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A conversation with Nandita Iyer, a medical doctor, author and blogger, on finding your niche on social media

For years, savvy marketers targeted women in their advertising as they were perceived to be invisible influencers in household purchase decisions. On the Internet, women have become visible influencers. On this episode of Digital gadfly, hosted by Shubho Sengupta, meet Nandita Iyer, a medical doctor, author, and blogger with a massive following and an influencer not interested in influencing. Calling yourself an influencer is too stressful, she says. “Influencer means that you want to influence people to either subscribe to your beliefs, or buy the products you are endorsing, and I am not so keen on doing that,” says Nandita.

Shubho, an experienced digital marketer, manages to draw out some interesting social media tips from Nandita. In this unfiltered chat, she discusses what makes an influencer, the early days of social media, the creator economy, and building an organic following. “Social media has become a legitimate way to make money and have a career doing the things you love doing. Tinier the niche, the better the scope of growth,” says Iyer.

The Reserve Bank of India has returned Payment Aggregator applications of Paytm, Freecharge, and PayU. Meanwhile, it gave In-Principle Authorisation to 32 existing PAs that include Amazon and Google.

Hamsini Karthik delves deep into the topic and explains the difference between Payment Aggregators and Payment Gateways, the significance of a Payment Aggregator license and why Paytm’s application was rejected. Listen in.

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The ongoing macroeconomic headwinds have hit tech companies’ earnings, including Dell Technologies,  as customers turn cautious over rising inflation and higher interest rates.

In this episode,  our Mumbai Bureau chief Thomas K Thomas talks to DELL Technologies CFO Tom Sweet about the company's PC business, hiring during the pandemic, and sustaining the growth momentum.  Listen in for more.

There has been over 100 per cent growth in the import of arecanut, both in terms of quantity and value, during the current financial year, the Centre told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

Considering the increase in the import of arecanut and the cost of cultivation, the cooperatives in the arecanut sector, including the Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Cooperative (Campco) Ltd, were seeking an increase in the MIP.

Eventually, the Centre has increased the minimum price (MIP) for the import of arecanut by ₹100 a kg. 

Kishore Kumar Kodgi, President of Campco, shared his reponse to the order with A J Vinayak. Listen in!

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businessline Podcast is a daily series of podcasts from The Hindu businessline newspaper. In this series, we take a look at news that matter from around the world and stories to provide quick, critical analysis. Our reporters, analysts and experts provide context to help you understand what happened, why is it important and how it impacts you. Listen in as we decode a wide range of topics from politics, policy, Indian economy and the world of business.

Retail inflation based on Consumer Price Index for January rose to 3 months high of 6.25%.  What will happen on policy rate movements? Will we see another hike in April when the Monetary Policy Committee meets?   

To decode these questions, Shishir Sinha talks to  DK Pant, Chief Economist, India Ratings.

The aggregate growth in the vehicle loan portfolio of banks began only in Q2 FY23 after showing a decline in the year-ago period. According to RBI data, vehicle advances of commercial banks grew 18 per cent year-on-year at the end of June 2022. In the same period last year (June 2021), disbursal of vehicle loans declined by 3.5 per cent.

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Most have been hearing about Expected credit loss(ECLs) for a very long time it’s been doing the rounds for almost a month. Now, what exactly is ECL and why is the RBI looking and implementing it in Indian banks at this juncture?

Crisil’s Arunkumar Iyer, Senior Director explains.

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One of the biggest draws for many investors to buy insurance policies has been tax breaks. This year's Budget proposed a key change that impact the life insurance industry. The maturity amount for certain life insurance policies will be taxable from April 1, 2023 if the total premium paid in a year is Rs 5 lakh or more. For life insurance investors, this is a tough moment of truth. The latest proposal is likely to dent the sales of traditional life insurance products which has been witnessing strong growth over the last few years.

The focus right now is to understand the loss of business from this proposal. How will insurers make up for this? What will be the effect on margins and profits? 

Hamsini Karthik and Kumar Shankar Roy discuss the life of insurer stocks in the backdrop of the latest Budget announcement affecting high-ticket policies

Tune in to know more.

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From a total fleet size of 800 planes, India’s fleet of commercial planes is set to grow to nearly 1,700 aircraft in just two years. This will make India the next growth engine of global aviation.

What is powering this growth? Why are the Indian carriers buying in record numbers? What are the challenges associated? What is the government’s plan?

Listen us here to know the answers.

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businessline Podcast is a daily series of podcasts from The Hindu businessline newspaper. In this series, we take a look at news that matter from around the world and stories to provide quick, critical analysis. Our reporters, analysts and experts provide context to help you understand what happened, why is it important and how it impacts you. Listen in as we decode a wide range of topics from politics, policy, Indian economy and the world of business.

In its latest review, the Reserve Bank of India has hiked interest rates yet again. The RBI’s six-member Monetary Policy Committee voted 4-2 to raise the benchmark repurchase or repo rate to 6.50 per cent and retain its stance of withdrawing accommodation, which was adopted early last year.

This is the sixth straight increase in interest rates since May last year This time around, the central bank increased borrowing cost by 25 basis points. It is also concerned about inflation, even though retail inflation fell in December for the second month in a row.