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Mint Explainer | Why India's Rs.18,100 crore advanced chemistry battery-making incentive plan is delayed by two years

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- India announced an Rs.18,100 crore production-linked incentive scheme in 2021 for indigenously developed advanced chemistry cells (PLI ACC). ACCs are next-generation, high-effici... Read More


Q1 earnings beat expectations, but Indian stock market remains rangebound: What could change the trend?

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The domestic market benchmark Nifty 50 is down for a seventh consecutive session, marking its longest losing streak since September 2025. In intraday trading on Wednesday, the in... Read More


X user claims HDFC Bank charged over Rs.1,200 for a 46-paise credit-card shortfall; know what RBI rules say

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- A credit-card customer has alleged that HDFC Bank charged him more than Rs.1,200 after he fell short of his Rs.10,649.46 bill by just 46 paise. Dr Samir Kagalkar said in a post o... Read More


The rise in women at work in India is not a statistical illusion but a cause for optimism over income growth

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- One of the striking changes in India's labour market over the past several years has been the steady rise in women's labour force participation. Since the Periodic Labour Force S... Read More


One Brief, Hundreds of Locations: How Festive Decor Is Becoming a Logistics Business

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- As retailers and companies prepare for Ganesh Chaturthi, Dussehra, Diwali and Christmas, festive decoration is moving beyond the neighbourhood decorator. For businesses operating... Read More


Quote of the Day by Jean-Paul Satre: 'To desire to be a human is to desire to create'

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- "To desire to be a human is to desire to create" - Jean-Paul Satre The quote captures a central idea in the philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre, the French philosopher, playwright a... Read More


Bihar Police use water cannon at RJD march towards Lok Bhavan in Patna over paper leaks, unemployment | Watch

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The Bihar Police on Wednesday used water cannon to disperse Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leaders and workers who were carrying out a foot march towards Lok Bhavan in Patna over iss... Read More


Siguler Guff raises $500 mn to target India's mid-market companies

Mumbai, Aug. 19 -- After recent bets on La Renon and Trimex Foods, US-based Siguler Guff is looking to deepen its presence in India through its latest $500 million fund, targeting mid-market, founder-... Read More


UAE suspends economic ties with Iran after Tehran allegedly fires missiles at its territory

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The UAE has cut economic ties with Iran indefinitely after the latter allegedly fired two ballistic missiles at its territory. UAE, which has been one of Tehran's main commercia... Read More


'Use PM CARES Fund for schools': Abhijeet Dipke says Rs.8,452 crore could build 1,000 schools

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Wednesday suggested that the PM CARES Fund to be used to improve infrastructure in rural schools. The suggestion came a day... Read More