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The 8th Pay Commission completed nine months on 3 August, i.e., half of its allocated time. Soon it will have completed ten months since its constitution. It was constituted on 3 November 2025 and was given 18 months by the Union Cabinet to draft recommendations on salary revisions, allowances, and other related aspects and to…
With equities, debt and precious metals moving through different cycles, investors are facing a familiar dilemma. Should they try to identify the next outperforming asset class or spread their money across several of them? The recent market environment has made that decision harder. Indian equities have remained volatile amid global macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainties, while…
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has urged eligible members to complete the required 10 years of eligible service to secure the benefit of a monthly pension after retirement. The organisation also cautioned members about the possible impact of withdrawing their PF funds before completing the required service period. Having a clear understanding of the…
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has urged establishments to make use of the Employees’ Enrolment Campaign, 2026 to regularise their past records and ensure that eligible employees who remained outside EPF coverage can now access social security benefits. The scheme, which came into effect on June 29, 2026, provides a special one-time opportunity for…
Bank holidays this week: SBI, HDFC, ICICI, PNB and all other public and private sector banks across India will remain closed today, since 23 August is a Sunday. Hence, physical in branch banking services at all scheduled and non-scheduled banks will remain suspended today due to weekend holiday. According to the Reserve Bank of India’s…
Building an investment portfolio is not only about choosing between equity, debt and gold. The proportion allocated to each asset can also change the returns and volatility an investor experiences over time. FundsIndia Research compared several combinations of equity, debt and gold using rolling returns from January 2000 to July 2026. The analysis looked at…
A big-ticket purchase of a product or service can feel manageable on the wallet when it is converted into EMIs, i.e., equated monthly instalments. Still, while smaller monthly payments can improve cash flows and reduce stress, they do not necessarily mean a lower overall cost. Experts believe that credit card users must diligently review the…
Investing advice often sounds deceptively simple: invest regularly, stay patient, avoid panic. Yet, when markets fall, many investors do precisely the opposite. Ripsy Bondia, assistant professor at IMI Delhi, explains why knowing what to do is often easier than actually doing it. During the 2008-09 financial crisis, broader indices fell 60-65%. Equity mutual-fund flows moved…
The Supreme Court has dismissed a retired professor’s plea seeking pension benefits under the General Provident Fund (GPF)-cum-Pension Scheme instead of the Contributory Provident Fund (CPF) Scheme under which he had served and received retirement benefits. The judgment, delivered earlier this week involved K Suman Chandra, a former professor at the National Institute of Rural…
The India Post expanded eligibility for Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI), allowing savings account holders of any scheduled bank to purchase the insurance, Minister of State for Communications Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar said on August 14. The change is aimed at helping policyholders who move from rural to urban areas maintain their insurance by enabling them…