Rbi Governor Shaktikanta Das
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RBI hikes key interest rate by 40 bps to 4.40% in a surprise move to tackle inflation
•Consequently, the standing deposit facility (SDF) rate stands adjusted to 4.15 per cent while the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate to 4.65 per cent.
RBI maintains status quo; leaves benchmark lending rate unchanged at 4%
•This is the 11th time in a row that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) headed by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has maintained the status quo.
RBI keeps policy rates unchanged for 9th consecutive time, to continue with accommodative monetary policy
•According to RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, the central bank's Monetary Policy Committee has unanimously decided to maintain the status quo on policy repo rate by a majority of 5 to 1 to retain the "accommodative policy stance"
Economic recovery taking hold, private investment should resume, says Shaktikanta Das
Fp Staff •Lauding tech entrepreneurs, the RBI governor said the country has emerged as a top performer in the startup landscape, attracting billions of foreign capital
Shantikanta Das gets three year extension, will continue as RBI governor till December 2024
Fp Staff •The former IAS officer is the first governor to get an extension under the Narendra Modi government
'As long as necessary to revive growth': RBI keeps interest rates untouched at 4%
•This is the eighth time in a row that that status quo has been maintained
RTGS to become available round-the-clock from 12.30 am on Monday, says RBI governor Shaktikanta Das
•RTGS, which began its operations on 26 March, 2004 with a soft launch involving four banks, presently handles 6.35 lakh transactions daily for a value of Rs 4.17 lakh crore across 237 participant banks
Reserve Bank of India becomes world's first central bank to reach 1 million Twitter followers
•What makes the achievement all the more impressive it that the 85-year-old Reserve Bank was a latecomer to the world of Twitter, creating its account only in January 2012
RBI governor Shaktikanta Das says he tested COVID-19 positive, to continue working from isolation
•In a tweet, Das said he is asymptomatic and "feeling very much alright" and added that work in the Central bank will go on as per normal
Coronavirus impact: NBFCs urge RBI to allow draw-down from reserves for provisioning
•Non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) on Friday requested the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to allow them to draw-down from their reserves for making additional provision for expected losses due to COVID-19 pandemic