Economy and Banking Practice

The new Reserve Bank of India Data Centre, inaugurated by the Prime Minister in October 2026, will house which of RBI's mission-critical payment systems?

Consider the following statements about the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement:
1. India and New Zealand agreed to work towards doubling bilateral trade in goods and services to approximately Rs. 35,000 crore by 2030.
2. The date on which the agreement would come into force was announced by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
3. The agreement came into force on 20 October 2026, the day of Vijaya Dashami.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

e-Kuber, the platform used for bidding in government securities auctions, is the Core Banking Solution of which institution?

In October 2026, India and New Zealand signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to enable the electronic exchange of which data for trade in goods under their Free Trade Agreement?

In October 2026, the Union Cabinet approved a hike in Dearness Allowance for Central Government employees and Dearness Relief for pensioners, effective from 1 July 2026. By how much was it increased?

At its Monetary Policy Committee meeting held from 5 to 7 October 2026, to what level did the Reserve Bank of India raise the policy repo rate?

At the 625th meeting of the Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India, held in Mumbai in October 2026, the Board reviewed the activities of which of the following institutions?

In October 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Reserve Bank of India's new Data Centre and Cybersecurity Training Institute in which state?

At its meeting held from 5 to 7 October 2026, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the RBI changed its monetary policy stance to which of the following?

According to RBI data for the week ended 16 October 2026, which was the largest component of India's foreign exchange reserves?