Policy
- POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Review of Requirement of Counter-Cyclical Capital Buffer
The Reserve Bank of India has decided to keep the counter-cyclical capital buffer (CCCB) requirement for banks at 0 per cent of risk-weighted assets, the c…
18 May, 09:31 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
RBI imposes monetary penalty on The Aurangabad District Central Co-operative Bank Limited, Bihar
The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a ₹10 lakh monetary penalty on The Aurangabad District Central Co-operative Bank Limited, Bihar, effective 14 June 20…
18 May, 09:30 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Premature redemption under Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) Scheme - Redemption Price for premature redemption of SGB 2020-21 Series-II due on May 19, 2026
The Reserve Bank of India has fixed the premature redemption price for Sovereign Gold Bond 2020-21 Series-II at ₹7,732 per gram, effective for investors wh…
18 May, 07:32 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Auction of Government of India Dated Securities
The Reserve Bank of India on Friday notified a ₹17,000 crore auction of central-government dated securities scheduled for 10 May, comprising four new bench…
18 May, 07:32 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Amazon’s third-party logistics biz does not make any sense: Delhivery CEO
Delhivery founder-CEO Sahil Barua publicly questioned the viability of Amazon’s third-party logistics offering on 18 May 2026, telling *medianama.com* that…
18 May, 05:33 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Q4FY26: Airtel says ‘rich are paying less than they ought to’ as it pushes pricing overhaul in earnings call
Bharti Airtel will raise headline tariffs for post-paid and June 2026, blaming “broken” pricing that lets high-usage subscribers pay less than their networ…
18 May, 05:33 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
X imposes daily limits on unverified users: Here’s what changes
X will cap unverified accounts at 50 posts per day starting 20 May 2026, according to medianama.com.
18 May, 03:32 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Rapido raises $240 million At $3 billion valuation
Rapido has closed a $240 million Series E round that values the bike-taxi and logistics platform at $3 billion, according to medianama.com.
18 May, 01:32 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Result of the 7-day Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction held on May 18, 2026
The Reserve Bank of India on 18 May 2026 injected ₹1.2 trillion into the banking system through a seven-day variable-rate repo auction, accepting all 86 bi…
18 May, 12:24 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Money Market Operations as on May 15, 2026
The Reserve Bank of India’s scheduled daily report on domestic money-market operations for 15 May 2026 is unavailable because the central bank’s web portal…
18 May, 10:24 am IST - GIG ECONOMY · LABOURGIG ECONOMY · LABOUR · 2 min
Gig workers strike 5 hrs on May 11; demand ₹5 L/yr minimum wage
IFAT calls nationwide shutdown over fuel costs eroding earnings; 3 L+ workers to skip Ola, Uber, Swiggy, Zomato shifts
16 May, 12:07 pm IST - GLOBAL POLICY · AI REGULATIONGLOBAL POLICY · AI REGULATION · 2 min
UK tells firms to self-regulate frontier AI risks—no penalties, no India link yet
Non-binding UK advisory asks companies to assess AI dangers but stops short of EU-style rules; Delhi yet to weigh in on global AI safety talks.
16 May, 11:13 am IST - AI & GEOPOLITICSAI & GEOPOLITICS · 3 min
UAE gifts ₹83 Cr Cerebras AI superchip to Modi in tech-diplomacy push
The $10 Mn CS-2 system, world’s fastest AI accelerator, cements UAE-India AI and semiconductor collaboration ahead of joint R&D MoU.
16 May, 11:09 am IST - AI · LABOUR · ₹4.85 BN Q1 PROFITAI · LABOUR · ₹4.85 BN Q1 PROFIT · 3 min
Samsung’s ₹4.85 Bn AI profit sparks 30K-worker strike in Korea
30,000-strong union threatens first Samsung strike in 30 years after 933% Q1 profit surge; India’s HBM supply chain at risk.
16 May, 08:57 am IST - GLOBAL FOUNDERS · AI GOVERNANCEGLOBAL FOUNDERS · AI GOVERNANCE · 3 min
Musk seeks $134 Bn from OpenAI, Altman’s job in jury’s hands
Elon Musk’s $134 Bn lawsuit targets OpenAI’s 2025 restructuring; jury verdict could upend $1 Tn IPO plans. India’s AI startups watch closely as AGI governance precedent looms.
16 May, 06:23 am IST - GLOBAL AI POLICY · ENERGY CRUNCHGLOBAL AI POLICY · ENERGY CRUNCH · 3 min
AI data centers push Lake Tahoe energy bills up 30% as sole provider exits
Liberty Utilities’ exit leaves 12k customers facing 15-30% hikes; California regulators scramble for solutions amid AI-driven demand surge.
16 May, 02:07 am IST - GLOBAL AI POLICYGLOBAL AI POLICY · 3 min
AI use in US elite universities widens exam gap to 40 percentage points
University of Chicago student’s essay reveals systemic erosion of academic rigor as AI-assisted take-home tests outscore in-person exams by 40%.
15 May, 02:48 am IST - GLOBAL POLICY · PRIVACY TECHGLOBAL POLICY · PRIVACY TECH · 3 min
Numa’s MIT-licensed ODoH relay ships: no account, no Apple tax, no IP-query link
Rust binary lets users split DNS queries between Numa relay and Cloudflare target, preventing any single operator from seeing both IP and question. Default config works out of the box.
14 May, 11:37 pm IST - GLOBAL AI POLICY · WORKFORCE SHIFTGLOBAL AI POLICY · WORKFORCE SHIFT · 3 min
Cisco’s 4,000 job cuts test AI policy as orders rise 6%
Networking giant’s restructuring highlights tension between AI-driven efficiency and workforce displacement amid global regulatory scrutiny.
14 May, 12:49 pm IST - GLOBAL TECH DIPLOMACYGLOBAL TECH DIPLOMACY · 3 min
Trump-Xi meet: Nvidia CEO bets on US-China tech thaw, ₹40K Cr at stake
Jensen Huang joins Trump’s China trip, pushes for stable ties as Nvidia’s $5B China revenue faces export curbs and supply chain risks.
14 May, 10:41 am IST