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Friday, November 21, 2025
TopicReserve Bank of India

Topic: Reserve Bank of India

CoinDCX becomes India’s first cryptocurrency unicorn, sees another 100+ in coming years

The funds, which co-founder Sumit Gupta plans to use to double his team in 6 months, comes as Indian policymakers debate status of digital currencies while govt is yet to take a final stance.

India’s action against Mastercard shows why the world urgently needs a digital trade deal

Globally, e-commerce & payment firms are in the crosshairs of regulatory action. As governments insist on local storage, burden of compliance falls disproportionately on international firms.

Why RBI wants banks to send staff in sensitive roles on 10 days of surprise leave every year

Banks have been asked to prepare a list of sensitive positions to be covered under ‘mandatory leave’ requirements and also review the list periodically.

Why RBI’s hoarding of forex reserves over currency concerns will be counter-productive

RBI’s dollar reserves now stand at $608 billion, making India the fifth-largest reserve holding country in the world.

Inflation will moderate — 5 reasons why you should not worry too much about high prices

The May inflation figure may be somewhat inaccurate, with the rise appearing to be mainly due to higher global crude oil prices, commodity prices, and supply-side disruptions.

Indian family budgets are stretched, they’re borrowing more. Faster vaccination can fix this

RBI data shows a sharp increase in households borrowing against gold. Other indicators also show higher borrowing. More credit is fine, but vaccination needs priority.

Centre to encourage use of RBI-approved electronic vouchers to help vaccination of poor

The non-transferable vouchers will financially support the poor at private centres, according to revised guidelines issued by the Centre Tuesday.

India’s forex reserves may have crossed record $600 bn: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

The country's foreign exchange reserves rose by $2.865 billion to a record high of $592.894 billion for the week ended 21 May, boosted by gold and currency assets, as per RBI data.

Modi govt needs a Covid cushion. RBI must transfer more of its surplus funds

The RBI has held back Rs 20,000 crore as provisions. This could have helped the Modi government further at a time of tremendous fiscal pressure.

RBI to transfer Rs 99,122 crore as surplus to Central govt

The decision to transfer the surplus while maintaining the Contingency Risk Buffer at 5.50 per cent was taken at the meeting of the Central Board of Directors of RBI.

On Camera

India can face multi-front conflicts with hostile Dhaka. New Delhi missed chance to engage BNP

India's projects related to BIMSTEC, Look-East-Act-East and Indian Ocean Rim Association could suffer a setback, impacting trade with South Asia and the South-South Cooperation agenda.

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.

Tejas fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show

The aircraft was undertaking a manoeuvre when it plummeted to the ground and burst into a ball of flame. Visuals suggest that the pilot was unable to eject.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.