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TopicReserve Bank of India

Topic: Reserve Bank of India

Interest waiver during loan moratorium will jeopardise banks’ stability: RBI to Supreme Court

The RBI stated moratorium on loan repayment was to mitigate burden of debt servicing during lockdown, but it cannot be construed as a waiver.

SC issues notice to RBI, govt on plea seeking interest waiver during loan moratorium

The petition stated that RBI's decision to delay EMI payments but allow interest liabilities to accrue during the loan moratorium would negate the relief provided.

India should monetise deficit to rebuild economy after Covid: RBI board member Gurumurthy

S. Gurumurthy’s statement comes at a time when many economists expect govt to borrow directly from RBI, because of rising expenditure and falling tax revenues.

RBI seen coming out of ‘stealth’ mode to vacuum up govt debt

RBI hasn’t directly bought sovereign debt since a law barring the practice came into effect in April 2006. It’s expected to abandon that austerity now.

With lockdown exit uncertain, ‘inflation tax’ can help govt care for those without savings

Printing money, a last resort in financing the deficit, can help move resources from those with some existing savings to those with no existing savings.

India’s appeal to foreign investors will depend on how it tackles Covid-19 crisis

If India demonstrates ability to contain Covid-19 & manage socio-economic implications, foreign investors will be interested in investing long-term.

India’s forex reserves plunge the most in 8 years as RBI defends the rupee

India’s forex reserves fell by $5.35 billion to $481.9 billion in the week ended 13 March, the most since November 2011 when the hoard dropped $5.7 billion.

These are the pros and cons of the rupee falling to 75 a dollar

In the last one month, the rupee has depreciated by nearly 5 per cent against the dollar but this is unlikely to cause any challenge on the external sector front.

India should use Yes Bank debacle to launch official rupee cryptocurrency

If RBI doesn’t make digital rupees available, people could end up storing their wealth in Silicon Valley-sponsored tokenized money or Beijing’s digital yuan.

On Camera

Trump’s 28 points for Ukraine add up to a no-go at peace

Two questions are pertinent: Why does the Trump administration keep making the same mistakes on the peace proposal? And what does a hurried peace plan mean on the ground?

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, IAF confirms pilot’s death

This is the second such incident after a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas had crashed into a hostel on the outskirts of Jaisalmer in March last year.

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.