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Wednesday, November 12, 2025
TopicShaktikanta Das

Topic: Shaktikanta Das

Indian economy makes a weak start in 2019

A pullback in exports and business activity indicate weaker investors’ confidence in the Indian market.

RBI likely to cut policy rates twice more, says market expert

Neeraj Gambhir, former head of fixed income at Nomura Holdings Inc. for India said that rate cuts are possible as early as April.

As RBI transfers reserve surplus to Modi govt, it now has to find ways to manage risks

Instead of RBI holding capital, an MoU could be signed that would require the govt to pay the central bank in case of any risk.

RBI governor says he’ll meet CEOs of both public & private sector banks on 21 February

Shaktikanta Das spoke after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addressed a post-budget meeting of the central board of the RBI.

Rupee’s unexpected rally showcases RBI’s pivot for India markets

Money from Axis Bank Ltd.’s share sale and Vodafone Plc’s investments in its India unit are supporting the rally in the rupee

Hindu’s exclusive fires Rafale attack at Modi’s PMO

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RBI is right to cut, luckily

India's interest-rate cut was justified, given that Inflation is well below target and growth is slowing across all major economies.

RBI governor Shaktikanta Das’ first rate cut move is government-friendly, as expected

Experts say RBI's 25 basis points cut in lending rate is expansionary given as it comes shortly after an expansionary budget.

RBI cuts repo rate by 25 bps in first policy meet under Shaktikanta Das

The repo rate cut will nudge banks to cut interest rates on loans for borrowers and provide a stimulus for demand in the economy.

India’s ‘animal spirits’ subside as falling demand hits the economy

The indicator, compiled by Bloomberg, reflects a pullback in new orders & business activity, as well as easing inflationary pressures.

On Camera

Air purifiers are the new water filters. Delhi has quietly accepted a crisis

The affluent in Delhi, armed with airtight windows, multiple purifiers, and humidifiers, have normalised a way of life that once seemed dystopian.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.