RBI to Auction Government Bonds Worth ₹25,000 Crore: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will hold an auction of two government bonds worth ₹25,000 crore on July 11, 2025. This auction will take place through RBI’s e-Kuber platform at its Mumbai office. These types of bonds are known as dated securities, and they help the […]
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SEBI Bans Jane Street
SEBI Bans Jane Street: US-based Jane Street, a prominent proprietary trading firm, has been banned by Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for engaging in manipulative trading practices that disrupted market integrity and resulted in massive illegal profits. Manipulative Trading: Jane Street executed trades in the derivatives (futures) segment not to profit from market […]
PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan Dissemination Portal
PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan Dissemination Portal: The PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan Dissemination Portal was launched. PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan Dissemination Portal provides open access to National and State-level data on student performance. This tool is expected to serve as a key resource for States/UTs to design targeted improvement plans to enhance learning outcomes and bridge skill gaps. PARAKH […]
Reserve Bank of India (Pre-payment Charges on Loans) Directions, 2025
Reserve Bank of India (Pre-payment Charges on Loans) Directions, 2025: The RBI recently announced Reserve Bank of India (Pre-payment Charges on Loans) Directions, 2025, prohibiting banks and other regulated lenders from charging prepayment penalties on floating-rate loans availed by individuals for non-business purposes. It prohibited banks and other regulated lenders from charging prepayment penalties on […]
Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR)
Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) conducted a ₹1 lakh crore 7-day Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction to manage surplus liquidity, which had peaked at ₹3.75 lakh crore. The Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) is a monetary policy tool used by the RBI to absorb excess liquidity from the […]
Volume Weighted Average Price
Volume Weighted Average Price: To make trading easier for institutional investors and market participants, SEBI recently made it mandatory to issue a Common Contract Note with a single volume weighted average price. The Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) is, as the name suggests, is the average price of a stock weighted by the total trading […]
Financial Fraud Risk Indicator
Financial Fraud Risk Indicator: The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) directed all Scheduled Commercial Banks, Small Finance Banks, Payments Banks, and Co-operative Banks to integrate the Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI) developed by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) into their systems. Financial Fraud Risk Indicator was launched by the Department of Telecommunications Digital Intelligence Unit […]
Savitribai Phule National Institute of Women and Child Development
Savitribai Phule National Institute of Women and Child Development: The National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) has been renamed as the Savitribai Phule National Institute of Women and Child Development. A new Regional Centre in Ranchi will also be inaugurated to strengthen grassroots implementation of women and child welfare schemes in Eastern […]
Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), under Operation MED MAX
Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), under Operation MED MAX: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), under Operation MED MAX and in coordination with international agencies, has dismantled a transnational drug cartel operating across more than 10 countries in Asia, North America, Europe, and Oceania. NCB: Headquartered in New Delhi, NCB is the apex drug law enforcement and […]
Fourth International Financing for Development Conference (FfD4)
Fourth International Financing for Development Conference (FfD4): The Fourth International Financing for Development Conference (FfD4) is underway in Seville, Spain, focusing on overhauling the global financial architecture.A United Nations-led global forum to address sustainable development financing gaps and reform global economic governance. Held in Seville, Spain in 2025 under the aegis of the United Nations […]
