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Wednesday, October 29, 2025
TopicReserve Bank of India

Topic: Reserve Bank of India

Why Bombay High Court upheld SBI decision to report Anil Ambani to RBI for ‘fraud’ in RCom case

Court dismissed Ambani’s plea for a personal hearing, saying that SBI had provided him adequate opportunity to explain his case in line with RBI and Supreme Court directions.

Rupee’s story is not just its exchange rate with the US. It’s about REER—a corrective lens

The other emerging market currencies experienced a more pronounced depreciation against the dollar than the rupee in 2024, resulting in a relative appreciation effect.

RBI MPC keeps policy repo rate unchanged at 5.5%

Buoyed by a good monsoon, Indian economy continues to exhibit strength by registering a higher growth in Q1, Governor Sanjay Malhotra said.

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.

On Camera

Women are missing from Chinese politics. CCP is a boys’ club

Under Xi, the CCP’s political structure has become even more centralised and male-dominated. Power increasingly revolves around a tight inner circle of male loyalists.

Karnataka, Telangana, TN, Maharashtra power 40% of services output, pan-India growth uneven—NITI Aayog

Report on India's services sector examines state-level dynamics, maps disparities and suggests ways to tap into the sector’s potential.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.