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23. Airtel launches India’s first
payments bank
•ACHI EVE FI N AN CI AL I N CLU SI ON
OBJ ECTI VES
•COM P ETI TI ON FOR U N I VERSAL BAN K S
•EN COU RAGE DI GI TAL PAYM EN TS
OVER 10,000
ACCOUNTS OPENED
WITHIN TWO DAYS
OF GOING LIVE
26. The Insolvency and
Bankruptcy Code
0
2
4
UK US South
Africa
Pakistan Brazil India
TIME TO RESOLVE
INSOLVENCY (YEARS)
THESE DELAY S AR E C AUSED DUE
TO TIM E TAKEN TO R ESOLVE
C ASES IN C OUR TS, AND
C ONFUSION DUE TO A LAC K OF
C LAR ITY AB OUT THE C UR R ENT
B ANKR UPTC Y FR AM EWOR K
The Code will
make it easier
to exit or
attempt revival
of a business,
thereby
improving the
NPAs for the
financial
services sector
The Code
creates time-
bound
processes for
insolvency
resolution of
companies and
individuals
43. CON VOCATI ON
GOWN S AN D
HATS GI VE WAY
TO I N DI AN
ATTI RES I N
RAJ ASTHAN
U N I VERSI TI ES
Indians are going back to their roots
A GROWING NUMBER OF
ENGLISH LITERATURE BOOKS
DRAW THEIR INSPIRATION
FROM INDIAN MYTHOLOGY
AT THE SAME TIME, THEY ARE ALSO
ADOPTING WESTERN IDEAS