21 August 2026
Banking Daily Current Affairs – 21 August 2026
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Updates in this edition
Somanath Sreedhara Panicker appointed to RBI Central Board
The Central Government appointed Somanath Sreedhara Panicker as a part-time, non-official RBI director.
Anand Gopal Mahindra reappointed to RBI Central Board
The government reappointed Anand Gopal Mahindra as a part-time, non-official director on the RBI Central Board.
RBI schedules 3-day VRRR auction under LAF
RBI announced a three-day Variable Rate Reverse Repo auction for 21 August 2026.
₹28,000 crore government securities underwriting auction
RBI announced an underwriting auction for government securities worth ₹28,000 crore.
RBI publishes August 2026 MPC minutes
RBI released minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee meeting held from 3–5 August 2026.
RBI policy and reserve rates as of 20 August 2026
The policy repo rate stood at 5.25%, while CRR was 3.00% and SLR was 18.00%.
Latest Treasury Bill cut-off yields published
The latest cut-off yields were 5.2603% for 91-day, 5.5678% for 182-day and 5.7373% for 364-day T-bills.
RBI Deputy Governor addresses India’s forex-market roadmap
Deputy Governor Rohit Jain delivered an address titled “India’s Foreign Exchange Markets: Getting ready for the next Decade.”
DFS holds workshop for public financial institutions
DFS organised a two-day workshop in Bengaluru on reservation-policy implementation across public financial institutions.
Public-sector banks post record ₹1.98 lakh crore profit
PSBs achieved their highest-ever aggregate net profit of ₹1.98 lakh crore in FY 2025–26.