Current Affairs for Exams

Securities Markets Code: The Debate Over a Definition That Could Affect Ordinary Investors

A proposed Securities Markets Code aims to modernise India's securities laws, but legal experts are debating whether the wording of a key trading provision is …

26 Jun 2026

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Government Eases Quality Control Order Compliance with a Risk-Based Mechanism

The government's Transition Facilitation (Quality Control) Order, 2026 introduces a risk-based mechanism to ease compliance with Quality Control Orders, allowing sourcing under the BIS self-declaration …

Centre Nudges States to Focus Capex Loans on Five Priority Sectors; FM Backs Borrowing for Asset Creation

The Centre is revamping its Rs 2 trillion, 50-year interest-free SASCI capex loan scheme, asking states to focus FY27 proposals on a maximum of five …

RBI Issues Master Direction on Credit Derivatives, 2026

The RBI has issued the final Master Direction on Credit Derivatives, 2026, allowing derivatives on credit indices and total return swaps on corporate bonds. Credit …

RBI Releases Draft Master Direction on Call, Notice and Term Money Markets, 2026

The RBI has released a draft Master Direction to govern the call, notice and term money markets, inviting public comments till 17 July 2026. The …

25 Jun 2026

5 articles

Amazon to Invest an Additional $13 Billion in India for Cloud and AI

Amazon announced an additional $13 billion investment to expand AI and cloud infrastructure in India by 2030, taking its total AI/cloud commitment to over $21 …

RBI Revises Upper-Layer NBFC Rule: Single Rs 1 Lakh Crore Asset Threshold

The RBI has simplified the criterion for an Upper-Layer NBFC: any NBFC with assets of Rs 1 lakh crore or more now qualifies, replacing the …

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India's Shipbuilding Push and Why Cooperation With South Korea Matters

India wants to join the world's top shipbuilding nations through its Maritime India Vision and a large support package. A deepening partnership with South Korea, …

Amazon to Invest an Additional $13 Billion in India's Cloud and AI; CEO Meets PM Modi

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy met Prime Minister Modi on 25 June 2026 and announced an additional $13 billion investment to expand AI and cloud infrastructure …

RBI's New Fraud Compensation Mechanism: What's Different, Who Pays, How to Claim

The RBI has notified a revised digital-payment fraud compensation mechanism, effective 1 January 2027, that pays a genuine victim up to 85% of the net …

24 Jun 2026

5 articles

India's shipbuilding push draws global orders under the 70,000 crore rupee package

India's 70,000 crore rupee shipbuilding package is drawing export orders and investor interest, the shipping secretary says. Built on capacity expansion, the SBFAS, the Maritime …

RBI Tightens Banking Rules: Customer Fraud Liability, NBFC Upper Layer, Forex and Model Risk

The RBI issued several regulatory updates: wider protection and faster compensation for customers hit by digital fraud, a simpler one-lakh-crore asset threshold for identifying top-tier …

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HCES 2023-24: India Poorest Decile of 2011-12 Has Almost Vanished

An analysis of the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2023-24 finds that the real spending level of India poorest 10 per cent in 2011-12 now applies …

Retail Inflation at 3.9%: Why Indian Households May Stay Cautious Despite Cheaper Oil

Retail inflation rose to 3.9 per cent in May as food prices stayed sticky and the monsoon ran late. Even though Brent crude fell over …

GST Turns Nine: Businesses Broadly Accept the Tax, but Push for a Simpler GST 2.0

Nine years after its launch, a large industry survey finds businesses have broadly accepted GST, with almost all reporting a positive or neutral experience. The …

23 Jun 2026

5 articles

India Overhauls Economic Statistics: New WPI, Producer Price Index and Revised GDP Series

India has overhauled its economic statistics — a revised GDP series (base 2023-24), new CPI and IIP, an updated WPI and a new Producer Price …

RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra Inaugurates New CAFRAL Campus in Mumbai

RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra inaugurated the new Mumbai campus of CAFRAL, an RBI-promoted centre for financial research and learning whose Governing Council is chaired by …

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Government Plans Subsidized Tomato Sales to Cool Price Rise

The Union government plans to sell tomatoes at subsidized rates of Rs 35-45 per kg through cooperative outlets to control a sharp price rise. Retail …

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Index of Eight Core Industries: What It Measures and Why It Matters

The Index of Eight Core Industries grew just 0.5% in May 2026 and about 1.1% over 2025-26, showing weak momentum in India's basic industries. The …