“The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Shri Shaktikanta Das, IAS Retd., former Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, as Governor, Reserve Bank of India for a period of three years,” said a government statement.
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India’s Sensex Declines Ahead of Central Bank’s Rate Review
The S&P BSE Sensex declined 0.6 percent, the most in two weeks, to 35,907.31 as of 9:53 a.m. in Mumbai, while the NSE Nifty 50 Index slipped 0.7 percent. Markets across Asia tumbled following the biggest slide on Wall Street since mid-October.
Crude Oil Marketers Gains As Crude Resumes Decline
The stocks were the best performers on the Nifty 50 Index.
Shares of the Crude oil marketing companies rose in today’s trade after the crude oil resumed declines after a one-day rally.
The Brent crude oil slip 0.86 percent to trade at 69.52 a barrel.
Urjit Patel May Resign LIVE Updates: Section 7 of RBI Act Has Not been Invoked
Sources in the ministry of finance told Firstpost that Section 7 of the RBI Act has not been invoked. However, two letters were sent to RBI last month in which “Section 7 was quoted”, highlighting the existence of powers under the Act that allows the government to issue directions to the central bank on “matters of public interest”.
Banks Under RBI PCA Show Mixed Results
Eleven state-run banks under the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) prompt corrective action (PCA) framework recorded higher interest income but lower asset quality, a Mint analysis showed, even as differences between the government and central bank over the framework have burst out into the open.