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The alchemy of black gold: inside India's multi-billion-dollar push to turn coal into cheap industrial gas

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- In 2006-07, a natural gas squeeze hit Jindal Steel Ltd. Crucial for stripping oxygen from iron oxide during steelmaking, the fuel was largely imported back then. Worse still, ste... Read More


Mint Explainer | Does India have a chance to escape the tariffs on Russian oil?

New Delhi, Oct. 13 -- India faces up to 100% tariff after the Lindsey O Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act became a law in the US. Will President Donald Trump's surprising decision to buy diesel f... Read More


Mint Explainer | Why the RBI looks set to hike rates

New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- As the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee concludes its meeting on Wednesday, expectations of a rate hike, heralding the start of tighter monetary policy, hav... Read More


From Vizhinjam to Kasaragod: A 769-km journey through Keralam's fractured infrastructure

New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- Thiruvanathapuram/Kochi/Kozhikode: A 14.5-foot slab of concrete from the Government Fisheries L.P. School in Kadalundi, in north Keralam, carries more than just student scribble... Read More


Mint Explainer | Why the era of cheap money is ending

New Delhi, Sept. 6 -- For almost two decades, governments, businesses and households the world over benefitted from low borrowing costs. If words and actions of many central banks are anything to go b... Read More


Mint Explainer | What is the confusion over GDP growth numbers?

New Delhi, Sept. 3 -- The government on Monday released gross domestic product (GDP) data, pegging India's economic growth for the first quarter of 2026-27 at a strong 7.8% despite geopolitical tensio... Read More


Beyond loneliness: Keralam's ambitious bet on 'aging in place' and the silver economy

New Delhi, Aug. 30 -- Thiruvananthapuram/Kumbanad/Kozhikode: For 37 years, primary school teacher M.J. Sosamma was surrounded by the lively energy of young students in Keralam's Kozhikode. Following h... Read More


Mint Explainer | Why Centre does not want states to tax minerals

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- On Monday, the central government introduced a Bill in the Parliament that seeks to bar states from taxing minerals. If passed, the law will provide a welcome relief to the minin... Read More