Banking and RBI
RBI releases ECB, FCCB and RDB data for April 2026
11 June 2026 | Reserve Bank of India
The RBI on 11 June 2026 released data on External Commercial Borrowings (ECB), Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCB) and Rupee Denominated Bonds (RDB), through both the Automatic Route and the Approval Route, for April 2026.
The RBI also announced an underwriting auction on 12 June 2026 for government securities worth Rs 32,000 crore: 6.36% GS 2031 (Rs 21,000 crore) and 7.71% GS 2066 (Rs 11,000 crore).
Key facts- Data: ECB, FCCB and RDB for April 2026
- Routes: Automatic and Approval
- G-Sec auction 12 June 2026: Rs 32,000 crore
- Securities: 6.36% GS 2031 and 7.71% GS 2066
Exam takeaway: ECBs are foreign-currency loans raised by Indian entities from non-resident lenders.
Quick revision: RBI released ECB/FCCB/RDB data for April 2026 on 11 June.
Reserve Bank of India original sourceNational and International Affairs
Tripartite MoU signed by Centre, Assam and Nagaland for mineral oil operations in boundary areas
11 June 2026 | Press Information Bureau
PIB said a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding among the Government of India, Assam and Nagaland, to facilitate mineral oil operations in the Assam-Nagaland boundary areas, was signed in the presence of Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on 11 June 2026.
The release quotes the Home Minister as saying the agreement will open a new economic corridor of energy and investment in the Northeast, that nearly 80 per cent of the Northeast has been freed from AFSPA, and that it is an example of cooperative federalism.
Key facts- Parties: Government of India, Assam, Nagaland
- Purpose: mineral oil operations in Assam-Nagaland boundary areas
- Signed: 11 June 2026, in presence of Amit Shah
- Claim in release: about 80% of the Northeast freed from AFSPA
Exam takeaway: Cooperative federalism means the Centre and States working together on shared goals.
Quick revision: Centre, Assam and Nagaland sign MoU on mineral oil operations, 11 June 2026 (PIB).
Press Information Bureau original sourceAppointments, Awards and Important Days
Sanjay Lohiya, DFS Secretary, nominated on the RBI Central Board
11 June 2026 | Reserve Bank of India
An RBI press release of 11 June 2026 says the Central Government nominated Shri Sanjay Lohiya, Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, as a Director on the Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India, in place of Shri Nagaraju Maddirala.
The nomination is effective from 11 June 2026 and until further orders.
Key facts- Nominated: Sanjay Lohiya, Secretary, Department of Financial Services
- Replaces: Nagaraju Maddirala
- Effective: 11 June 2026, until further orders
- Body: RBI Central Board
Exam takeaway: Government nominee directors on the RBI Central Board are nominated by the Central Government.
Quick revision: Sanjay Lohiya nominated on RBI Central Board, 11 June 2026 (RBI).
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