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Thursday, August 21, 2025
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Topic: Shaktikanta Das

Growth, not stubborn inflation, to be focus of RBI policy meeting this week

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has maintained that growth is the main challenge and that inflation, while sticky, is only a 'transitory hump.'

Financial inclusion will continue to be priority for sustainable recovery: Shaktikanta Das

The RBI Governor said that the central bank will soon be coming out with the first financial inclusion index, which will assess progress in terms of access, usage and quality.

India’s forex reserves may have crossed record $600 bn: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

The country's foreign exchange reserves rose by $2.865 billion to a record high of $592.894 billion for the week ended 21 May, boosted by gold and currency assets, as per RBI data.

RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 4%, cuts growth forecast to 9.5%

This is the sixth time in a row that Monetary Policy Committee headed by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has maintained status quo. RBI had last revised its policy rate in May 2020.

Retail inflation expected at 5.2% for first half of current fiscal, says RBI

Going forward, the food inflation trajectory will critically depend on the temporal and special progress of southwest monsoon in the 2021 season, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said.

RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 4%, retains growth outlook for this fiscal at 10.5%

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das says recent surge in infections has lent greater uncertainty to growth outlook, and warns regional lockdowns could dampen recent improvement in demand.

With new wave of Covid surging, RBI expected to keep interest rates unchanged tomorrow

RBI governor Shaktikanta Das has indicated there is no immediate threat to forecast of economy expanding by 10.5%, but could still flag downside risks given spike in virus cases.

Need coordinated action between Centre, states to lower tax on fuel — Shaktikanta Das

Shaktikanta Das said that while revenue pressures on the govt is understandable, the impact on inflation also comes in from the fact that fuel prices affect manufacturing.

RBI projects GDP growth of 10.5% for FY22, keeps interest rate unchanged at 4%

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das says the MPC is of the view that it is important to revive growth on a durable basis while ensuring inflation remains within the targeted levels.

Financial stability is a public good, need to preserve it — Shaktikanta Das

Speaking at the 39th Nani Palkhivala memorial lecture, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das delivered a speech on the need for a stable financial system in India. Read the full text here:

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?