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Mint Explainer | Why India wants vehicles to 'talk' to each other

New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- India is preparing to usher in a new era of connected mobility. The ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH) has proposed making vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication syst... Read More


Services grow slowest in 53 months in July

New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- India's service economy grew at its slowest pace in nearly 4.5 years in July as challenging market conditions, moderate new business inflows, and order postponements slowed busine... Read More


India's services sector growth in July slowest in 53 months as demand softens. But new export orders rise.

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- India's service economy grew at its slowest pace in nearly 4.5 years in July as challenging market conditions, moderate new business inflows, and order postponements slowed busine... Read More


Centre sustains capex push in Q1 despite global trade disruptions, geopolitical uncertainty

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- The Centre maintained a strong pace of capital expenditure in the first quarter of FY27, underscoring its strategy of using public investment to sustain economic growth even as he... Read More


Indian-flagged vessel sinks after projectile attack off Yemen; all 13 Indian crew rescued amid mounting Red Sea risks

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- An Indian-flagged mechanized sailing vessel sank off the coast of Yemen on Tuesday after being hit by a projectile, underscoring the growing risks facing commercial shipping in We... Read More


India's manufacturing activity slips to near five-year low in July but signals solid growth

New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- India's manufacturing activity expanded at its slowest pace in over five years in July as a sharp moderation in new orders curbed input purchasing, even as export demand strengthe... Read More


Govt moots mandatory vehicle-to-vehicle communication in new vehicles from October 2028

New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- In a move aimed at significantly improving road safety and reducing accidents on India's highways, the ministry of road transport and highways has proposed making vehicle-to-vehic... Read More


Water metro set for national push as govt weighs policy framework, dedicated law

New Delhi, Aug. 2 -- The Centre is preparing to scale up water metro systems across India's cities, with the Kochi Water Metro emerging as the template for a nationwide network aimed at easing urban c... Read More


Cabinet okays Rs.84,000 crore for Samudra Manthan, extends PM-Kisan

New Delhi, July 31 -- India on Friday placed a bold new bet in its hydrocarbon hunt, greenlighting a Rs.84,000-crore central programme to accelerate deep-sea oil and gas exploration. The initiative is... Read More


Climate risk is moving to the boardroom as companies rethink resilience

New Delhi, July 30 -- Climate resilience is moving from the sustainability function to the boardroom as companies confront rising costs from extreme weather, forcing them to rethink capital allocation... Read More