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Mint Quick Edit | Inflation is clearly on the rise and RBI may need to re-examine its policy stance

New Delhi, July 15 -- For policymakers in India, the inflation scenario is starting to turn troublesome, with both consumer and wholesale prices showing notable increases. Government data released on ... और पढ़ें


Rainfall data suggests we can breathe easier-but only a bit, as India is only midway through its rains

New Delhi, July 14 -- Nearly six weeks after the Southwest monsoon that accounts for about 75% of India's total rainfall arrived in Kerala, it is time to take stock of this age-old determinant of econ... और पढ़ें


Mint Quick Edit | Export headwinds are visible in last month's shipment data but trade deals could help

New Delhi, July 14 -- With war clouds strengthening headwinds from tariff turmoil, Indian exports have been under pressure. This shows in trade figures for June released on Monday. As recorded by the... और पढ़ें


Shock resistance: why it's time to put the horse back before the cart in India's stock market

New Delhi, July 13 -- India's stock market recovery, a steady if slow incline, was rudely interrupted last week by the word "over" used by US President Donald Trump to describe America's truce memo wi... और पढ़ें


Mint Quick Edit | Could Raghuram Rajan help the US central bank get a grip on its balance sheet policy?

New Delhi, July 13 -- In Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists (2003), Raghuram G. Rajan warned how cronyism could wreck competition and hurt prosperity. In Fault Lines (2010), he traced the risk bin... और पढ़ें


India could become the world's top hotspot for medical tourism: here's how policy could help

New Delhi, July 10 -- We often lament the state of healthcare in India. Not without reason, perhaps. But a report by Travel and Tour World of top 50 medical tourism destinations in the world for 2026 ... और पढ़ें


Mint Quick Edit | India has blocked 'Satluj' but what's controversial needn't be incendiary

New Delhi, July 10 -- The digital diffusion of creative output seems to be making India's Information Technology Act of 2000 work overtime. Its Section 69A, which empowers the state to block content ... और पढ़ें


Ethanol trade-offs need a close look for India to optimize its blend of energy policies

New Delhi, July 9 -- Global oil prices are off their war-time highs, even if the US-Iran peace pipe coughs up fumes of anger now and then-crude futures rose mid-week on a White House threat to walk aw... और पढ़ें


Mint Quick Edit | The US-Iran deal was called off by Trump but the war's costs could steepen for him

New Delhi, July 9 -- There we go again. The peace memo between the US and Iran saw its value crash on a flare-up of mutual hostility in West Asia. Iran struck US military facilities in Kuwait and Bahr... और पढ़ें


A tale of few cities: Urban prosperity in India shows a stark skew towards the top league

New Delhi, July 8 -- India has long been known as a land of contrasts. Recall what the British economist Joan Robinson famously said of India: "Whatever you can rightly say about India, the opposite i... और पढ़ें