Explore India's cautious approach to adopting plastic currency, weighing its benefits against environmental concerns and ...

Polymer notes are more durable than paper notes and more difficult to counterfeit. In 2025-26, the RBI spent Rs 4,875 crore ...

RBI advances towards polymer banknotes by inviting global bids for manufacturing a secure plastic currency substrate.

India's Reserve Bank is exploring polymer banknotes for enhanced durability. Manufacturers are invited to bid for specialized ...

If introduced nationwide, polymer notes could reduce the number of damaged and soiled notes in circulation while making counterfeit currency harder to produce. The move could also lower the RBI's long ...

The move has taken a significant step forward with Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBNMPL), one of India ...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has taken a step towards testing polymer currency notes, with its wholly owned subsidiary, ...

India May Soon Get Plastic Currency Notes: In view of the surging demand for currency notes in recent years, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revived its decade-old plan of printing polymer ...

According to an NDTV report, the Reserve Bank is set to move forward with a plan it has been considering for decades: ...

Detection of counterfeit currency notes in the banking system increased by 5.7 per cent during 2025-26, according to the Reserve Bank of India’s latest annual report. The total number of fake currency ...