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15.05 / 12:07

markets UPS Waters community Fishing Kandi reports Meet the women who are protecting India's mangrove forests

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.The memory of the 1999 supercyclone in Odisha is as vivid as a nightmare for Bina Kandi of Biluamundali village in Puri’s Astarang block. She was pregnant and the flooding in her village was catastrophic. “The water rose up to my neck, the walls of my house were damaged and my family had to take shelter in a nearby structure to survive,” says Kandi, 55.

15.05 / 12:07

markets UPS Platform Vertex trends Cycling cover Vertex Ventures eyes semiconductors, robotics and batteries in deeptech pivot

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India is actively scouting for hardware and deeptech investments, with a sharp focus on semiconductors, robotics, and battery technology, according to a top executive at the firm.“It's definitely a new space for us, but it makes sense due to how geopolitics is playing out. In the past two years, companies have been looking to be more independent and move away from relying on China,” Ben Mathias, managing partner at the firm, told Mint in an interview.Vertex Ventures is the latest firm to build a deeptech investment thesis in India, joining a sector buoyed by the growing demand for "sovereign technology”.

15.05 / 12:07

markets UPS film consequences Department Updates Rangers ‘Pati Patni Aur Woh Do’ review: A curiously disengaged comedy

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.Pati Patni Aur Woh Do belongs to that familiar subgenre of Hindi comedy where men create catastrophes through lies and cowardice, then expect applause for surviving the consequences. Ayushmann Khurrana plays Prajapati Pandey, a forest ranger introduced with the kind of exaggerated masculinity the film both mocks and indulges.

15.05 / 11:05

markets UPS wellness DISH strain Profiles Wild, local mangoes find their way to gourmet menus

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.Growing up, the highlight of every summer vacation in my hometown of Mangaluru was the wild mango curry. My cousins and I would abandon all dignity over plates of hot rice and the golden curry like it was our last meal.Back then these wild mangoes were deemed far too rustic for professional kitchens. But that is changing.

15.05 / 11:05

markets Action Fighting film Justice performer Updates ‘Kartavya’ review: Saif Ali Khan digs deep but film has a familiar bleakness

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.By the time four thugs corner SHO Pawan Malik (Saif Ali Khan) in his home, Kartavya has been simmering for an hour and 15 minutes. Threats are made; Saif folds his arms and tells them to do their worst. I was ready for him to knock them out cold, but then something interesting happens.

15.05 / 11:05

markets UPS Platform wellness country reports International Tata Cliq leans on premium brands to stand out in e-commerce race

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.Tata Cliq, the flagship e-commerce platform of Tata Group, is focusing on premium brands, luxury shopping, and franchising marquee international brands in India as the size and scope of the country's e-commerce business grow rapidly.The company is betting on the upcoming India launch of the US premium athleisure brand Lululemon, expanding its luxury offerings, and introducing new categories such as supplements and other wellbeing products.This comes at a time when India’s e-commerce sector, with major players such as Amazon, Flipkart, and Meesho, continues to battle for scale while offering deep discounts. Tata Cliq is positioning itself around affluent consumers, curated offerings and premium experiences.Tata Cliq, which has been in business for ten years, is preparing to launch the first few stores of Lululemon in three months, chief executive Gopal Asthana told Mint.

15.05 / 09:53

markets Target economy wellness Trade reports Updates Beijing’s ‘industrial policy of everything’ leaves rest of the world in the dust

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.In the decades since China joined the world economy, U.S. presidents have traveled to Beijing with a predictable list of demands: stop stealing American intellectual property, don’t force technology transfer, open your markets. Donald Trump followed the script on his previous visit in 2017.Whether he does so again this week, it would be pointless.

15.05 / 09:53

markets UPS security Trade track cover Sebi weighs allowing FPIs into bullion derivatives

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.MUMBAI: In a move aimed at deepening India’s commodity derivatives market, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is holding early-stage discussions with market infrastructure institutions to allow foreign portfolio investors to trade bullion derivatives without participating in physical settlement, according to two people familiar with the matter.Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) are currently allowed to trade only in non-agri commodity derivatives that are cash settled, such as crude oil and natural gas contracts. Sebi had opened up that segment to foreign investors in June 2022.

15.05 / 09:53

markets Aviat Photography Photos War Golf Updates The World War I pilot who is still shaping America’s best golf courses

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.When Gil Hanse set out to renovate Aronimink Golf Club outside Philadelphia he made it his mission to restore it to its original, legendary designs from the 1920s. The decades had altered the course’s identity with everything from new trees to renovated bunkers. But Hanse was determined to understand what Aronimink really looked like a century ago.As Hanse sifted through archives, he soon made a surprising discovery: rare aerial photographs of Aronimink’s early days that diverged from old drawings of the grounds.

15.05 / 09:53

markets Booking Remark Universities Celebrity show Updates Does an LLM hear your prayers?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.“Compassion,” the preacher proclaimed, is “mercy in action,” adding: “I can also show you one small rhetorical tweak that guarantees even your densest congregant won’t miss the point.”As it happens, the preacher is an online comedian named Louisa Melcher, and the sermon is one of her skits. But the comedy is less funny when one realizes that artificial intelligence is already slipping into pastoral work.“AI is a remarkable tool for synthesizing 2,000 years worth of Catholic thought and tradition,” says the Rev.

15.05 / 08:55

markets economy Universities reports Equality Updates inequality A universal basic income won’t solve the AI unemployment problem—here’s what will

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.There is a palpable fear among American workers that artificial intelligence (AI) is coming for their jobs. The answer to that fear, as I’ve argued, is to make job loss less scary by building a new unemployment programme. An overhaul is long overdue, and it would help not only a vulnerable labour market but also workers whose fears are realized.But would it be enough?AI job loss is not happening in a bubble.

15.05 / 08:51

markets Citi Cycling performer hospital reports travelers Chalet Hotels eyes Jaipur, Jodhpur and Hyderabad as future growth clusters

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.K Raheja Corp-backed hotel ownership company Chalet Hotels Limited is expanding its focus to deeper leisure markets such as Jaipur, Jodhpur and Pune, while evaluating opportunities in Hyderabad’s financial district as it builds a broader national pipeline.Speaking to Mint, managing director and CEO Shwetank Singh said the company is scaling steadily across city hotels, airport properties and leisure resorts as demand continues to outpace supply despite short-term disruptions.“We are going to go into deep leisure markets like Jaipur, Jodhpur, Pune and also evaluating Hyderabad financial district,” Singh said.“The underlying demand supply story is strong— demand is growing faster than supply. We sustained a strong pricing-led growth, driving healthy RevPAR (revenue per available room) expansion growth across key markets.

15.05 / 08:15

SEC security Immunic Justice reports Courts Investigations US SEC’s settlement with Gautam Adani does not end Justice Department’s criminal investigation

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.MUMBAI: The US market regulator’s $18-million settlement of a civil case against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and nephew Sagar Adani has no immediate bearing on a parallel criminal investigation initiated against them by the US Department of Justice (DoJ).The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Adanis acknowledged that the settlement does not grant them immunity from any criminal liability related to the case, they said in their filings with a New York court.“This settles the civil action brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission. It has no implications for the existing criminal charges brought by the DoJ or any other criminal investigation that may be pending,” said Russell A.

15.05 / 08:15

markets COST Trade blues stars reports India's consumer durable makers are betting on the heat. Costs may spoil the party

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.MUMBAI: India’s consumer durables makers have begun the current fiscal with cautious optimism, betting on a stronger summer and early demand recovery after a bruising FY26 marked by erratic weather, raw material inflation, supply-chain disruptions and weak operating leverage.“We remain cautiously optimistic about the prospects for FY27,” Nikhil Sohoni, chief financial officer, Blue Star Ltd, said during the company’s Q4 earnings call, while cautioning that rising input costs and volatile exchange rates would make managing margins challenging.Expectations of a stronger summer have lifted sentiment, helped by a weak FY26 base and demand strength in March–May. March was one of Voltas’s highest-ever sales months, while April and May also saw strong dealer-level sales.The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a harsher summer and below-normal monsoon amid emerging El Niño conditions.

15.05 / 08:15

markets Career blues Features Updates Interviews A curated edit of luxury vactionwear

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.There’s a subtle shift that happens the moment you pack a bag, you have permission to dress for a completely different version of yourself. Vacation wear isn't about throwing random linens together; it’s about a deliberate kind of carefully careless feel. This week, the Lounge radar is on pieces that balance laid-back comfort with sharp, intentional construction.

15.05 / 08:15

markets Booking Research trends cover reports Updates DLF is not aggressively chasing pre-sales because its goal post is better margins

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.Realty developer DLF is bracing for yet another year of range-bound pre-sales. Instead of aggressively chasing bookings, the company is prioritizing margins and free cash flows.Pre-sales or bookings in the March quarter (Q4FY26) rose sharply, both sequentially and year-on-year, to ₹3,980 crore.The uptick was driven by sales at The Dahlias, Privana and Westpark projects.

15.05 / 08:15

markets COST economy Discover War Updates An attack on the world economy

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.Having DISCOVERED the costs of tariffs, President Donald Trump has now discovered the costs of war. On March 9th he declared that his campaign against Iran would be over “very soon”, sending oil prices, which had peaked at nearly $120 a barrel the day before, crashing to nearly $80 (before the war they had been $70).

15.05 / 08:15

markets UPS economy shooting country Updates The world is burning through its oil safety net

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.An underappreciated surplus of crude oil, sloshing around storage tanks and aboard ships, cushioned the global economy when the Persian Gulf closed 2½ months ago.That excess supply is now dwindling at a record pace, with oil executives and analysts predicting that a harsh reckoning is set to upend the relative calm in energy markets. Acute shortages of key fuels and soaring prices could emerge within weeks if the Strait of Hormuz remains shut.The drawdown in private storage and government strategic reserves along with a fall in demand due to the higher prices, has bought time and prevented oil prices from exploding.

15.05 / 08:15

markets Manufacturing Trade country social Updates International China and the US should sort out their own policies to tackle the imbalance that’s straining their ties

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.As Donald Trump and Xi Jinping engage in high-stakes talks in Beijing, the underlying context is that global imbalances are widening again, with the US and China at the centre. But the central economic problem between the world’s two big economies is being misdiagnosed.The US–China imbalance is not fundamentally a trade policy problem. It is a structural macroeconomic imbalance rooted in savings, investment, fiscal choices and the architecture of the international monetary system.

15.05 / 08:15

markets UPS Progressive Trade show cover social Prepare for an AI jobs apocalypse

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.The launch of ChatGPT in 2022 ignited the artificial-intelligence boom—and elicited a chorus of warnings from AI bosses of an impending jobs apocalypse. Never mind that they have reason to talk up the disruptiveness of their products, or that rich-world employment is near all-time highs—the dark message has landed. Seven in ten Americans think AI will make it harder for people to find work; nearly a third fear for their own jobs.

15.05 / 06:25

COST UPS Citi Mobile Highways War reports Mint explainer: why is the Centre subsidizing public EV chargers — and can it end India’s range anxiety?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.Two days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged higher adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and reduced fossil fuel use amid the ongoing West Asia war, the ministry of heavy industries approved ₹503.86 crore to set up 4,874 public EV chargers.The approval falls under the Centre’s ₹10,900 crore PM E-Drive electric mobility scheme. It marks the first sanction for charging infrastructure under the scheme, which has earmarked ₹2,000 crore for EV chargers and targets 72,300 units nationwide.The move comes as EV penetration rises — about 60% of three-wheelers, 4.8% of cars and 6% of two-wheelers sold in India are now electric — but charging gaps persist.Mint explains the subsidy mechanism and why public charging is critical to India’s electric mobility transition.The PM E-Drive scheme allocates ₹2,000 crore specifically to support EV charging infrastructure.