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Mint Explainer: Why good corporate-governance practices are crucial for startups

New Delhi, May 1 -- Scandals at a number of high-profile startups such as Byju's, BharatPe, GoMechanic, Housing.com and Zilingo over the past few years have raised concerns about corporate-governance ... Read More


Mint Explainer: The brouhaha behind India's masala mixes and their contamination

New Delhi, April 27 -- Time and again, food safety authorities from different countries have labelled certain Indian spice mixes as contaminated and unsafe for human consumption. The latest instance i... Read More


Mint Explainer: Why is the CCI worried about the impact of artificial intelligence on competition?

New Delhi, April 24 -- Like competition regulators elsewhere in the world, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has decided to look at the impact deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) tools ... Read More


Mint Explainer: The crisis of educated unemployed youth

New Delhi, April 14 -- The lack of jobs for the country's young, educated population might not be a major election issue, but clearly, India has not been able to make the most of its demographic profi... Read More


Mint Explainer: How workers will benefit from living wages

New Delhi, April 6 -- India is reportedly planning to replace the minimum wage system with living wages by 2025, a concept that is gaining greater acceptance in many countries. Both minimum wages and ... Read More


Mint Explainer: Why Alphabet, Apple and Meta are in EU's crosshairs

New Delhi, March 31 -- Alphabet, Apple and Meta might be in deep trouble for suspected breaches of the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA) if it is proven that they used their dominant position... Read More


Mint Explainer: What falling total fertility rate will mean for India

New Delhi, March 24 -- India's total fertility rate is (TFR) projected to decline to 1.29 by 2050 and slip further to 1.04 by 2100, according to a study published in The Lancet, a weekly medical journ... Read More


Mint Explainer: Why we need a new competition law for big tech companies

New Delhi, March 16 -- India may enact a dedicated law to curb the anti-competitive conduct of large digital enterprises, or big tech, in the months following the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. A recommend... Read More


Mint Explainer: What's behind the renewed interest in nuclear power?

New Delhi, March 13 -- Uranium spot prices have doubled over the past year to a 16-year high as owners of defunct mines in the US and several other countries are scrambling to restart operations amid ... Read More


Mint Explainer: The politics and the economics of basic income transfer schemes

New Delhi, March 9 -- Like it or not, political parties are now openly using basic income transfers to woo female voters. Some may refer to the handout as a freebie, or revdi. These schemes are meant ... Read More