Plastic notes in India coming soon: Why govt wants polymer banknotes, which countries use them and how these currencies helpWhy is RBI introducing plastic notes?The government's approval for RBI polymer notes has renewed focus on why RBI plastic notes are needed....
30 Jul, 2026, 06.58 PM IST
Release minors and those with no criminal past: Supreme Court on student protestsThe Supreme Court observed that police excesses during recent student protests warrant an independent probe. A three-member bench suggested...
29 Jul, 2026, 12.35 AM IST
250 yrs of trysts with the futureEnvision a version of America shaped by Arthurian ideals, where immigration and originality are repressed, resulting in a stagnated, histor...
03 Jul, 2026, 11.13 PM IST
Is RBI replacing paper currency with plastic notes from June 30, 2026? Check detailsViral social media claims about the Reserve Bank of India replacing paper currency with plastic notes by June 30, 2026, are false. The Pres...
10 Jun, 2026, 02.06 PM IST
Cabinet approves ₹1,788 cr unit to boost high-security paper outputIn a significant move to enhance national security, India has given the green light to a ₹1,788 crore initiative aimed at establishing a ne...
07 Jan, 2026, 11.46 PM IST
EIL, MECON, 4 others in fray for RBI's currency management projectState-owned Engineers India and MECON, alongside four private firms, have been shortlisted for RBI's project to modernize its currency mana...
16 Mar, 2025, 02.04 PM IST
RBI plans to revamp currency management infrastructure to cater to future cash needsThe Reserve Bank of India plans to modernise its currency management infrastructure over the next 4-5 years. This includes creating new cur...
15 Sep, 2024, 02.07 PM IST
Note in circulation rise 8 pc annually to Rs 32 lakh crore: FMFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said note in circulation (NiC) has witnessed an annual growth of 7.98 per cent to Rs 31.92 la...
19 Dec, 2022, 03.29 PM IST
China vows privacy, information protection in using digital yuanLimited anonymity is a key feature of the digital yuan, Mu Changchun, director-general of the central bank's Digital Currency Research Inst...
25 Jul, 2022, 12.09 PM IST
'Coin' in Bitcoin name doesn't make it money: IMF chief Kristalina GeorgievaSpeaking at a session on central bank digital currencies here at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, she said crypto products may be o...
23 May, 2022, 10.46 PM IST
View: Compelling reasons why India should let the crypto cat out of the bagIf cryptos lack ‘money-ness’, BharatCoin, the presumptive name for an RBI-issued digital currency, would be a natural evolution of digitisa...
23 Feb, 2021, 12.24 AM IST
RBI refutes reports of withdrawal of old Rs 100, Rs 10, Rs 5 notesWhile announcing the issuance of new Rs 100 denomination banknotes with base colour Lavender in July 2018, RBI had said banknotes in the de...
25 Jan, 2021, 07.31 PM IST
Cash to remain king for Swiss; central bank rules out note banA number of policy measures have been put in place by Swiss authorities in the recent years to address concerns of its banks providing high...
28 Feb, 2017, 04.08 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
Defunct Rs 500-1000 notes add to the rich reserve of 'Odisha Coinman' P Anil Kumar"Every time the respective government withdraws notes or coins of different denominations, I quickly collect the same and keep them in my a...
20 Nov, 2016, 12.29 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
Don't replace Mahatma Gandhi with other leaders on banknotes: RBI panel"The Committee decided that no other personality could better represent the ethos of India than Mahatma Gandhi," FM Arun Jaitley said.
05 Dec, 2014, 03.45 PM IST