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RBI Notifications includes Notifications, Circulars, Guidelines, Press release issued by Reserve Bank of India & GOI Related to Banking and Fema Law.

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Complete Analysis of ECL Framework for Commercial Banks under RBI Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : The issue involved delayed recognition of credit losses under the earlier framework. RBI introduced ECL to ensure probability-base...

April 30, 2026 1917 Views 0 comment Print

Digital Rupee (e₹) – RBI FAQs

Fema / RBI : RBI clarified that the Digital Rupee is legal tender with features similar to physical cash. It enables secure, instant, and fee-f...

April 30, 2026 6051 Views 0 comment Print

International Trade Settlement in Indian Rupees (INR) – RBI FAQs

Fema / RBI : The issue concerns alternative settlement mechanisms for international trade. The framework allows INR-based transactions with fle...

April 17, 2026 5325 Views 0 comment Print

RBI Monetary Policy April 2026 – Key Rates and Measures

Fema / RBI : The RBI maintained key policy rates unchanged, signaling confidence in economic stability and controlled inflation. The decision r...

April 9, 2026 3387 Views 0 comment Print

Foreign Liabilities and Assets Information Reporting (FLAIR) – Online Web Based Reporting System – FAQs

Fema / RBI : The RBI clarifies which entities must file FLA returns and outlines the complete online filing process. The key takeaway is mandat...

March 31, 2026 1299 Views 0 comment Print


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Draft RBI (Local Area Banks – Financial Statements: Presentation and Disclosures) Third Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : The amendment redefines revenue reserves by excluding provisions for liabilities and depreciation. This ensures clearer classifica...

April 9, 2026 438 Views 0 comment Print

Draft RBI (Commercial Banks – Financial Statements: Presentation and Disclosures) Sixth Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : RBI revises the definition of revenue reserves to exclude provisions and liabilities. The change enhances transparency and consist...

April 9, 2026 432 Views 0 comment Print

Draft RBI (Commercial Banks – Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy) Fifth Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : The Reserve Bank of India has removed a key provision from capital adequacy norms to ensure consistency with updated investment ru...

April 9, 2026 426 Views 0 comment Print

Draft RBI (Regional Rural Banks – Classification, Valuation, and Operation of Investment Portfolio) Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : RBI introduces annual IFR assessment instead of continuous compliance for RRBs. The change reduces operational burden while mainta...

April 9, 2026 504 Views 0 comment Print

Draft RBI (Rural Co-operative Banks – Classification, Valuation & Operation of Investment Portfolio) Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : The Reserve Bank of India has proposed a clear 5% IFR requirement for rural co-operative banks’ current investments. This change...

April 9, 2026 228 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


RBI Responsible for Monitoring Compliance of Loan Moratorium Circular: HC

Fema / RBI : The contentions of the RBI that the dispute is between the Petitioner and Respondents is not acceptable since the dispute arises o...

July 8, 2020 2748 Views 0 comment Print

Exclusion of Lockdown Period- SC cannot issue any direction to RBI

Fema / RBI : Harsh Nitin Gokhale Vs Reserve Bank of India & Ors (Supreme Court) In the present case, writ petition file seeking relief to e...

June 8, 2020 1608 Views 0 comment Print

FEMA – Claim for interest in the nature of compensation for wrongful retention of money is not maintainable

Fema / RBI : Directorate of Enforcement Vs. Subhash Muljimal Gandhi ( Delhi HC)- that interest at the rate of 6% per annum under Rule 8 could ...

February 8, 2012 1620 Views 0 comment Print

SC asks Ketan Ketan Parikh and Co to Deposit deposit 50 percent of penalty imposed for Fema violations

Fema / RBI : Ketan V. Parekh Vs. Special Director, Directorate of Enforcement and another (Supreme Court)- Ketan Parikh, Kartik Parikh and M/s....

November 29, 2011 2908 Views 0 comment Print

Section 45(1A) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 – Binod Kumar Versus State of Jharkhand & Others

Fema / RBI : Binod Kumar Versus State of Jharkhand & Others- In the impugned judgment, it is mentioned that the basic allegation is amassing of...

March 29, 2011 4420 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


RBI Issues Revised Draft Directions on Loan Recovery & Recovery Agents

Fema / RBI : RBI issued revised draft directions to regulate recovery practices of banks, NBFCs, and other regulated entities. The framework pr...

May 21, 2026 243 Views 0 comment Print

RBI invites comments on draft RBI (Capital Adequacy) Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : RBI has released draft amendment directions for commercial and small finance banks to strengthen Pillar 3 disclosures under Basel ...

May 21, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print

RBI (Commercial Banks – Classification, Valuation, and Operation of Investment Portfolio) Second Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : RBI has abolished the mandatory Investment Fluctuation Reserve requirement for commercial banks following changes in market risk a...

May 19, 2026 159 Views 0 comment Print

RBI (Small Finance Banks – Classification, Valuation, and Operation of Investment Portfolio) Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : RBI has amended Investment Fluctuation Reserve norms for Small Finance Banks after identifying operational difficulties in maintai...

May 19, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print

RBI (Payments Banks – Classification, Valuation, and Operation of Investment Portfolio) Amendment Directions, 2026

Fema / RBI : RBI has amended Investment Fluctuation Reserve norms for Payments Banks after identifying operational challenges in maintaining IF...

May 19, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print


No truth in rumours of AXIS Bank License Cancellation: RBI

December 12, 2016 2554 Views 1 comment Print

RBI clarified that it has not initiated any action to cancel banking licence of Axis Bank in wake of certain allegations about some serious irregularities in transactions relating to deposit/exchange of Specified Bank Notes in a few branches of the bank.

Maintain Records of Serial No. of new note issued by currency chests

December 12, 2016 1834 Views 0 comment Print

Banks are advised to maintain, at the Currency Chest level and at link branches level, a Daily Record of Issuances showing serial numbers of Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series banknotes in the denominations of ₹ 500 and above received from RBI as remittance

Prepaid Payment Instrument issuers to get Technical Audit done: RBI

December 9, 2016 1471 Views 0 comment Print

All authorised entities/banks issuing PPIs in the country are advised to: i. carry out a special audit by the empanelled auditors of Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) on a priority basis and take immediate steps thereafter to comply with the findings of the audit report

RBI allows OTP based e-KYC & Central KYC for new Bank accounts

December 8, 2016 1789 Views 0 comment Print

i. It has been decided to allow One Time Pin (OTP) based e-KYC subject to certain restrictions. ii. All Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) are required to invariably upload the KYC data pertaining to all new individual accounts opened on or after January 1, 2017, with Central KYC Records Registry.

15 Amendments to Master Direction on KYC norms

December 8, 2016 2710 Views 0 comment Print

i. Explanation to Section 3(a)(ii)d pertaining to ‘definition of beneficial owner in case of trust’ which reads as – Explanation: Term ‘body of individuals’ includes societies has been deleted.

RBI Withdraws Incremental CRR

December 7, 2016 1126 Views 0 comment Print

On November 26, 2016 the Reserve Bank had announced an incremental CRR of 100 per cent of increase in net demand and time liabilities of scheduled banks

Key rates not changed in 5th Bi-monthly RBI Monetary Policy 2016-17

December 7, 2016 3922 Views 0 comment Print

RBI decided to keep key rates unchanged in its 5th Monetary Policy 2016-17. Bond markets reacted negatively given that 25 bps was already factored

Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident outside India) (Eighteenth Amendment) Regulations, 2016

December 7, 2016 1414 Views 0 comment Print

These Regulations may be called the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident outside India) (Eighteenth Amendment) Regulations, 2016.

Old 500 notes cannot be used to for Bus / Rail Ticket & to pay Rail catering services wef 10.12.2016

December 7, 2016 988 Views 0 comment Print

Old 500 Rs. note cannot be used to pay following wef 10.12.2016 1. At railway ticketing counters, ticket counters of Government or Public Sector Undertakings buses for purchase of tickets

Customer due diligence & need for maintenance of records

December 6, 2016 2539 Views 0 comment Print

As part of Customer Due Diligence Procedure, certified copies of officially valid documents for proof of identity and address are to be obtained while establishing an account based relationship;

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