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Perpetually linked incentives? India's handset makers must shorten their curve to competitiveness

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- The government recently extended production-linked incentives (PLIs) for the domestic manufacture of cellphones that expired a few months ago for another five years. The scheme ... और पढ़ें


Mint Quick Edit | The theory of limited liability and practice of personal guarantees both need rethinks

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- Limited liability is regarded as a key innovation for its liberation of risky capital ventures from a business owner's fear of ruin. Long ago, the concept's failure to restrain s... और पढ़ें


India must stiffen its packaging rules-but at what level of health risk are big loud warnings justified?

New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- There is a tide in the affairs of state policy, which, taken at the peak, could improve market outcomes. What began years ago as online activism over the safety of the packaged s... और पढ़ें


Mint Quick Edit | Digital toss up: why the evolution of virtual money is loaded in favour of the e-rupee

New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) was launched in 2016. Ten years on, UPI boasts of 240 billion annual bank-to-bank transfers, with their total value raring to rival nomin... और पढ़ें


Central banks are scouting for a new paradigm of public engagement as part of their policy toolkit

New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- The 2008 financial crisis marked a turning point for many financial and economic orthodoxies. It even prompted a revisit of the array of tools a central bank could deploy in a cr... और पढ़ें


Mint Quick Edit | Who controls the energy world's most famous chokepoint? What oil prices say

New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- Tighter US economic sanctions designed to squash Iran's economy ought to have worsened global energy-supply anxiety. Yet, the oil market has shown signs of relief in recent days.... और पढ़ें


Humanity must race to regulate artificial intelligence: who wins could plausibly prove pivotal for the world

New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- As artificial intelligence (AI) rushes to outsmart humans, it is natural to feel uneasy about what will happen next. SpaceX founder Elon Musk has said he thinks AI could surpass... और पढ़ें


Mint Quick Edit | Bad neighbours: America and Canada will pay a price for their failure to strike a deal

New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- As trade talks fell through, the US and Canada are swords- drawn, with both blaming each other. Canada, as commentary suggests, is incensed by Washington wanting to meddle with w... और पढ़ें


Indians are turning in their gold for cash and loans-but this may not be a sign of household distress

New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- Large jewellery retailers are only the latest, after banks and non-bank finance companies (NBFCs), to get into the game. In a reversal of past practice, when major jeweller chain... और पढ़ें


Sebi survey: has the thrill of a few lucky strikes addicted retail investors to futures and options?

New Delhi, Aug. 24 -- The results of the Securities and Exchange Board of India's (Sebi) latest survey of the country's derivatives market are instructive. The regulator's efforts to deter retail inve... और पढ़ें