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Save India's Aravalli range: Let's hope the precautionary principle prevails at the Supreme Court

New Delhi, Dec. 30 -- The ongoing controversy over how to define the Aravalli range, on which India's Supreme Court (SC) weighed in nearly six weeks ago but is currently re-evaluating its stance, is a... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | End the war in Europe: An outline of a peace deal offers a glimmer of hope

New Delhi, Dec. 30 -- February will mark four years of the Russia-Ukraine war, but there's a glimmer of hope that a peace deal will prevent a fifth year of hostility. High-level talks are underway. K... Read More


Beckert's history of capitalism: Why the past tells us little about how long this economic order will endure

New Delhi, Dec. 29 -- It's unlikely that reading a book-or reading at all, let alone an infinite scroll or hardback doorstopper-will ever be a popular way to ring in a new year. But 2025 gave us a tom... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | A slump in the profits of China's big industrial firms is a fresh sign that its economy is weakening

New Delhi, Dec. 29 -- Fresh economic data adds to evidence of China's economy weakening. On Saturday, data issued by its National Bureau of Statistics showed profits for big Chinese industrial firms ... Read More


RBI's liquidity infusion: It may relieve the symptom but not the real problem that Indian banking must confront

New Delhi, Dec. 26 -- "Banking," says Section 5(b) of the Banking Regulation Act of 1949, is "accepting for the purpose of lending or investment, of deposits of money from the public, repayable on dem... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | Ride hailing market: Could Bharat Taxi bring the competitive relief it needs from a duopoly?

New Delhi, Dec. 26 -- Can a state-created cooperative relieve India of a near duopoly in its market for taxi services? Uber and Ola have long ruled the ride-hailing business, with Rapido having slice... Read More


ISRO's commercial success is clear but its strategic aims require it to focus on talent retention

New Delhi, Dec. 25 -- Kudos to Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on its launch of a satellite weighing more than six tonnes. Isro used its most capable launch vehicle, GSLV Mark 3, now renamed... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | AI and jobless growth: Why US monetary policy may start resembling India's

New Delhi, Dec. 25 -- Will America's monetary policy become more like India's as AI begins to crunch jobs? The US Fed, mandated to maximize employment and keep prices stable, has cut its policy rate ... Read More


Next year's shift to risk-based deposit insurance could help depositors make better banking choices

New Delhi, Dec. 24 -- It is heartening that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to adopt a risk-based framework for deposit insurance to replace a one-size-fits-all one which does not distingu... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | Consumer grievance redressal: India must not let aggrieved homebuyers down

New Delhi, Dec. 24 -- To mark National Consumer Day on 24 December in honour of India's Consumer Protection Act of 1986, the government has made "efficient and speedy disposal through digital justice"... Read More