Due to the proposed financial tightening by the Chairman of the Federal Reserve in 2013, investors started moving their capital to safe-haven... View Article
With the objective of stimulating growth in the US economy, the Federal Reserve of the US tried to lower the long-term interest rates with the... View Article
In the USA, the first Operation twist was implemented in 1961 and ended in 1965. The impact on corporate debt was negligible, impact on mortgages... View Article
In 2013, there were questions regarding the success of Operation Twist. Operation twist can have a temporary effect on the yield curve. For 2019,... View Article
Operation Twist is a Quantitative Easing measure first implemented by the US Federal Reserves in 1961 ended in 1965. RBI had carried out... View Article
Operation Twist is a program of Quantitative Easing used by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The simultaneous sale and purchase of Government... View Article
When the borrower cannot repay the banks in a stipulated time, it begins the process of bad debt recovery. Banks may recover bad debts by selling... View Article
A consolidated credit report is known as cibil report. A cibil report will have information on credit summary, loan account, employment, contact... View Article
Stressed assets are equal to non performing assets plus written off assets plus restructured loans. When assets are not performing, they become... View Article
A high ratio of Non-Performing Assets (NPA) in the balance sheet of the banks affects the financial stability of the bank. It negatively impacts... View Article
The four balance sheet challenge includes challenges of 4 different sectors - real estate companies, Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs), and... View Article
Pong Dam Lake Wildlife Sanctuary, located in Himachal Pradesh, India, is an important staging site for migratory species such as waterfowl and... View Article
The Sixth Schedule of Indian Constitution contains provisions related to the Administration of Tribal Areas in the States of Assam, Meghalaya,... View Article
To define Ethics, “it is the branch of philosophy that involves a systematic study of human actions from the point of view of its rightfulness or... View Article
IAS Toppers have focussed on the importance of a strategic plan for UPSC prelims and mains preparation over the years. Considering that the marks... View Article
UPSC CSE Interview 2022 Update: The first phase of the interviews was held from on 30th January 2023 to 10th March 2023 for a total of1026... View Article
The Economic and Political Weekly (EPW) is an important source of study material for IAS, especially for the current affairs segment. In this... View Article