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Thursday, January 29, 2026
TopicRs 2000 notes

Topic: Rs 2000 notes

76% of Rs 2,000 rupee notes have returned since withdrawal in May, says RBI

Data collected from banks indicated that about 87% of the banknotes received by the lenders was in the form of deposits, while around 13% had been exchanged for other denominations.

How an Ahmedabad restaurant is cashing in on RBI’s Rs 2,000 notes withdrawal with its ‘pink’ policy

In May, RBI withdrew Rs 2,000 notes from circulation but they remain legal tender until 30 Sept. Some establishments, like Ahmedabad Nini's Kitchen, are using this to attract customers.

India’s ‘mini-demonetisation’ may have political motivations, says Jefferies’ Chris Wood

In his weekly 'GREED & Fear', Wood said the note withdrawal is 'officially being rationalised on the anti-corruption angle'.

SubscriberWrites: The journey of the two thousand rupee note in digital India

A country where 56 crore people are benefiting from MGNREGA, the note is not needed for them or the middle class.

Rs 2,000 note legal even after 30 Sept & no forms, bank account needed for exchange, clarifies govt

Union Govt’s MyGov Twitter handle and State Bank of India together put to rest some concerns that arose following RBI’s Friday announcement to discontinue the Rs 2,000 note.

On Camera

How Djokovic & his luck outplayed opponents in major tournaments—walkovers to retirements

By the 2024 US Open, ESPN noted that Djokovic had advanced via opponent retirements or walkovers 16 times at Majors, the most of any male player in the Open Era.

India’s $360 billion stock rout raises stakes for Modi govt’s Union Budget 2026

Will the govt increase defense spending & speed up share sales in state-run companies to bolster revenues after last year's income tax cuts, reductions in consumption levies?

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.