Dirty Money

Can currency notes spread diseases? Traders’ body asks Arun Jaitley to order inquiry

In a letter to the finance minister, the Confederation of All India Traders cited studies claiming that notes are among the major transmitters of pathogens.

Scroll Staff
· Sep 03, 2018 · 12:47 pm
The movie on what life is like after November 8, 2016, can be called ‘Udhar Ki Zindagi’

Beg, borrow and steal to make your way through the next few days if you have only Rs 500 or Rs 1,000 notes on your person.

Scroll Staff
· Nov 09, 2016 · 09:30 am
Beware! The rupee notes in your wallet are carrying disease-causing microbes, warns study

A genomic analysis of currency shows that paper money is home to pathogens and antibiotic resistant genes.

Nayantara Narayanan
· Jul 05, 2015 · 08:00 am