The RBI has been repeatedly cautioning everyone about the usage of cryptocurrencies, flagging a slew of concerns.
'All of Indira Gandhi's bad economic ideas are being strengthened, from nationalised banks to anti-poverty, handout yojanas,' says Shekhar Gupta.
'The upper caste elite's belief that they are casteless is a belief that is available only to the upper castes. Because all the lower castes are reminded by society every day what their caste is.'
In the context of market integrity, the IRAI and RBI should go over the minutes of the LIC and SBI board meetings when the decisions to invest in Adani equity or debt were taken, notes Jaimini Bhagwati, former World Bank treasury professional.
'Karnataka's finances are much healthier than the Union government's, which is indebted to nearly twice the extent of the state.'
In a statement, Gandhi urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the government to increase the number of testing facilities across the country and make public the details of hospitals and medical facilities through a dedicated portal.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants the Reserve Bank to use Indian paper and ink to print currency notes.
Renowned women's rights activist and founder of the Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) Ela Bhatt passed away in Ahmedabad on Wednesday due to age-related ailments, her associates said.
This time the all-powerful interest-rate setting panel, whose constitution was notified by the government on Thursday, will take call on interest rate. But that's not the only change. The Reserve Bank of India has also decided to change the timing of announcement of its policy review, due next Tuesday, to mid-afternoon.
Citing the need for a more liberal regime for the banking and financial sector, RBI has opposed bilateral trade agreements. With no multilateral pacts with the WTO, the government had entered into free trade agreements, whose scope was later expanded to services, investment and even bilateral tax treaties. RBI has urged other countries such as UK, US and Europe to show reciprocity in granting branch licenses to Indian banks as they expect a similar treatment from India.
Will a caste census make tens of millions desert Mr Modi?, asks Shekhar Gupta.
Reserve Bank of India on Friday said it would shortly issue Rs 100 denominations bank notes with inset letter 'E' in numbering panel in the Mahatma Gandhi Series bearing the signature of the incumbent Governor Y V Reddy.
A 13-member group, headed by RBI Executive Director R Gandhi, has made various recommendations on G-Sec market, retail participation and interest rate derivatives market.
New 100 rupee currency notes with inset letter 'G' in both numbering panels will be in circulation shortly.\n\n
Merely bringing down the government stake below 51% may not find any taker for the PSBs. The government must bring down its holding to at least 26%, recommends Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
The Congress leader said a 'storm' was brewing on the economic front that will cause damage and hurt many.
Reserve Bank of India on Saturday said it would shortly issue new notes of Rs 10 in the 'Mahatma Gandhi' series with capital letter 'M' inset in the numbering panel bearing the signature of governor Bimal Jalan.
The Reserve Bank of India will shortly issue Rs 100 denomination bank notes with inset letter 'F' and Rs 20 denomination notes without inset letter in numbering panel in the Mahatma Gandhi series.
Except for the change in the inset letter, the design of these notes to be issued now is similar in all respects to the banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi Series -- 2005, with additional or new security features issued on October 21,2005.
Rahul Gandhi hailed the RBI Governor for steering the Indian economy in "difficult times"
The Reserve Bank of India will soon issue new Rs 20 denomination bank notes in the Mahatma Gandhi series.
The two entities' combined distribution network would comprise 4,182 banking outlets and 476 ATMs across 34 states and Union territories of India, with more than 31,000 employees serving about 15 million customers across the country.
This is the fifth time RBI extended the deadline.
The MPC headed by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das will announce the resolution of the meeting at around noon on Thursday.
'Who would think of making a bank of poor women? She had vision and boldness.'
RBI will shortly issue Rs 10 notes in Mahatma Gandhi series with capital letter M inset. The new notes would be similar to the older ones except for the change in inset letter and all the previously issued notes would serve as legal tender.
Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday said it would soon issue Rs 500 denomination banknotes with inset letter 'E' in both numbering panels in Mahatma Gandhi series-2005 with additional security features.
The Reserve Bank of India will shortly issue Rs 100 denomination bank notes with inset letter 'R' on numbering panel with some additional security features.
The poor and unbanked can take their rightful place as consumers of financial services only if the Modi government encourages different entities to advance the financial inclusion agenda, say Vikram Gandhi & Chandni Ohri.
The Union minister said this is not a time for India to test an anarchic kind of combination when it is on the growth path.
The Reserve Bank of India will shortly issue Rs 50 denomination notes with capital letter 'A' in numbering panel and Rs 500 notes without inset letter in numbering panel in Mahatma Gandhi series.
'It is far too early to celebrate the numbers.' 'They are still fairly weak compared to the pre-pandemic level.'
The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday issued the first series of bank notes bearing the signature of governor Y V Reddy in the denomination of Rs 5 and Rs 10.
'India resembles not just the more turbulent bits of its own past, but other 'managed' democracies, where all institutional strength and independence have been hollowed out to serve political power,' notes Mihir S Sharma.
Not only has the Mudra loan mela generated no jobs, it has frittered away trillions of taxpayers' money and it's time to bury the scheme, argues Debashis Basu.
Mundra fills the vacancy created by the retirement of KC Chakrabarty in April, two months before his five-year tenure was come to an end.
The notes will not have an inset letter in the numbering panel.\n
Two women candidates; Lok Sabha Speakers; Chief Justices; A Chief Election Commissioner; drafters of the Constitution; the RBI's first Indian governor; a farm leader who unsuccessfully contested four times; an iconic Bharata Natyam dancer...
'There was the indisputable fact that Savarkar knew Godse, Apte and Karkare well, he had corresponded with them closely, and funded their extremely provocative newspaper, and they looked up to him as their icon.'
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