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Friday, August 29, 2025
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Topic: RBI

RBI’s wider NDF access may require foreign exposure proof, bankers say

The RBI, while announcing its last policy decision, said it will permit banks with IFSC banking units to offer non-deliverable forex derivative contracts involving the Indian rupee to local residents.

Are Adani, Ambani & other biggies behind inflation across sectors? Metal segment shows this isn’t the case

A paper by ex RBI official says dominance of 'Top-5' firms lets them excessively raise prices, but analysis of metal sector shows it's down to raw material costs, global inflation, etc.

Annual wholesale inflation eases to lowest in 30 months at 1.34% on easing input prices

In March, the food index rose 2.32% year-on-year compared with 2.76% in February, while fuel and power rose 8.96%, slowing from the 14.82% rate.

Online Gaming KYC will not be Stricter than RBI Master Directions

The draft amendments envision an obligation for online gaming intermediaries to verify identity of all customers when they register new account for playing games.

Consumer inflation seen easing in March to 5.80% on softening food price rises

Economists said this would be the only month this year so far inflation is reported below the 6.00% RBI upper tolerance limit.

Our take on NCERT textbook edits, MP Congress priest cell & RBI repo rate—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

Over-promising, under-spending: How states are utilising their budget & what it says about their fiscal health

While a higher capital outlay has been budgeted for FY 23-24, trends of last FY suggest states have underspent on capex & are unlikely to achieve their targets for 2022-23.

RBI proposes expanding UPI digital payments system to allow pre-sanctioned credit lines

In a bid to boost digital payments, RBI recently allowed RuPay credit cards to be linked to UPI. This was to enable customers to link their credit cards and pay via UPI.

Reserve Bank of India’s surprise repo rate pause lifts shares

The Nifty 50 was up 0.30% at 17,610.20 as of 11:01 a.m. IST, while the S&P BSE Sensex rose 0.32% to 59,882.93. Both benchmarks had fallen 0.3% ahead of the RBI's rate decision.

RBI holds key rate in surprise move, keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.50%

RBI said it stood ready to act against inflation if conditions warranted, with Governor Shaktikanta Das saying the decision to pause was 'for this meeting only', signalling further rate hikes were still possible.

On Camera

What welfare scheme ghosts, fakes and deads teach us about EC voter list row

To restore public trust, the EC can use the next few weeks, in coordination with Bihar’s social audit cell and local NGOs, to undertake social audits.

Easy loans, uneasy ‘debt traps’. Women harassed by private lenders ask ‘who will restore lost dignity?’

A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.