-The Telegraph Many experts, including former RBI governor D Subbarao, have flagged concerns over the privacy aspect of CBDC Mumbai: The RBI on Wednesday said the central bank digital currency (CBDC) will remain anonymous and regulations that are applicable to paper currency will prevail on the e-rupee. Earlier this month, the RBI had begun a pilot for the retail digital rupee after it launched another project for wholesale digital rupee among financial institutions. Many...

-Moneycontrol.com The fertiliser subsidy stood at Rs 1.62 lakh crore in the previous financial year. The government's fertiliser subsidy will rise to Rs 2.3-2.5 lakh crore in this fiscal but the bill may fall by 25 per cent in the 2023-24 financial year with moderation in global prices, according to industry body FAI. Fertilisers Association of India (FAI) expressed concern that the fixed cost of urea has not been increased affecting the viability...

-Newsclick.in "If adequate supply is not ensured at the earliest, our protest will continue like this,” Vimal Sharma, president of Bundelkhand Kisan Union told NewsClick. Lucknow: A group of farmers affiliated to the Bundelkhand Kisan Union on Friday held a Kisan Samridhhi Padyatra in Mahoba, Banda and Chitrakoot against an alleged inadequate supply of di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) fertiliser. The protest comes after farmers were seen waiting in long queues in the Bundelkhand...

-Business Standard Both the minimum and maximum will remain below normal in Southern Peninsular and Central India in these winter months. Brace for some warmth this winter as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in its December-February forecast on Thursday said that the minimum and maximum temperatures could remain ‘normal’ to ‘above normal’ over most parts of Northwest and Northeast India. Both the minimum and maximum will remain below normal in Southern Peninsular and...

-ThePrint.in With prices of chana trickling for two years now, the government must revisit its policies and save the crop before it is too late. Chana prices in India have been ruling below their minimum support price (MSP) levels since the last two years. But unlike cereals, edible oils, and vegetables, where inflation is regularly reported, falling prices of such crops seldom make it to the national media. These prices are important...