The International Resource Bank is a self-regulatory and autonomous research organisation. This is a purely resource bank. IRB works as a mediator between banks-financial institutions and donors, civil society and professional and academic associations. Hence no need to register under the The Reserve Bank of India’s Banking Act 1949 [Banking Regulation Act, 1949]; Also, do not require registration under the Securities and Exchange Board Act of India. [Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 and 1995, 1999 and 2002]