Open secret

A reputed business school was hosting a Reserve Bank of India deputy governor for a conference. When asked about media coverage for the event, the communications officer of the business school expressed utter surprise that the press even knew about it. Apparently, the conference was a closed-door one that was supposed to be out of bounds for the media. The business school administration, however, had reckoned without the central bank’s transparency. RBI had, in fact, proudly announced details of this conference on its website.