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India’s Next Credit Boom Might Be on UPI, Not Plastic
Banks are pulling back on credit cards amid rising delinquencies, but QR-based RuPay-on-UPI is quietly gaining ground with frequent, low-ticket spends driving growth
India's Dilution Of Emission Rules Sparks Industry Uncertainty
The notification issued in July has put a question mark on the Flue Gas Desulphurisation solutions industry and left environmental experts questioning why power plants are being let off the hook.
Why Millions Can’t Access Their EPFO Savings
Millions of Indians are struggling to access their own PF savings as EPFO’s digital reforms trigger chaos, rejections, and a booming market of fixers.
AI71 Crash Investigation Falters Because Of Botched Communications
The preliminary report on the AI171 crash has left the public guessing, raising urgent questions about how aviation authorities manage communication after disasters
India Will Lead IKEA’s Small Store Revolution: India Country Commercial Manager Adosh Sharma
In this week’s The Core Report: Weekend Edition, Adosh Sharma, Country Commercial Manager of IKEA India, said the Swedish furniture giant is reshaping its India strategy by prioritising smaller, concept-driven stores to better reflect local consumer behaviour.
Trump Continues Swinging His Wrecking Ball, China Makes Strides In Chip Race
As the US president carries his tariff threats too far, China is rushing ahead with its chip ambitions.
IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers: ‘With 3.5 Lakh Customers A Day, There’s Going To Be Complaints’
Can Indigo keep up its winning streak in a space where foreign carriers dominate? The Core with CEO Elbers and vice president Abhijit Dasgupta to find out.
DGCA Initiates Air Safety Overhaul, But Will Old Execution Gaps Remain?
Aviation experts point to decades of systemic neglect and poor enforcement that just another new set of rules will not solve.
How Credible Is Your Carbon Credit? Blockchain Can Call The Bluff
The technology has the potential to address the carbon-credit market’s inherent flaws, enhance accountability, and ensure each credit is properly tracked and utilised.
As Tesla Imports Cars, VinFast And Locals Charge Ahead
Tesla is finally rolling into India, but not quite in the way that India had hoped. Instead of making cars here, Tesla will sell fully imported models from China and the US.
Is It Safe To Fly? We Must Trust Stats As Air India Crash Report Rekindles Question
The Air India plane crash report raises difficult questions about what went wrong in the cockpit, but the numbers continue to affirm that flying remains statistically safe.
Consumption Fatigue or Affordability Crisis? What’s Behind the FMCG Slowdown?
In this week's The Core Report: Weekend Edition, Sanjeev Prasad, managing director & co-head at Kotak Institutional Equities, discusses how FMCG growth lags due to weak job creation, affordability pressures, and structural market shifts, limiting consumer spending despite rising product penetration.
