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Topic2000 rupee note

Topic: 2000 rupee note

Demonetisation failure? Rs 500 & Rs 2,000 notes together make up 50% of counterfeit notes detected

Ministry of Finance informed Parliament govt implemented demonetisation to reduce incidence of fake notes. But counterfeiting of high value currency has risen sharply, fresh data shows.

Around 80% choose to deposit Rs 2,000 notes into bank accounts, not exchange them, say bankers

The inflow of notes will likely push up bank deposit growth from the current 10.9%, RBI data showed.

SubscriberWrites: Dead yet alive

Just wish me good luck that by 30 September 30, all the 181 crore pieces of my denominations come back to the banks. My homecoming, if you will.

About Opposition unity dreams & petrol pumps turn into banks

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

SubscriberWrites: An unwelcome repeat of demonetisation

Last time, I witnessed daily wagers & jobless youngsters ‘employed’ to exchange the old notes. It will be a repeat again.

Delhi ordinance–a territorial fight & policy making at its best with Rs 2,000 withdrawal

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Withdrawal of Rs 2,000 note seen less disruptive than 2016 demonetisation

India is bracing for a second currency note exchange program in less than 7 years, pulling its Rs 2,000 note out of circulation in an exercise that comes ahead of a series of crucial state polls.

RBI expects most Rs 2,000 notes to be returned by September end, says Governor Shaktikanta Das

Governor Das also said there is no reason for people to rush to lenders for the exchange.

“Do not rush to banks:” RBI governor says Rs 2000 notes will continue to be legal lender

Maharashtra: Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das on Monday reiterated that Rs 2000 notes will continue to be a legal lender, after the...

RBI’s move to withdraw Rs 2,000 notes to improve liquidity, ease short-term rates, analysts say

The central bank on Friday said that it will start withdrawing Rs 2,000 notes from circulation, although they will remain legal tender.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.