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Tuesday, April 21, 2026
TopicCashless economy

Topic: Cashless economy

How digital currency can lift gross national happiness in Bhutan

Bhutan central bank’s desire to take cash digital could create opportunities for blockchain-based decentralised finance. It may leave people happier than they are now.

Covid has brought payment by cash down by 50% in 2020, says survey

Survey says that while demonetisation brought digital payments into mainstream, GST enabled it further, but it is the Covid-19 pandemic that has really accelerated it.

Coronavirus succeeds where demonetisation failed as Indians dump cash for digital payments

Value of UPI transactions reached all-time high June as people feared handling banknotes amid the pandemic. Electronic fund transfers have also rebounded.

Modi’s demonetisation will be of use during the coronavirus lockdown

Modi govt's overnight, ill-conceived, egotistic decision that left lakhs of people jobless and paralysed India’s informal economy 3 yrs ago may just give some returns.

India has a long way to go to squeeze cash out of the economy & become digital

Despite open model & multitude of competitors in digital payments, 72% of India’s consumer transactions take place in cash, double the rate in China.

India going cashless could have a happier ending in Modi’s second term

India’s UPI mobile payments has taken off and put the country ahead of even Asian money centres like Singapore & Hong Kong.

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Why has US not defeated Iran yet? Because Trump wants to win on the cheap

Trump's goal of ending the Iranian nuclear programme cannot be accomplished without overthrowing the Islamic regime in Iran, which is likely not possible without a ground invasion.

As Strait of Hormuz shuts again, uncertainty grips global trade & energy markets

Oil prices jumped more than 5 percent Monday, on fears that the ceasefire between the ‌US and Iran could also collapse.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.