The rupee makes its mark.

• Position: India - Brief article

In a sign Of its increasing role in the global economy, India recently joined the exclusive club of nations whose currencies have their own internationally recognized symbol. (The other currencies are the U.S. dollar, the British pound, the Japanese yen, and the euro, which is the common currency of 16 European nations.) The new rupee symbol was designed by a student at the Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai, whose design was chosen from 3,000 submissions, and earned him a prize of 250,000 rupees (about $5,400). It will also help distinguish India's rupee...