RBI Revised Amendment Directions on Capital Market Exposures
Source: TH Context: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has introduced a more stringent regulatory framework for Capital Market Exposure (CME), designed to curb excessive leverage and speculative bubbles in the Indian equity markets. Following industry…
The Supervisory Data Quality Index (sDQI)
Source: BS Summary Context: The Supervisory Data Quality Index (sDQI) is the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) primary metric for measuring how reliably banks report their financial health. As of December 2025, the overall index for Scheduled Commercial…
Revised ECB Reporting Norms by RBI (2026)
Source: BS Summary Context: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has significantly tightened the compliance framework for External Commercial Borrowings (ECB). Effective April 1, 2026, the new mandate shifts the accountability onto Authorised Dealer (AD)…
Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) Annual Report, 2025 [January, 2025 – December, 2025]
Summary Source: The PLFS is the primary source of labor market data in India, moving beyond the decennial Census to provide more frequent updates on employment and unemployment. The 2025 report (covering January to December 2025) suggests that while…
RBI’s Payment Vision 2028
Source: TOI The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced its ‘Payments Vision 2028’, outlining a roadmap to strengthen and expand India’s rapidly growing digital payments ecosystem. Core Philosophy: The Pillars of Vision 2028 The document is built on four…
IRDAI Approves India AS Framework for Insurers
Source: TH Context: The mandate by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) to implement Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) starting April 1, 2026, represents the most significant overhaul of insurance financial reporting in…
SEBI’s Conflict of Interest Framework
Source: IE Context: The primary objective of these reforms is to ensure that SEBI’s leadership—the Chairperson and Whole-Time Members (WTMs)—cannot benefit from “Unpublished Price-Sensitive Information” (UPSI) or hold financial interests that…
Inflation Dynamics and RBI’s Monetary Policy Framework
Source: TH Context: The Union government has officially retained the inflation target of 4% (with a ±2% tolerance band) for the next five-year cycle (2026–2031). This decision marks the third consecutive period of using this specific target since the…
Variable Rate Repo (VRR) Auctions
Source: BS Context: The Reserve Bank of India injected ₹55,837 crore into the banking system through a 3-day Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction to ease tightening liquidity conditions. What is Variable Rate Repo (VRR)? A Variable Rate Repo is a monetary…
RBI Scraps Treasury Bill Auction (2026)
Source: TH Context: The Reserve Bank of India rejected all bids in a Treasury Bill (T-Bill) auction due to rising yields amid tight liquidity conditions in the banking system. This marks the second such rejection in over a year. What are Treasury Bills…