Farmers say that their produce yields no profit at HOPCOMS. The Horticultural Producers’ Co-operative Marketing and Processing Society Ltd. (HOPCOMS) are running out of profitability as customers prefer alternative options like online grocery stores and supermarkets farmers produce. Ramakrishna, Board Secretary at HOPCOMS said that, there are 280 HOPCOMS outlets in Bangalore, out of which […]
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Almost 40 percent of couples buy pleasure products to enhance their sex life, reports show. From consultancy for sexual problems to buying a sex toy, Bengalureans prefer to do everything online. Research by Practo, an online platform for all healthcare needs, shows Bengaluru has been recording a 50 percent increase in online queries for sexual […]
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Reduction of minimum investment amount by Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in REIT has increased retail participation in recent years. Investing in real estate properties with little or no income is surging among retail investors, unlike a few years ago. Real estate investments are no longer an exclusive investment opportunity for High Networth […]
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Only two states in India allow municipal corporations to borrow through municipal bonds. Experts say that greater awareness is needed for the public to invest in municipal bonds. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s (BBMP) revenue officials say that they are not even thinking of issuing municipal bonds for financing infrastructure projects. The BBMP presented its budget […]
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Experts say the second-hand luxury goods market has the potential to become a large industry going into the future. Data presented by the Statista shows that net sales of second-hand luxury goods from online websites have gone up by 82 percent while net sales from retail stores have slightly gone down by 15 percent in […]
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The increasing package costs for Umrah have made it inaccessible for many Muslims across the country. Yakub Ali, a resident of a small town called Sankrail, about 22 kilometres away from West Bengal’s capital city Kolkata, decided to take his family of four, on a 15-day Umrah pilgrimage to Mecca in late December. It was […]
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A report shows that more Indians prefer buying Indian-brand cars because of safety standards and service accessibility. A seemingly increasing number of Indian consumers have started purchasing cars from Indian brands like Mahindra & Mahindra, and TATA Motors. According to data compiled by the Mint, the total sales of TATA vehicles in Jan 2023, increased […]
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Citizens now have to pay higher taxes on foreign payments due to the proposed four-fold hike on TCS. If you are finally planning that foreign trip you missed due to the pandemic or looking to support your children’s living expenses abroad, you ought to book the travel package or complete your transactions within the coming […]
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Layoffs are becoming one of the reasons for a drop in demand for rental properties in Bengaluru. Sunil Bakshi has been struggling to find a tenant for over three months. He said, “In the last three months, I lost my second tenant. The last one left as he was unable to pay the rent since […]
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Non-acceptance of gold in the form of bonds has been an obstacle for the government to reduce the import of physical gold Gold bonds don’t glitter as much as the government had thought they would. Acceptance of gold bonds in the country has been very low while the import of gold continues to increase. The […]
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