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Thursday, August 21, 2025
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Topic: Shaktikanta Das

RBI, govt on board regarding digital currencies, Nirmala Sitharaman says

The finance minister said that discussions with the RBI regarding the Central Bank Digital Currency were going on prior to the Budget announcement, and they are continuing.

‘Don’t want to rush Digital Currency, all aspects being carefully examined’, says RBI Governor

FM Sitharaman, in her Budget speech, had announced that RBI will introduce Central Bank Digital Currency in next financial year to boost digital economy & currency management.

Cryptocurrencies a threat to India’s financial stability, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das says

Cautioning investors, RBI Governor said private cryptocurrencies 'has no underlying, not even a tulip,' and warned them to invest at their own risk.

Shaktikanta Das reappointed as RBI governor for three years

With the second term of three years, Das will head the RBI till December 2024. The decision was taken by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet headed by PM Narendra Modi.

RBI laser-focused on bringing inflation back to 4% without disruption, says Governor Das

Retail inflation, which was above 6 per cent during May and June, has started moving down and stood at 4.35 per cent in September.

Need higher investment in healthcare, infrastructure for sustainable growth: Shaktikanta Das

Speaking at an event Wednesday, the RBI Governor said restoring the durability of private consumption, the mainstay of aggregate demand, will be 'crucial' in the post-pandemic future.

RBI optimistic about 9.5% GDP growth projection for FY22 being met, Shaktikanta Das says

RBI Governor Das further said the central bank will seek to gradually move towards achieving the 4% target, but the possibility of a sustained increase in inflation is unlikely.

RBI to conduct operations to manage unanticipated liquidity flows, says Shaktikanta Das

While speaking at an event, RBI governor said the fine-tuning operations was done so that liquid conditions in the system evolve in a balanced and evenly distributed manner.

Continued monetary policy support to revive economy need of the hour, says RBI Governor

MPC external member Jayanth R Varma voted against RBI's accommodative stance and argued for raising money market rates towards repo rate of 4 % from currently 3.35%.

Rate cut on housing loans, commercial real estate bodes well for economy, RBI Governor says

While announcing the third bi-monthly monetary policy review Friday, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said reduction on lending rate has reduced the burden on households.

On Camera

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?