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TopicBimal Jalan panel

Topic: Bimal Jalan panel

Central banks like RBI tend to ‘build an empire’, sometimes at the cost of public interest

In countries like Chile, Israel and Thailand, central banks run with negative net capital.

RBI reserves to be transferred to govt in tranches over 3-5 years, Jalan panel recommends

The panel, set up by RBI and govt to settle the debate over transferring surplus, has been divided, leading to a delay in submitting its report.

Bimal Jalan panel to decide RBI’s surplus reserves misses deadline, report after elections

The six-member Bimal Jalan committee was formed last year after a tussle between Modi govt and then RBI governor Urjit Patel over RBI’s reserves.

On Camera

Tamil Nadu’s elections are fought on delivery—ideology appears only when needed

Electoral competition now appears dominated by welfare delivery and governance metrics, but ideology has not disappeared in Tamil Nadu. Instead, it has become strategic.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.