n order to encourage banks to provide education loans, RBI has said rescheduling of payment period of such loans due to unemployment of borrower will not be treated as restructured accounts for computing NPAs. Banks may allow up to three spells of moratorium (not exceeding 6 months each) during life cycle of education loan, taking … Read more
A pre-school age girl helps her parents pick out veggies in the produce section at the grocery … [+] GETTY Two consumer studies of grocery shoppers’ preferences hit my inbox simultaneously. One was from Dunnhumby which rated consumers’ preferences for 60 grocery store brands rated across three key measures called the Grocery RPI (Retailer Preference Index). Spoiler alert: H-E-B … Read more
India is the world’s largest producer of milk. But milk and milk products are also infamous for their high adulteration rate in our country. As per a recent news report, around 68.7 percent of milk and milk products sold in the country are not as per the standards laid down by the Food Safety and Standards Authority … Read more
Are we nearing the end of traditional advertising formats like TV and radio ads? Will we view them as a long gone discipline five or six years from now? According to the State of Advertising report, released recently by the World Federation of Advertisers, the answer is plain and simple no. Traditional ads are staying for sure. … Read more
When it comes to Artificial Intelligence (AI), there have always been two school of thoughts. On one hand, Elon Musk, Founder of SpaceX and Co-founder of Telsa, believes that “AI could create an ‘immortal dictator’” and that AI is a fundamental risk to the existence of human civilisation. On the other hand, Google billionaire, Eric Schmidt, believes that … Read more
“If you do the same as [what] everybody does, you’ll always get the same output,” Dyson Global Category Director Sam Bernard told media during an hour-long conversation at its Singapore Development Centre earlier this month. That spirit lies at the heart of the British company that is now increasingly banking on Asia to supplement its … Read more
“If you do the same as [what] everybody does, you’ll always get the same output,” Dyson Global Category Director Sam Bernard told media during an hour-long conversation at its Singapore Development Centre earlier this month. That spirit lies at the heart of the British company that is now increasingly banking on Asia to supplement its … Read more
Texas’ new A-F grading system shows that charter schools tend to be more successful than traditional public schools, but they also have a higher rate of failure. Statewide, charters had a larger rate of schools graded ‘A’ under the new accountability system. Traditional school districts had a much lower rate of F’s. And in North … Read more
With Singapore pushing towards being a Smart nation, more and more home appliances are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Such appliances have helped us reduce the burden of household chores, while providing greater convenience in our lives. Here, we picked out five high end home appliances that will change your lifestyle at home: 1. Samsung Family Hub … Read more
Internet-connected devices are known for having their fair share of security issues—especially when it comes to cameras. But here’s a new one: the BBC reported this week that a smart home security camera started sending video clips to the wrong person. The BBC first caught wind of the problem shortly after one of its employees purchased an internet-enabled … Read more