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‘Legal currency’, says RBI on ‘Star’ series banknotes. What are these?
The central bank's clarification came in response to what it said were ‘discussions on some social media platforms.’
Published on Jul 28, 2023 08:58 AM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi
Bank Note Press BNP recruitment 2022: 81 vacancies on offer, direct link here
The Bank Note Press, Dewas (MP) has invited application for 81 vacancies of Junior Technician. The application process has begun on February 26.
Updated on Feb 26, 2022 04:55 PM IST
RBI did not print even one Rs 2,000 note in 2019-20
The number of Rs 2,000 notes peaked at 3.36 billion units (or pieces) in 2017-18. This number dropped to 3.29 billion in 2018-19. It has fallen again to 2.73 billion in 2019-20
Updated on Aug 25, 2020 04:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Roshan Kishore and Rajeev Jayaswal
Humour: The perils of game night
It’s a fight to the finish between the chronically bored and the ultra-competitive
Updated on Mar 01, 2020 12:28 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rehana Munir
Humour: The five kinds of desi weddings
Spare a thought for the wedding guest finding her place among the dhols and daiquiris
Updated on Sep 28, 2019 09:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rehana Munir
How Venezuela turns its useless bank notes into gold
Paid with the country’s near-worthless bank notes, so-called artisan miners in turn supply the government with hard currency to purchase badly needed imports of food and hygiene products. Venezuela sells most of its gold to Turkish refineries, then uses some of the proceeds to buy that nation’s consumer goods, according to people with direct knowledge of the trade.
Updated on Feb 11, 2019 11:04 AM IST
El Callao | Reuters
Nepal writes to Reserve Bank of India to declare new Indian currency notes legal
The Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has written a letter on Friday to the Reserve Bank of India, asking it to make Indian bank bills ₹200, ₹500 and ₹2,000 legal tender in Nepal, The Himalayan Times reported.
Updated on Jan 07, 2019 10:00 AM IST
Kathmandu | Press Trust of India
RBI reduces printing of ₹2000 note to minimum: Report
When the ₹2000 note was launched, it was decided that printing would be “scaled down” going forward, since the new high currency value note was meant for meeting the remonetisation need.
Updated on Jan 03, 2019 07:31 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Reserve Bank of India to soon issue new Rs 20 bank note
According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data bank, there were 4.92 billion pieces of Rs 20 note in circulation as on March 31, 2016. The number more than doubled to about 10 billion pieces by March 2018.
Updated on Dec 25, 2018 12:59 PM IST
Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India
RBI looking to develop app to help visually impaired identify new notes
The Reserve Bank of India has informed the Delhi high court that it is exploring the feasibility of developing a device for identification of bank notes by the visually impaired.
Published on Oct 03, 2018 07:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Richa Banka
Oli to raise issue of demonetised Indian notes with Modi
The issue has been pending for 17 months since India withdrew old currency notes of ₹500 and ₹1,000 denominations and issued fresh ones.
Updated on Apr 05, 2018 08:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kathmandu | Anil Giri