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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

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.