RBI reveals why currency printing expenditure rose sharply last yearIn fiscal year 2024-25, India witnessed a significant surge in security printing expenditure, driven by increased demand for banknotes. Whi...
29 May, 2025, 01.25 PM IST
Aware of concerns of visually impaired but issuing new banknotes huge task: RBI to HCThe Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court while it acknowledges the concerns of visually impaired persons regarding...
19 Jul, 2023, 06.51 PM IST
RBI MPC meet highlights: Das & Co's tweaks in repo rate, GDP and inflation forecasts and moreRBI MPC meet highlights |The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) rate-setting panel with a 4:2 majority has opted to increase the repo rate by 25...
08 Feb, 2023, 12.27 PM IST
Currency in circulation up by Rs 5 lakh crore in 2020Currency in circulation (CIC) went up by a record Rs 5 lakh crore in 2020 as Indians joined the global dash for cash in the wake of the Cov...
07 Jan, 2021, 04.51 PM IST
China printing currencies for countries like Nepal, Sri Lanka and BangladeshChinese yuan bills only made "a small proportion of the orders" as most of the Chinese now got used to mobile or digital payments, it added.
13 Aug, 2018, 07.24 PM IST
Note ban a stride towards digital, formal economy, feel expertsA bone of contention between the government and the Opposition parties, the note ban was a highly secret move that shook the whole nation.
08 Nov, 2017, 07.22 PM IST
Swelling forex reserves could soon cost RBI in ways very few foresawThe pressing need to absorb both dollar and rupee liquidity is already stretching the Reserve Bank of India’s range of tools and complicati...
23 Aug, 2017, 10.32 PM IST
Currency notes on par with best global practices, clarifies RBIRBI said the currency printing presses are equipped with state-of-the-art machinery, documented systems and technically qualified personnel.
11 Aug, 2017, 10.45 PM IST
Why cash remains king in the digital ageIt's easier to use a service like Apple Pay or a plastic card than traditional money. But there's an old, pre-digital magic to cash.
27 Jun, 2017, 02.20 PM IST
TCS CEO Chandrasekaran did not attend RBI pre-note ban meetChandrasekaran is one of the three outside directors of eminence nominated on the Central Board. The other two Bharat Narotam Doshi and Sud...
05 Feb, 2017, 12.32 PM IST
Government decides to print plastic currency notePlastic notes have an average life span of about five years and are difficult to imitate. Also, currency notes made of plastic are cleaner ...
09 Dec, 2016, 06.12 PM IST
Cashless economy: RBI to promote card usage in smaller townsIn efforts to move towards a cashless society, the Reserve Bank today said it will come out with a concept paper on promoting electronic pa...
29 Sep, 2015, 04.16 PM IST
Government to save Rs 1,500 crore from new note printing linesThe government is expected to save foreign exchange worth Rs 1,500 crore by commissioning two new bank paper lines in Hoshangabad and Mysor...
29 May, 2015, 10.51 PM IST
Launch of Rs 10 plastic currency notes delayedGovernment in February had informed Parliament that one billion plastic notes of the denomination of Rs 10 will be introduced.
30 Apr, 2014, 02.30 AM IST
- RBI aims to develop more efficient, integrated payment system
RBI said its main focus is to provide a modern electronic payments system that is safe, simple and low-cost for use by all.
03 Oct, 2012, 09.02 PM IST
- RBI to probe defective note supply by printer, says UK paper
RBI has refused to comment on the report in UK’s Daily Mail in its online edition. Sources, however, said the report is not accurate.
24 Aug, 2010, 03.21 AM IST
- Government plans Rs 10 note in polymer
Government will introduce one billion (100 crore) polymer notes of Rs 10 in a bid to increase their lifetime.
21 Nov, 2009, 06.41 AM IST