Indian Banking Landscape and Basel III Norms, Mumbai

The fifth seminar of the monthly “BSE-PIF Financial Sector Policy Series” was held in Mumbai on the 22nd December 2016. The seminar discussants were Shri K Kumar, Head, Clearing Corporation, Bombay Stock Exchange, Dr. Ajit Ranade, Chief Economist, Aditya Birla Group and Shri Tamal Bandopadhyay, Adviser, Strategy at Bandhan Bank Ltd, & Consulting Editor, Mint…

Release of our Report “Digital Inclusion: Moving One Step Closer” by Mr. Anil Kaushal, Full Time Member, TRAI, New Delhi

PIF report on ‘Digital Inclusion: Moving One Step Closer’ was released on 2nd November 2016 by Shri Anil Kaushal, Full Time Member, TRAI. Opening remarks at the programme was made by Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Founder Director, Pahle India Foundationand Shri R Chandra shekhar, President, NASSCOM delivered the keynote address. Shri Saurabh Roy, Fellow, Pahle India…

Interoperability between Clearing Corporations

The second seminar of the monthly “BSE-PIF Financial Sector Policy Series” was held in Mumbai on the 22nd of September 2016. The session was moderated by G Padmanabhan (Non-Executive Chairman, Bank of India & Ex-ED, RBI). The seminar discussants were B. Sambamurthy (Nominee Director, RBI), Piyush Chourasia (Chief Risk Officer & Head – Strategy, ICCL),…

Asset Classes and Taxation: Tax Regimes for the Future, Mumbai

The first seminar of the monthly “BSE-PIF Financial Sector Policy Series” was held in Mumbai on the 22nd of August 2016. The session was chaired by Ashish Chauhan – CEO, BSE and moderated by Dr. Rajiv Kumar – Founding Director, Pahle India Foundation. The seminar discussants were Anup Bagchi (CEO, ICICI Securities), Praveen Chakravarty (Senior…

Workshop on ‘Urbanization and Expansion of Opportunities for the Poor’, New Delhi

The rapid urbanization in conjunction with industrialization has resulted in the growth of slums. Misplaced policies and bad administration have been a major contributing factor. Most of the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) are ill-equipped to raise adequate revenue, which in turn results in a shortage of funds to undertake infrastructure development and service delivery. Furthermore,…