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Personal Loans Will Get Expensive, Will That Solve The Problem?
The RBI is cracking down and increasing risk-weights on banks' unsecured personal loans and consumer durable loans from 100% to 125%, and risk-weights on credit cards have been increased from 125% to 150%
How India's High Value Pharmaceutical Exports Travel
The Core visited Cargo Service Centre India's facility at the Mumbai airport to understand how inbound and outbound pharmaceutical and perishable products are handled.
‘Eaten Out Share Of Some Competitors': FIEO's Ajay Sahai On India's Goods Exports Rise
For The Core Report: Weekend Edition, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj spoke to Sahai about the composition of exports in India today, why some of these sectors are not doing so well today and what could counterbalance it.
RBI Tightens Rules For Personal Loans And Credit Cards
The tighter rules, in the form of higher capital requirements, will make personal loans and credit costlier and possibly or hopefully curb growth in these categories, which have outpaced the overall bank credit growth of about 15% over the past year
Exercise Alone Can't Offset Ill Effects Of Sitting. Here's How To Have Active Days
Chronic diseases resulting from prolonged sitting include type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, metabolic syndrome, varicose veins, anxiety and depression.
Air India Employees Upset As Tatas Shake Up Decades-Old Status Quo
Air India employees seem like an unhappy lot as the Tatas have made several fundamental changes including automated roster planning, digital leave applications and rewarding merit over seniority.
Indian Markets Follow Global Signals On Low Inflation
Low inflation numbers mean the anticipation that interest rates won't rise further and money will flow into or back into stocks as opposed to safe and high interest bearing US Government bonds
Naturally Cooling Techniques Yet To Find Takers In India's Residential Buildings Market
A gap exists in the wider adoption of green buildings, as this is a trend currently limited to the mid and premium residential market
Retail Inflation Hits 4-Month Low, Down To 4.87%
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based retail inflation had hit a three-month low of 5.02 per cent in September. The previous low inflation was recorded at 4.87 per cent in June.
Affluent Indians Are Upping Their Coffee Game With Swanky Machines
For the affluent and older consumers of coffee machines who want to have accessible and convenient Italian-quality coffee, automatic coffee machines is the answer.
Personal Tax Collections In India Are Up Almost 30%
Business Standard reported that with the present momentum in direct tax and GST collections expected to be sustained in the coming months, India's total tax receipts in FY24 could exceed the Budget Estimate by a "considerable margin"
'Better Regulation, Preventive Care:' Healthcare Expert Ratan Jalan On Gaps In The Sector In India
Ratan Jalan, the former CEO of Apollo Health and Lifestyle Limited, told The Core that Indian society pays a price for the lack of preventive care and that the government needs to play a larger role.
