Silver loans are new. From April 2026, regulated lenders can accept silver as collateral, so rates are still settling and vary by lender. As a secured loan, a silver loan should cost less than an unsecured personal loan, though a touch more than the most established gold loans in some cases. What you pay turns on the lender, the loan size and the tenure. This guide breaks down silver loan interest rate basics, what drives the number, the charges beyond interest, and how to get a fair deal. For comparison, a Gold Loan from IIFL Finance works on similar lines.

If you plan to pledge silver, the LTV ratio decides how much you actually get. Under the RBI rules effective 1 April 2026, silver follows the same tiered structure as gold: up to 85% of the silver's value for loans up to INR 2.5 lakh, 80% up to INR 5 lakh, and 75% above that. The value is set on market-linked benchmarks, and there are weight caps. This guide explains the silver loan LTV ratio with a worked example, what silver qualifies, and how repayment type affects it. A Gold Loan from IIFL Finance uses the same tiers.

Gold moves through Indian families constantly, at weddings, births, festivals and just because. The tax question follows close behind. Is gifted gold taxable? The short answer: it depends on who gave it and how much it is worth. Gifts from close relatives are fully exempt, whatever the value. Gifts from others are taxable once they cross INR 50,000 in a year. This guide explains the gift tax on gold jewellery rules in plain terms, the wedding exemption, what happens when you later sell gifted gold, and the papers worth keeping. And since gifted gold is genuinely yours, it can also back a Gold Loan from IIFL Finance if you ever need funds.

Ask three people how much a gold biscuit weighs and you'll get three different answers because there's no standard weight. Biscuits come in several standard sizes from the slim 1 gram to the hefty 1 kilogram bars favoured by vault buyers, but the size most bought by Indian households is 10 grams. This guide properly covers gold biscuit weight in India: the standard sizes, the 999 and 999.9 purity levels, how to work out what a biscuit is worth, and one rule many owners miss, biscuits cannot be pledged for a gold loan, though your jewellery and bank coins can back a Gold Loan from IIFL Finance any day.

Walk into three branches with the same 40 grams of bank coins and you may hear three different rates. None of them is wrong. Each lender prices from its own cost of funds, risk view and competition on that street. What you control is knowing why the numbers differ and which levers move yours down. This gold coin loan interest rate comparison covers the honest range, the bank-versus-NBFC trade, the factors that swing your quote, the charges hiding behind the headline, and the moves that earn a better deal. A Gold Loan from IIFL Finance prices coins on the same transparent footing as jewellery.

Understanding how to start an AC repair service business in India can help skilled technicians and aspiring entrepreneurs build a service-based business with relatively low initial investment. As air conditioner adoption continues to grow across homes, offices, retail outlets, hospitals, hotels, educational institutions, and industrial facilities, the demand for installation, servicing, and repair has also increased in many parts of the country. This guide explains the investment required, registrations, essential tools, business planning, customer acquisition strategies, and funding options, including gold loans, to help you establish an AC repair service business in India.

A hallmark does not add a rupee to your gold's value. What it does is prove the purity that creates the value, and that proof changes how smoothly your loan goes. This guide explains the gold hallmarking impact on loan value honestly: what BIS marks and the HUID mean, how purity drives the RBI's valuation formula, and how a Gold Loan from IIFL Finance treats unhallmarked pieces.

A gold loan needs your gold physically valued, so no app can finish the whole job. What a good gold loan app does is everything around that moment: apply, upload KYC, book a branch slot or doorstep visit, track the loan, repay, and close. This guide covers how online applications work end to end, the features worth checking, and how safe the process is, using the Gold Loan journey at IIFL Finance as the model.

An architect's income arrives the way projects do: in stages, with gaps. A client milestone slips, but the studio rent, software licences and junior salaries do not. A gold loan for architects turns household gold into working funds for exactly those gaps, without income proof for smaller amounts and without selling anything. This guide covers who qualifies, the short document list, the benefits over unsecured credit, and how to apply for a Gold Loan with IIFL Finance.

Postings move, family needs do not wait for them. A child's admission deposit, a medical bill at the home station, a wedding in the family, sometimes the money must arrive this week, wherever the officer happens to be posted. A gold loan for army officers answers that with same-day funds against family gold, no sale, minimal paperwork. This guide covers eligibility for serving and retired officers, documents, benefits and the application steps for a Gold Loan from IIFL Finance.