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RBI uses bazooka to fight virus with 75 bps rate cut, moratorium on term loan repayments

Announcing rate cut, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das says series of steps aimed at reviving growth, but adds fundamentals of Indian economy are strong.

RBI to announce steps to boost economy at 10 am today

RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting, conducted over video conference, ended on Wednesday and helped finalise a series of measures.

RBI is weighing opening a new credit line for mutual funds hit by crash crunch

RBI & finance ministry are in favour of proposal from industry regulator to open a cash window that fund houses can tap via their banks.

RBI to inject Rs 30,000 cr liquidity into market next week to maintain financial stability

With the COVID-19 related dislocations, stress in certain financial market segments is still severe and financial conditions remain tight, said RBI.

Why cutting interest rates now has become much more complicated for RBI

One reason for RBI’s reluctance may be worries that deeper rate cuts could worsen outflows and weaken the rupee, according to investors.

RBI announces more liquidity measures, hints at rate cut in policy meet on 3 April

RBI announced USD 2 billion dollar-rupee swap on 23 March and up to Rs 1 lakh crore of long-term repo operations as and when the market needs it.

IAS and IRS officers in the finance ministry don’t really retire in Modi govt

A number of IAS & IRS officers of the finance ministry, even after retiring, are serving in cushy jobs at the RBI, EC, CVC and CIC under Modi govt.  

Yes Bank reports ‘staggering’ Rs 18,654-crore loss in December quarter

The gross non-performing assets shot up to Rs 40,709 crore as of December 31, 2019, up from the preceding September quarter's Rs 17,134 crore.

Yes Bank moratorium to be lifted on 18 March as govt notifies reconstruction scheme

Yes Bank Reconstruction Scheme 2020 will come into force on 13 March. The private lender's moratorium will be lifted 3 working days after the commencement of the scheme.

Govt, RBI will take necessary steps to deal with ‘fear sentiment’ around COVID-19, says CEA

CEA Krishnamurthy Subramanian said govt and RBI will respond when necessary and asserted that market reaction is not reflecting fundamentals.

On Camera

Make it a Fundamental Right of every religionist to propagate, convert: TT Krishnamachari

On 6 December 1948, TT Krishnamachari spoke in the Constituent Assembly during a debate on Article 19, supporting it as it is, including how it's framed in the matter of religion.

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

IAF chief AP Singh red-flags Tejas delay, says China ahead in technology & production capacity

Air force chief says HAL needs to churn out 24 aircraft per year. It is important for IAF to have indigenous weapons systems to deal with any security challenges, he says.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?