RBI’s share of outstanding government bonds rising, bond yields likely to remain within a range: SBI report

According to a recent report by the State Bank of India (SBI), the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) share of outstanding government bonds (G-secs) has increased noticeably over the past year. The report said that the RBI’s stake increased to 14.2 percent in June 2025, compared to 11.9 percent in June 2024 and 10.6 percent […]

The majority of Indians pay for content online, gaming dominates the premium wallet share: Lumikai

The majority of Indians now pay to access online content, with gaming dominating the wallet share pie at a payment amount of over ₹1,000, a survey has found, said a top official at gaming and interactive content-focused venture capital firm Lumikai. Lumikai Founder and Managing Partner Salone Sehgal told PTI that the survey covered around […]

Math Monday: Two Shady Sam arcade games

Keep students busy with fun arcade games! NGPF’s newest arcade game, Shady Sam’s Slick Wheels, and its companion Shady Sam: Loan Shark both give your students the chance to improve their math and decision-making skills. 1. Shady Sam’s Smooth Wheels Shady Sam’s slick wheels turns your classroom into a car dealer negotiation. Students take on […]

Holiday Highlights PD – Blog

The holidays are just around the corner and NGPF has a festive series of virtual PD sessions to help you keep your students engaged, complete your semester with confidence, and spread a little seasonal cheer into your classroom. NGPF Virtual PDs are one-hour live Zoom sessions packed with lesson ideas, instructional strategies, and content updates. […]

[Transgender Awareness Week] Question of the Day: What are the three most common ways LGBTQ+ people cover the costs of gender-affirming care?

Learn what strategies LGBTQ+ people use to pay for additional costs, such as family formation, gender-affirming care, and name or gender marker changes. Answer: The 3 most common ways LGBTQ+ people cover the costs of gender-affirming care are: Personal savings Health insurance Credit card(s) To ask: Of LGBTQ+ people who received gender-affirming care, what percentage […]

RBI may approve 1-3% provisioning floor for phase 2 loans under ECL framework: sources

FILE PHOTO: A man walks past the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) logo outside its headquarters in Mumbai, India, June 6, 2025. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo | Photo credit: FRANCIS MASCARENHAS The Reserve Bank of India may consider approving bankers’ request to reduce provisioning requirement for phase-2 loans to 1-3 per cent from the proposed 5 […]

Number of policies sold: LIC is confident of making up lost ground

LIC’s market share based on first-year premium income for the first half of FY26 was lower, at 59.41%, at end-September 2025, compared to 61.07% at end-September 2024. | Photo credit: REUTERS After a 21 percent year-on-year decline in the number of policies sold in the first half (H1FY26), the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) […]

Hudco in talks with global development institutions to raise $1 billion by March: CMD

State-owned infrastructure finance institution Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd (Hudco) is in talks with multilateral development banks, including ADB, and institutions to mobilize $1 billion to finance infrastructure projects in the country, chairman and managing director Sanjay Kulshreshta said. “We are in advanced talks with KfW (the state-owned German development bank) to raise $200 […]