Reserve Bank of India has decided to launch podcasts for wider dissemination of information that is of interest to the public.

• Das added that podcasts will help explain things simply among the wider section of the society.
• The RBI as a central bank has been expanding the scope of its public awareness activities including through social media over the last few years.
• The RBI monetary policy committee decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent for the 11th consecutive time, marking a continuation of its neutral monetary policy stance.
• The RBI downwardly revised GDP forecast for 2024-25 to 6.6 per cent from 7.2 per cent earlier.