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Currency notes aren't museum pieces – at least, not yet - in the digital era.Growth in currency in circulation is higher at 2.4% year to date up to May 2, compared with 1.7 percent in the same period a year ago, showed the latest Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data, reflecting rural demand supported by farmgate prices of agricultural commodities.Currency usage has remained relatively strong despite the absence of a busy election calendar during which cash usage typically climbs.Total currency in circulation is at Rs 38.1 lakh crore as of...

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: Indian benchmark indices Nifty 50 and Sensex opened today's trade session in the green. Nifty 50 opened at 24,070.25, Sensex has opened at 79,343.63. Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: The Nifty 50 index opened 2,207.1 points away from its all-time high.The Sensex index galloped to the 80,000 mark again, thanks to a gain of over 834.59 points or 1.05%.Meanwhile, in other Asian markets, the Hang Seng was trading in the green with wafer-thin gains of 16.34 points or 0.074%, taking the...