KEY HIGHLIGHTS RBI has set a uniform interest rate on savings up to ₹1 lakh for all banks. Customers no longer need to compare interest rates across banks. Above ₹1 lakh, banks will continue offering different interest rates. If you’ve ever hopped between banks hoping for “thoda extra interest,” that headache is gone now.RBI has … Read more
Just think, you are at the best hawker stall, taking a bite of the most delicious Hainanese chicken rice, and the bill is paid, no need to get the money out of your wallet. Singapore’s CDC Vouchers 2025 are like a miracle that will save you ten bucks every day, really an economic crisis lifebuoy … Read more
`Imagine working in a factory or office for years awaiting retirement only to receive but a meager ₹1,000 pension, barely enough for a single week’s groceries in today’s world dominated by inflation. For over six million employees under the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS-95), this was nothing short of a national shame. And then there is … Read more
Think of a peaceful morning of a retiree suddenly disrupted by happiness—a letter from EPFO that says his pension will be increased from just ₹1,000 to ₹7,500 monthly, which is enough to pay for drugs, buy groceries, and go for a rare family trip without anxiety. In 2025, it is not a dream; it is … Read more
Everyone out there in the government, and everyone enjoying life from home in retirement, must be looking for those bigger-than-expected envelopes stuffed with cold cash that melt the worries about some bills, generating a partial resonance of reliefs from Delhi to the most far-off hamlets. The magic of the hike in the Dearness Allowance as … Read more
The entrance of this 2025 December air, crisp with hope and promise, has the scent of pine trees and laughter filling school playgrounds. Memories of world school holidays-meaning studying really only for exams during term-time and intense footloose-and-crazy diversions in this year. In keeping with the global theme, all are on the record. Predicted winter … Read more
Have you recently opened your EPF passbook and noticed that your September or October 2025 salary contribution is missing? Honestly, thousands of employees are in the same situation — and it’s causing unnecessary panic. When your hard-earned savings don’t show up, it’s normal to feel stressed. Here’s the thing: nothing is wrong with your PF … Read more
In a world where saving money becomes an irony and accumulation loses standing, what could be more beneficial than a secure vault of accumulation capable of yielding an increased return rate as against the natural intermittent occurrence of the rhythm of equities-or a whisper like net inflation tending to erode the gains until now. Thus, … Read more
To put one’s feet in the brake of life’s running track as one is struck with an escalating price is all settled now. The year 2025 bears winds of fresh air for some 1.2 million Indian Railways employees-acting like a Vande Bharat whizzing at a fantastic pace-right behind an incredibly prompt 3% Dhadrness Allowance (DA) … Read more
Can you just picture this? You have tended to your PPF account like a constant friend through the ages, watching it wither slightly while it deservedly adds spawns with exemption from taxes on the magical 7.1% interest. And then, life gives you that little swathe which you could never have imagined to have ever existed-a … Read more