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No white gold rush: Why interest in Kashmir's lithium reserves is lukewarm

New Delhi, June 11 -- On the morning of 9 February 2023, there was an unusual buzz at the A.P. Shinde Symposium hall of the National Agricultural Science Complex in New Delhi. That day, the Geological... Read More


Mint Primer | Alliance dharma: What reforms work, what won't

New Delhi, June 7 -- After two terms of absolute majority, the Indian electorate has given a fractured mandate to the Narendra Modi-led BJP. The era of coalition politics is back with a bang. Does tha... Read More


Mint Primer: Why building of highways in India is slowing down

New Delhi, May 28 -- India has built highways at a frenetic clip over the past decade. Now there are signs that the pace may have peaked in 2023-24 and it may even fall in the current fiscal year. Min... Read More


How a re-energized PepsiCo stung Red Bull with Sting

New Delhi, May 6 -- On a scorching hot April afternoon, in Noida's sector 150, a group of 15 workers, largely masons and labourers, take a quick 15 minute power nap after lunch. Before resuming work a... Read More


Mint Primer | Burning forests: We did start the fires that rage

New Delhi, May 2 -- The frequency and severity of forest fires triggered by climate change are on the rise, the latest being fires that have engulfed 8 of the 17 districts in Uttarakhand. What's the i... Read More


How the rupee's fall can impact the economy and what RBI can do about it

New Delhi, April 17 -- The rupee has fallen to a new low of 83.5 against the dollar. This has wide ramifications, making exports lucrative but imports expensive. Mint looks at why the currency is fall... Read More


100 bustards and the challenge to India's solar flight path

New Delhi, April 15 -- In the early 1960s, India was on the lookout for a national bird. Renowned ornithologist, the late Salim Ali, also known as the 'birdman of India', favoured the Great Indian Bus... Read More


Mint Primer | Indian fuel prices: which way are they headed now?

New Delhi, April 9 -- Fresh geopolitical uncertainty has pushed global crude prices above $90 per barrel. How does it impact India's oil marketing companies? Will they be forced to revise prices in th... Read More


Electric two-wheelers weigh the cost of subsidy cuts

New Delhi, April 2 -- A steep reduction in subsidies on electric two-wheelers is set to increase prices for the second time in a year, by up to Rs.12,000 in FY25. Will it undermine growth in an indust... Read More


For strategic autonomy, India needs to build its own technology for defence

New Delhi, March 30 -- In today's geopolitically charged and polarized world, India needs to develop its own technology in the defence sector to attain meaningful strategic autonomy, experts emphasize... Read More