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TopicCounterfeit currency

Topic: counterfeit currency

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

TCA Sharad Raghavan -
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.

Fake banknotes seized in India doubled after demonetisation, Gujarat topped list: NCRB

Apoorva Mandhani -
National Crime Records Bureau’s report for 2017 says new Rs 2,000 note, released after demonetisation, accounted for more than half the seized currency.

RBI data reveals demonetisation was the epitome of whimsical, illogical policymaking

Praveen Chakravarty -
The government wanted demonetisation to combat three problems. None of them seem to have been solved. 

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Economy

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

Bloomberg News -
New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Defence

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

Snehesh Alex Philip -
This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

National Interest

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

Shekhar Gupta -
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.

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