February 06, 2026
18 articles published on this date
RBI Keeps Repo Rate Unchanged at 5.25%, Maintains Neutral Policy Stance
The RBI retained the policy repo rate at 5.25% and maintained a 'neutral' stance at its February 2026 MPC meeting, the first monetary policy meeting of...
RBI Proposes Customer Compensation Framework for Small-Value Digital Banking Fraud
The RBI released draft directions proposing that victims of small-value digital banking fraud receive compensation of up to ₹25,000, or 85% of the...
RBI Doubles Collateral-Free Loan Limit for MSMEs to Rs. 20 Lakh Under CGTMSE
The Reserve Bank of India announced that the collateral-free loan limit for micro and small enterprises (MSEs) will be doubled from Rs. 10 lakh to Rs. 20...
RBI MPC February 2026: Repo Rate at 5.25%, GDP and Inflation Projections
The RBI's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) concluded its February 2026 bi-monthly meeting by keeping the repo rate steady at 5.25% with a unanimous vote. The...
Kuki-Zo Protests Test Manipur's Fragile Peace as New Government Takes Charge
Fresh protests erupted within the Kuki-Zo community in Manipur following the swearing-in of a new state government, with community members angered by the...
RBI Monetary Policy February 2026: Repo Rate Held at 5.25%, Fraud Compensation Framework Announced
The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), meeting from February 4–6, 2026, unanimously voted to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at...
Manipur Government Passes Floor Test; Kuki-Zo MLAs Absent, Churachandpur Sees Protests
On February 6, 2026, the newly formed Manipur government led by Chief Minister Y. Khemchand Singh successfully passed a floor test in the state Legislative...
J&K Has Tapped Less Than a Quarter of Its Hydropower Potential: Economic Survey
According to the Economic Survey 2025-26, Jammu and Kashmir has harnessed only 3,540 MW — approximately 24% — of its identified hydropower potential of...
NBWL Panel Approves Irrigation Project in Durgavati Tiger Reserve: Three Years After Panna Deforestation Offset
The Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) approved an irrigation project covering 272 hectares of forest land inside the Veerangana...
Meghalaya Rat-Hole Mine Deaths Expose Persistence of Illegal Coal Mining Despite Decade-Long Ban
A dynamite explosion in an illegal coal mine at Mynsyngat in the Thangkso area of East Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya, killed at least 25 labourers in early...
Tamil Nadu Issues State-Wide Alert After H5N1 Bird Flu Confirmed in Mass Crow Deaths
Over 1,000–1,500 crows died across Chennai between late January and early February 2026, with mass die-offs reported in Adyar, Velachery, Thiruvanmiyur...
India-Russia: Balancing Decades of Strategic Partnership Against Shifting Geopolitical Pressures
Despite sustained US pressure and tariff threats, India has continued purchasing Russian crude oil in 2026, with Russia remaining India's single largest...
RBI Monetary Policy Committee Holds Repo Rate at 5.25% in February 2026
The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) unanimously voted to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25% during its February 4–6, 2026...
India's Russian Oil Dilemma: Why Trump's Push for a Venezuela Switch Is Easier Said Than Done
US President Donald Trump publicly claimed India had agreed to stop purchasing Russian crude oil and would shift to Venezuelan and American supplies...
IIT Bombay Develops Gentler Method to Recover Lab-Grown T Cells for Cancer Immunotherapy
Researchers at IIT Bombay, led by Professor Prakriti Tayalia from the Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, in collaboration with Monash University...
Should the Governor's Address Be Scrapped?: Constitutional Provisions and the Federal Tension
An opinion piece in The Hindu examines whether the Governor's address to state legislatures — mandated under Articles 175 and 176 of the Constitution —...
India's Climate Budget 2026-27: Ambition vs. Allocation
India's Union Budget 2026-27 has been critiqued for a mismatch between its stated climate ambitions and actual financial allocations — with significant...
RBI Rationalises Voluntary Retention Route: FPI Debt Limits Merged with General Route
The Reserve Bank of India issued a circular (RBI/2025-26/205, A.P. DIR Series Circular No.21, dated February 19, 2026) rationalising the Voluntary Retention...