE's exam conduct process
- CBSE issues warning against fake class 10 exam date circular Read more at:CBSE issues warning against fake class 10 exam date circular
- As leaks mar CBSE’s report card, experts link slow reforms to crisis Read more at:As leaks mar CBSE’s report card, experts link slow reforms to crisis
- View: It is our children’s future, not our ancestor’s pride, that deserves our outrage first Read more at:View: It is our children’s future, not our ancestor’s pride, that deserves our outrage first
- IITs face 34% faculty crunch, Delhi's tech institute 29% Read more at:IITs face 34% faculty crunch, Delhi's tech institute 29%
- CBSE Postpones Board Exams Scheduled On April 2 In Punjab; To Announce New Dates Soon Read more at:CBSE Postpones Board Exams Scheduled On April 2 In Punjab; To Announce New Dates Soon
- Bharat Bandh against Supreme Court order to review SC/ST Atrocities Act: Why this is happening Read more at:Bharat Bandh against Supreme Court order to review SC/ST Atrocities Act: Why this is happening
Others
- Indu Malhotra: Know all about the first woman lawyer to directly become an SC judge Read more at:Indu Malhotra: Know all about the first woman lawyer to directly become an SC judge
- Microsoft India forum brings diversity and inclusion to the fore Read more at:Microsoft India forum brings diversity and inclusion to the fore
- North Korea, South Korea rewrite history, bury their 65-year old hatchet Read more at:North Korea, South Korea rewrite history, bury their 65-year old hatchet
- Why there’s nothing surprising about Facebook being rewarded by its users Read more at:Why there’s nothing surprising about Facebook being rewarded by its users
- Indian Railways factory in Chennai builds record 2,503 coaches in a year Read more at:Indian Railways factory in Chennai builds record 2,503 coaches in a year
- MapmyIndia 2.0: Battling for supremacy Read more at:MapmyIndia 2.0: Battling for supremacy
- With world's largest online recruitment drive, Railways set to 'save 10 lakh trees' Read more at:With world's largest online recruitment drive, Railways set to 'save 10 lakh trees'
- Around India in 34 Books: What to Read from EVERY State and Union Territory! Read more at:Around India in 34 Books: What to Read from EVERY State and Union Territory!
- Ex-foreign secy S Jaishankar joins Tata Sons as global corporate affairs president Read more at:Ex-foreign secy S Jaishankar joins Tata Sons as global corporate affairs president
- Shot 4 Times on 26/11, This Ex-Navy Commando Is India’s 1st Disabled Ironman! Read more at:Shot 4 Times on 26/11, This Ex-Navy Commando Is India’s 1st Disabled Ironman!
- Fakir Chand Kohli: First CEO of TCS & Father of India’s Software Industry Read more at:Fakir Chand Kohli: First CEO of TCS & Father of India’s Software Industry
- Two Women Scientists Win ICRISAT’s Highest Scientific Award For Their Research Read more at:Two Women Scientists Win ICRISAT’s Highest Scientific Award For Their Research
- Pulitzer prize winners 2018: full list Read more at:Pulitzer prize winners 2018: full list
- India introduces death penalty for rape of young children Read more at:India introduces death penalty for rape of young children
- 50 IIT alumni quit jobs to form political party Read more at:50 IIT alumni quit jobs to form political party
- Basava Jayanti: Even After 900 Years, His Lessons Remain a Light in the Darkness Read more at:Basava Jayanti: Even After 900 Years, His Lessons Remain a Light in the Darkness
- Being a Taxidermist: A Unique Profession, and the Last Indian Who Practices It! Read more at:Being a Taxidermist: A Unique Profession, and the Last Indian Who Practices It!
- Amishi Jha: How to tame your wandering mind Read more at:Amishi Jha: How to tame your wandering mind
- NASA’s planet-hunting Tess spacecraft to launch on April 16 Read more at:NASA’s planet-hunting Tess spacecraft to launch on April 16
- Boeing, HAL, Mahindra Defence join hands to make F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet in India Read more at:Boeing, HAL, Mahindra Defence join hands to make F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet in India
- Science at your doorstep, at zero cost
- Microsoft, Apollo Hospitals join hands to improve cardiac care Read more at:Microsoft, Apollo Hospitals join hands to improve cardiac care
- Science at your doorstep, at zero cost Read more at:Science at your doorstep, at zero cost
- On this Day: This is why April 10 is significant for the 'unsinkable' Titanic--new version of RMS Titanic is all set to sail in 2018 Read more at:On this Day: This is why April 10 is significant for the 'unsinkable' Titanic--new version of RMS Titanic is all set to sail in 2018
- Rare sculpture of Rudrama Devi’s ‘last’ battle discovered Read more at:Rare sculpture of Rudrama Devi’s ‘last’ battle discovered
- Did you say something in your head? A machine called Alter Ego is here to 'read' your mind Read more at:Did you say something in your head? A machine called Alter Ego is here to 'read' your mind
- World Health Day: Here’s why heart diseases should be made public health priority in India Read more at:World Health Day: Here’s why heart diseases should be made public health priority in India
- India working on developing an advanced medium combat aircraft Read more at:India working on developing an advanced medium combat aircraft
- Students make device to rescue children trapped in borewells Read more at:Students make device to rescue children trapped in borewells
- Why India Just Honoured A Russian Ambassador With The Padma Bhushan Read more at:Why India Just Honoured A Russian Ambassador With The Padma Bhushan
- WB: Over 3,000 Staffs Of Bandhan Bank Turn Into Millionaires Read more at:WB: Over 3,000 Staffs Of Bandhan Bank Turn Into Millionaires
- Know why India’s Master Finisher, MS Dhoni received Padma Bhushan dressed as an army officer Read more at:Know why India’s Master Finisher, MS Dhoni received Padma Bhushan dressed as an army officer
- This Award-Winning Bio-Toilet Generates Power & Doesn’t Need Refilling for 15 Years! Read more at:This Award-Winning Bio-Toilet Generates Power & Doesn’t Need Refilling for 15 Years!
- Doklam lesson: Army increases strength at India-China-Myanmar tri-junction near Tibet Read more at:Doklam lesson: Army increases strength at India-China-Myanmar tri-junction near Tibet
- Master Blaster Tendulkar Donates Entire Rajya Sabha Salary to PM Relief Fund! Read more at:Master Blaster Tendulkar Donates Entire Rajya Sabha Salary to PM Relief Fund!