Banking Term of the day
Amortisation
Amortisation is the process of spreading the repayment of a loan, or the cost of an intangible asset, over a specific timeframe. This is usually a set number of months or...
Common mistake in English
Indefinite Articles – A or An
The words a and an are called indefinite articles. We can use them with singular nouns to talk about any single person or thing. Deciding which indefinite article to place in...
Banking Term of the day
Off-balance sheet exposures
Off-balance sheet exposures refer to activities that are effectively assets or liabilities of a company but do not appear on the company’s balance sheet. The off-balance sheet exposures in...
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WHO vs WHOM
WHO is a pronoun that refers to the subject of the sentence.
WHOM is a pronoun that refers to the object of the sentence.
Examples:
Who locked the door?
She’s the woman whom I met in Paris.
Here are...
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Then vs Than
THEN is an adverb that is used to situate events in time, and an adjective that means, “being so at the time”.
THAN is a conjunction that is used when we want to compare...
Banking Term of the day
‘On tap' authorisation of payment systems
RBI has issued guidelines on ‘on tap' authorisation of payment systems on 15th October 2019. The aim is to encourage innovation and competition.
Accordingly, it has been...
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AFFECT vs EFFECT
Affect Definition and Examples
Primarily, “affect” is used as a verb. That means that it is performing an action on something or someone. The actions that have been taken by one...
Banking Term of the day
Asset/Liability Committee (ALCO)
A risk management committee in a bank that evaluates the risk associated with the bank's assets and liabilities. It manages interest rate risk while ensuring adequate returns and liquidity.
Functions...
Government scheme : POSHAN Abhiyaan
The Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nutrition or POSHAN Abhiyaan or National Nutrition Mission, is Government of India’s flagship programme to improve nutritional outcomes for children, pregnant women and lactating...
Government scheme : Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya JanAushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP)
With a view to achieve the objective of making available quality generic medicines at affordable prices to all, ‘Jan Aushadhi Scheme’ was launched by the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals...
