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Nachiket Kelkar

Nachiket Kelkar

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Associate editor at Business Today. Nachiket Kelkar has experience of more than two decades as a business journalist covering financial markets and corporate developments. Currently, my focus is on tracking the ups and downs of the equity market and ...

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Commission limits would vary by insurance segment, distribution channel, product complexity and the effort involved in selling and servicing policies.

IRDAI’s proposed distribution overhaul: Insurance sector may see major reset; could force distributors rework business models, innovate, say analysts

by Nachiket Kelkar |Sep 25, 2026

PB Fintech, which operates the insurance platform Policybazaar, told analysts that it may explore getting into insurance manufacturing themselves, with their core business revenue likely to take hit i...

UPI, launched in 2016, was made free in 2020, as the government looked to aggressively push digital payments.

BT Big Story: The price tag of UPI: Will small shops go back to cash?

by Nachiket Kelkar |Sep 25, 2026

A Merchant Discount Rate of 0.4% will be charged on UPI transactions above Rs 2,000 with merchants. While MDR backers stress that this will help UPI become sustainable, there are concerns that merchan...

Online bond platforms have increasingly leveraged social media, online banner campaigns, and financial influencers to market high-yield and structured bond products.

SEBI's settlement rules set for a big revamp; experts call for balance between speed and accountability

by Nachiket Kelkar |Sep 24, 2026

The market regulator has introduced a new fast-track settlement route for cases where the settlement amount doesn't exceed Rs 10 lakh.

NSE MD and CEO Ashish Chauhan said the regulator’s actions have made the market safer and should support further growth.

Tougher Sebi rules could make markets safer and bring in more investors: NSE chief

by Nachiket Kelkar |Sep 24, 2026

Speaking after NSE’s listing on Thursday, Ashish Chauhan said India’s investor base has significant room to grow, while chairman Injeti Srinivas backed stronger safeguards to protect retail investors.

Sebi chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey

Sebi may ease margin requirements for longer-tenure F&O products

by Nachiket Kelkar |Sep 23, 2026

Sebi wants to make markets easier to access, but while preserving the trust, said Tuhin Kanta Pandey

 RBI Deputy Governor Poonam Gupta feels there is a case for the rupee to appreciate. 

Fair case for the rupee to not just stabilise, but even appreciate: RBI Deputy Governor

by Nachiket Kelkar |Sep 23, 2026

Speaking at the SBI Banking and Economics Conclave, Poonam Gupta said that India has perhaps been among the most challenged emerging market economies over the past year and a half, but has emerged fro...

India's economy may have been able to withstand the various crises

Why the principal secretary to the Prime Minister feels India can't be complacent despite strong economic fundamentals

by Nachiket Kelkar |Sep 23, 2026

Speaking at the SBI Banking and Economics Conclave, Pramod Kumar Mishra noted that alliances were fragmented, and trade barriers were rising again

Experts are divided over whether the latest FCNR(B) move was warranted at this point.  

BT Big Story: How the FCNR(B) deluge has created two new problems for the RBI 

by Nachiket Kelkar |Sep 22, 2026

Massive foreign currency inflows through the FCNR (B) route may have helped stabilise a rapidly falling rupee and boosted forex reserves, but it has saddled the Reserve Bank of India with two new prob...

Protean is also working on building an agri stack, where there will be farmer, land and crop records and this could ultimately help in financial and credit inclusion of farmers.

Why Protean eGov Technologies is looking at an aggressive overseas expansion

by Nachiket Kelkar |Sep 23, 2026

Focused partnership-led international push is part of broader three-pronged strategy that company has embarked on to scale up its business, Ajay Rajan, the company’s MD and CEO tells BT.

The RBI has already undertaken open market operations (OMO) and variable rate reverse repo (VRRR) auctions to mop up some of the excess liquidity.

Will RBI raise interest rates in October? Here’s what experts have to say

by Nachiket Kelkar |Sep 18, 2026

Major central banks such as US Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan and the European Central Bank have raised interest rates in the last few days. In India too, the rising inflation may be a cause of concer...