The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in a sudden move on May 4, 2022, increased the policy repo rate by 40 basis points to 4.40 percent with immediate effect.
The Reserve Bank of India has given its nod to Equitas Small Finance Bank and its parent company Equitas Holdings Ltd's merger plan, subject to certain restrictions.
In a report published by Sweden-based think-tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute titled "Trends in World Military Expenditure Report 2021", India's military expenditure is the third highest in the world after the US and China.