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TopicRBI reserves

Topic: RBI reserves

RBI ramps up forwards market intervention in bid to slow rupee decline, protect reserves

The Reserve Bank of India has run down its forward-dollar book by $12 billion to $15 billion from about $64 billion at the end of April, according to estimates by DBS Bank Ltd.

What Chinmayanand shares with India and a ‘muted’ Kashmir

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

How RBI is managing to give Modi govt the Rs 1.76 lakh crore record windfall

Almost 70% of the Rs 1.76 lakh crore payment comes from income RBI earned on its investments. The rest comes from its surplus capital.

As RBI transfers reserve surplus to Modi govt, it now has to find ways to manage risks

Instead of RBI holding capital, an MoU could be signed that would require the govt to pay the central bank in case of any risk.

Govt doesn’t need extra funds from RBI to manage fiscal deficit: Arun Jaitley

Finance minister also says extra funds accruing from the new capital framework of RBI can be used for poverty alleviation by future governments.

On Camera

New labour codes are a simplification that’s been long overdue. Its a strategic shift

Imposition of formal rights and digital compliance mechanisms introduces new expectations for both employers and workers. This transition will require sustained awareness efforts.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

From a small Kangra village to Tejas cockpit: IAF fighter pilot Namansh Syal’s journey cut short

Wing Commander Namansh Syal is survived by his wife, their 6-year-old daughter and his mother. Back in his native village, relatives and neighbours wait for his remains for last rites.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.