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- 31 Aug 2026BankingSSCRailwaysState PSC & Services
Current affairs, 31 August 2026: the RBI's central board is reconstituted with S. Somanath and a reappointed Anand Mahindra, and the RBI winds up its FCNR-B swap window
A roundup for 31 August 2026: the RBI's central board is reconstituted — former ISRO chief S. Somanath joins, Anand Mahindra is reappointed, and three more non-official directors are named — and the RBI closes its special FCNR-B deposit swap window after big NRI inflows lifted forex reserves.
- 7 Aug 2026Banking
Banking current affairs, 7 August 2026: the RBI's regulatory agenda takes shape — co-operative bank licensing, lending-rate reform and a bond auction
The regulatory half of last week's policy arrives as drafts: 'on tap' licensing returns for urban co-operative banks after two decades, new concentration-risk norms for rural co-operative banks, and a rationalised interest-rate framework. Plus forex reserves near $693bn.
- 2 Aug 2026Banking
Banking current affairs, 2 August 2026: RBI reworks bulk-deposit pricing, and the MPC meets this week
The RBI overhauls how banks price and disclose bulk deposits from October, and its rate-setting committee meets 3 to 5 August. Plus the forex reserves, the FCNR(B) swap inflows and 64 new Master Directions, each linked to the official release.
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