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Wednesday, September 17, 2025
TopicReserve Bank of India

Topic: Reserve Bank of India

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

RBI keeps repo rate steady at 5.5% amid US tariff concerns

The decision was announced by RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra Wednesday during the Monetary Policy Committee meet, after reviewing the latest economic and financial conditions.

Over six-fold spike in digital transactions since 2019-20, govt informs Parliament

Govt says digital payments also uplift under-served communities by providing them financial footprint that can be used to assess credit worthiness in absence of traditional documents.

Rs 580 cr lost to digital payment frauds in last 5 yrs, only 43% recovered—govt to Parliament

Maharashtra, Haryana, Delhi & Tamil Nadu top the chart when it comes to these frauds. Together, they account for 69% of the total reported frauds, according to FinMin data.

Financial inclusion index increases from 64.2 to 67 in March 2025: RBI

Improvement indicates more people have better access to & are actively using financial services. Index ranges from 0 to 100 and is based on access, usage & quality of monetary services.

SBI to report Anil Ambani to RBI, classifies RCom loan account as ‘fraud’

According to regulatory filing, Rcomm got Rs 31,580 cr in bank loans, but a Fraud Committee of the bank found misuse involving complex fund transfers across multiple group entities.

What RBI’s 3 surprise moves in its June policy signal about its growth outlook

RBI retained its projection of 6.5% growth, but highlighted global uncertainty, particularly due to renewed tariffs from July & volatility in commodity prices as risks to growth outlook.

Why RBI’s dividend to Centre is at a record high in FY25 & a volatile history of its surplus transfers

The record transfer is in spite of RBI raising the Contingency Risk Buffer to 7.5% of the balance-sheet from its previous level of 6.5% in 2023-24.

RBI MPC slashes repo rate by 25 basis points to 6%, second cut in a row

This comes amid looming uncertainties as Trump’s tariff regime kicks in. RBI also revised its growth estimates for FY25-26, lowering GDP estimates by 20 points to 6.5% from 6.7%.

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Is India recalibrating Russian oil import strategy? Saudi Arabia discount offer is key

India has indicated several times that it makes decisions to purchase oil from Russia based on commercial reasons and not geopolitics.

At launch of NITI Aayog report, Sitharaman calls for regulation to run at par with AI adoption

FM adds that AI-assisted technologies should be adopted in all districts to bring development & highlights importance of collaborative ecosystems in tech innovation.

India looks to ink deal for 114 Rafale as early as next year, some to come in fly-away condition

The Standard F4 plus version will come equipped with longer-range air-to-air missiles (two) and air-to-ground munitions than currently in service with India, ThePrint has learnt.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.