Dishwashers in India- Need Or Just a Luxury Statement?

Do you think Dishwashers should be your next best friend of the kitchen. In west, Dishwashers are one of the important household appliance one is used to, but In India, the usage of Dishwashers is nominal and nascent, to begin with.

I'd want to know from you, if you think if you need a dishwasher for your daily life or Not.

Pic Source- Haier Dishwashers

Long Lines At ATM Post Demonetization - In Delhi- Video

One can easily spot people Queing up before ATMs these day. Be is urban or rural areas. I took a small video from Alaknanda- Delhi to show what it is like.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcAcYyNu0T0

RBI- Reserve Bank Will Issue NEW 50 and 20 Notes Soon - FULL TEXT

According to a press note on RBI's website there will be new 50 and 20 notes, the old ones will remain in use and legal tender. The RBI- Reserve Bank Of India today announced that we will be able to see new Rs.50 and Rs.20 Notes. Post Demonetization by PM Narendra Modi, this was one big decision. People have been queing up since November- 8 announcement outside ATMs. The RBI announced via it's Twitter Handle today.

RBIs Twitter Handle Grab

Official Statement from RBI-

Issuance of ₹ 50 banknotes without inset letter, with numerals in ascending size in number panels, and without intaglio printing
Issue of ₹ 20 banknotes with 'R' inset letter, with numerals in ascending size in number panels and without intaglio printing.

The Reserve Bank of India will shortly issue ₹ 50 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi Series-2005, without inset letter in both the number panels, bearing signature of Dr. Raghuram G. Rajan, Governor, Reserve Bank of India, and the year of printing '2016' printed on the reverse of the banknote. The design and security features of these banknotes will be similar to the banknotes of ₹ 50 denomination with the ascending font of numerals in both the number panels issued earlier in Mahatma Gandhi Series- 2005, except the following:

Obverse

Intaglio printing

New 50 Notes- SPICEMEN

The numeral ‘50’, RBI seal, Mahatma Gandhi’s portrait, RBI legend, Guarantee and promise clause, Governor’s signature, Ashoka Pillar emblem which were hitherto printed in intaglio (raised printing) are now being printed in offset (without any raised printing). Further, square-shaped identification mark on the left of the banknote has been removed.

Colour

While there is no change in the colour at the reverse, the colour at the obverse is lighter (due to removal of intaglio printing).

Latent Image

The vertical band on the right side of the Mahatma Gandhi’s portrait hitherto contained a latent image showing the denominational numeral ’50’. The latent image was visible only when the banknote was held horizontally at eye level. This feature is no longer present.

Reverse

There is no change in the reverse of the banknote.

NOTE-Trivia- The first  ₹50 banknote denomination was brought into force and use by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in year 1975 under the Lion Capital Series. It had an Ashoka pillar but was replaced by a watermark of Mahatma Gandhi in the Mahatma Gandhi Series, in year 1996. 

Rs.20- Twenty Note

The Reserve Bank of India will shortly issue ₹ 20 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi Series-2005, with the inset letter ‘R’ in both the number panels, bearing signature of Dr. Urjit R. Patel, Governor, Reserve Bank of India, and the year of printing '2016' printed on the reverse of the banknote.

The design and security features of these banknotes to be issued now is similar to the ₹ 20 banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi Series- 2005 issued earlier, except the following –

Obverse

Ascending font

The numerals in both the number panels will be in ascending size from left to right while the first three alpha-numeric characters (prefix) will remain constant in size.

Intaglio printing

The numeral “20”, RBI seal, Mahatma Gandhi’s portrait, RBI legend, Guarantee and promise clause, Governor’s signature, Ashoka Pillar emblem which were hitherto printed in intaglio (raised printing) are now being printed in offset (without any raised printing). Further, rectangular identification mark on the left of the banknote has been removed.

Colour

While there is no change in the colour at the reverse, the colour at the obverse is lighter (due to removal of intaglio printing).

Latent Image

The vertical band on the right side of the Mahatma Gandhi’s portrait hitherto contained a latent image showing the denominational numeral “20”.The latent image was visible only when the banknote was held horizontally at eye level. This feature is no longer present.

Reverse

There is no change in the reverse of the banknote.

The image of the specimen of the banknote is as follows-

NOTE- Trivia- The first Rs.20 was introduced in 1972 by the Reserve Bank of India to contain the cost of production of banknotes in circulation.With the introduction of this banknote, the Reserve Bank started a major redesign of the motif of the Lion Capital Series banknotes.

Why ATMs Across India Not Working Post Demonetization

Post Demonetization, the ignored, humble ATM has indeed found a new found respect. Nowadays- November-December, people can be found in front of an ATM to withdraw sundry cash for their day to day dealing. So, when was ATM first came into existence in. 

In my initial research, Quora says  it was 1987.  In my earlier days spent in Calcutta, my previous office Business Standard, at BBD Bag chottor. Little I knew that it was the HSBC (Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation) that introduced the ATM concept in India and the year was 1987.

HSBC-BBD Bag, Calcutta

As per an article published on HuffPost there are about 2 lakh ATMs all over India and the average transaction everyday is about ₹4,000 whereas the average number of transactions happening every days is about 125 per ATM so the ATMs handle over ₹10,000 crore in currency everyday.