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36 stories for “RBI” · August 2026
Clear filtersIntroductionPioneering digital governance and eliminating physical interface in property conveyancing, the Commercial Taxes and Registration Department of Tamil Nadu on 17 August 2026 officially rolled out the mandatory...
IntroductionMarking a triumphant personal and scientific milestone in orbital human spaceflight, Indian-origin NASA astronaut Dr. Anil Menon successfully completed his first career spacewalk (Extravehicular Activity - EV...
IntroductionIn a pioneering community-centric wildlife conservation initiative, the Union Territory of Ladakh on 16 August 2026 announced the launch of India's first-ever High-Altitude Wildlife Safari, managed by the Sno...
IntroductionOne of the most prolific and celebrated celestial events of the astronomical calendar, the annual Perseid meteor shower, reached its spectacular peak around 12–13 August 2026. The 2026 celestial display was e...
IntroductionIn a pioneering currency modernization measure aimed at enhancing banknote longevity and curbing counterfeiting, the Government of India on 15 August 2026 approved a proposal by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI...
IntroductionIn an alarming indicator of deepening megadrought and climate stress in the American Southwest, Lake Mead — the largest water reservoir in the United States by volume — dropped to its lowest-ever recorded wat...
IntroductionIn a major digital empowerment initiative for the cooperative banking sector, the Union Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation launched the 'Bank in a Box' technology platform in Mumbai, Maharashtra, on 13...
To combat the rising wave of digital arrest scams, the Supreme Court directed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to prepare, within four weeks, a standard operating procedure (SOP) for handling mule bank accounts used to la...
IntroductionIndia scripted space history on 12 August 2026 with the successful launch of Chandrayaan-4, the country's first-ever lunar sample return mission, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota. The...
IntroductionParliament cleared the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 during the Monsoon Session on 10 August 2026. One of the most notable aspects of the passage was a clarification from Finance Minister Nir...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released the updated list of Upper Layer Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) for 2026–27, with 17 entities against 15 earlier. In June 2026 RBI set an asset-size threshold of ₹1 lakh c...
IntroductionThe Lok Sabha passed the Bankers Books Evidence (Amendment) Bill, 2026 on 5 August 2026, modernising a law that dates back to 1891. The amendment recognises electronic records — including digitally certified...
