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IndiGo held aviation to ransom: This should cue a structural overhaul of the sector

New Delhi, Dec. 8 -- It is apparent that IndiGo has used its dominance of India's air travel market to blackmail the authorities into giving it relief-albeit temporary-from compliance with tighter rul... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | India's customs regime should be rejigged to sharpen our export edge

New Delhi, Dec. 8 -- It would be music to many ears that India's government is planning to overhaul its customs regime. The goal will not just be to ease compliance, but also bring down rates wherever... Read More


The path to a greener electricity grid may be paved with good intentions but we mustn't set targets in stone

New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- With rising solar and wind capacity in India's electricity system, these clean sources have crossed the one-third mark. Given the vagaries of weather, however, a key challenge lie... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | Can any government really keep young teens off social media? All eyes are on Australia

New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- A week before Australia's social media ban for under-16s kicks in, Meta has started pushing underage Australians off its Instagram, Facebook and Threads platforms. The ban, which... Read More


RBI Ombudsman grievance data shows high retail discontent: Remedial measures, please

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- Soon after assuming office at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) almost a year ago, Governor Sanjay Malhotra had flagged the central bank's growing concern over the banking sector's ... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | As the rupee sinks past 90, look at the bright side of a subtle shift in policy

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- For the rupee, finding a floor seems to be getting difficult. On Wednesday, it slid past the psychologically-important 90 mark against the dollar to touch an all-time low of 90.29... Read More


Sanchar Saathi could secure telecom networks but its success should be determined by its appeal as an app

New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- Soon after its order on keeping chat apps linked to phone SIM cards even for web access to such messaging platforms, India's Department of Telecommunications (DoT) issued a fresh ... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | Why this year's silver rally may have more going for it than gold's upstreak

New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- Is silver set to emerge from the shadow of gold as a precious metal? Although its price fell about 2% on Tuesday, it has been enjoying a bull run that makes this dip seem more lik... Read More


The IMF's critique of India's economic statistics is not a cause for alarm but a cue to improve data quality

New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- Even as we bask in the glory of our 8.2% GDP growth for the second quarter of 2025-26-highest in the past six quarters, fastest among major economies and so on-the International M... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | Do November's GST collections expose the limits of India's mid-year stimulus?

New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- India's latest data on goods and services tax (GST) collections was keenly awaited as a signal of the impact of mid-year rate cuts. Gross collections for November stood at Rs.1.7 ... Read More