Why demonetisation verdict is significant for India’s digital currency pilot project

The court may have perhaps missed an opportunity to clarify the true extent or limits to the guarantee of the currency by the state.

Kaushik Jayaram

· Jan 19, 2023 · 07:30 am

Did the Supreme Court really vindicate the Modi government’s demonetisation decision?

The BJP is projecting this judgement as an endorsement of its move. But the court only commented on narrow point of the legality of demonetisation.

Umang Poddar

· Jan 04, 2023 · 09:00 am

As RBI report shows rise in fake notes, Derek O’Brien asks Modi: ‘Remember demonetisation?’

The number of fake notes of Rs 500 more than doubled during the financial year of 2021-’22 as compared to the previous fiscal.

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· May 29, 2022 · 06:25 pm

Demonetisation may have caused infant mortality to rise in key states, finds new study

The unprecedented reversal comes after 15 years of steady progress by India in reducing infant deaths.

Shoaib Daniyal

· Nov 09, 2020 · 05:30 pm

Demonetised notes are being shredded and compressed into bricks, says RBI

Such notes are not recycled, the Reserve Bank of India said in response to a Right to Information query.

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· Mar 18, 2018 · 04:48 pm

Reserve Bank of India says it is still processing demonetised notes, in an ‘expedited manner’

The central bank did not give an expected date for when the process would be complete.

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· Feb 11, 2018 · 02:42 pm

Demonetisation and GST led to massive job and revenue losses, industry association survey finds

The head of All India Manufacturers’ Organisation said that demonetisation led industry into the intensive care unit, while GST put it into a coma.

Mayank Jain

· Nov 08, 2017 · 02:00 pm

Demonetisation, GST were ‘twin blows’ for India’s economy and small businesses, says Manmohan Singh

The former prime minister reiterated his statement that the note ban was ‘an organised loot and legalised plunder’.

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· Nov 07, 2017 · 12:38 pm

Kanpur traders say posters comparing Modi with Kim Jong-un were not meant to malign prime minister

The police had booked 22 traders after hoardings that read ‘Kim has decided to destroy the world, Modi has decided to destroy business’ were put up in the city.

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· Oct 15, 2017 · 10:53 am

Revisiting demonetisation: ‘Cashless’ village in Maharashtra has returned to cash

Many shop owners in Dhasai have packed up their card swiping machines, citing network issues and lack of cards among customers.

Mridula Chari

· Sep 18, 2017 · 09:00 am

Revisiting demonetisation: In Chennai’s flower market, anger against Modi government is still fresh

Traders have reconciled to their losses but workers are still struggling to recover the wages they lost over five months.

Vinita Govindarajan

· Sep 14, 2017 · 09:00 am

RBI says it is using ‘sophisticated machines’ to check the accuracy of demonetised notes deposited

The central bank’s statement came a day after a report claimed it was not using counting devices to add up the old bills.

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· Sep 11, 2017 · 11:01 am