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27.01 / 01:49

markets COST Citi Trade country Sporting Gold boom spurs miners to dig for the mother lode

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. JOHANNESBURG—For years, hundreds of illegal miners known locally as zama zamas prospected for gold on this patch of land on the outskirts of the city with hammers and chisels in hand-dug tunnels. Now, the site has been transformed into South Africa’s first new underground gold mine in more than 15 years, part of a global rush to boost production of a metal trading at record prices.

27.01 / 01:49

Trade President War show country Relationships Europe is aiming to sign a long-awaited free-trade deal with India

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NARENDRA MODI’S guests of honour at Indian Republic Day on January 26th will not just be there to witness the pomp and parades. India’s prime minister has invited the European Union’s two top officials, Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, and António Costa, president of the European Council, which represents the EU’s member states.

27.01 / 01:13

markets UPS show country reports Courts Adani Power’s India grid plan gains urgency amid Bangladesh tariff row

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI : A timely connectivity to the Indian power grid could help Adani Power Ltd offset some of the potential risks to its financials if its $1-billion-a-year power supply deal with Bangladesh sours, after India’s eastern neighbour accused the Ahmedabad-based conglomerate of charging above-market rates. A committee set up by Bangladesh’s interim government to review power supply deals signed under the now-ousted Sheikh Hasina regime has accused Adani Power of exporting electricity priced about 50% above market rates.

26.01 / 12:09

markets Football country Olympics Courts cricket Sporting Inside India’s big sports power shift and what it means for cricket and beyond

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: The conference room in New Delhi was unremarkable. No television cameras, no press gallery, no fanfare.

26.01 / 09:49

UPS Target economy track country electronic Energy mix: Renewables are rising in India while thermal power expansion plans are on a slow track

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Almost everywhere on the planet, the great surge of coal power that fuelled two centuries of industrialization is receding. In rich countries, consumption peaked two decades ago and has since fallen by about half.

26.01 / 09:31

Provident Waters show country cover prevention sanitizer Centre plans to deploy AI to improve rural drainage infrastructure

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : The Centre plans to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) to analysze satellite imagery, local surveys, and real-time data to address civic issues such as drainage, waterlogging and waste management in rural areas, Panchayati Raj secretary Vivek Bharadwaj told Mint. The initiative aims to help panchayats map drainage networks, identify flood-prone areas, and prioritize maintenance work more efficiently.

26.01 / 09:31

markets COST Action Trade country International Iran is selling more oil but making less money

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Iran exported more oil in 2025 than it had done in years, smuggling crude in defiance of sanctions, mainly to China. At the same time, the regime’s profits from the commodity collapsed.

26.01 / 08:29

COST Citi Waters Death show country hospital Heed Gita Gopinath’s warning from Davos: Pollution is silently taxing India’s health and growth

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When Harvard Professor Gita Gopinath told a Davos audience that pollution costs India more dearly than tariffs, she wasn’t being provocative. She was making a strictly economic point: pollution is a continuous tax on productivity, public finances and human capital—unlike tariffs, which are episodic and negotiable.

25.01 / 15:17

markets CEO Platform Healthcare country reports International Moelis India CEO Girotra sees private credit surging, bets on AI and data centre deals

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India is seeing a surge in private credit, and its flexibility compared to traditional bank loans is fuelling higher risk appetite in the country's deals environment, according to a top executive at a global investment bank. "India's private credit market is booming," Manisha Girotra, chief executive of Moelis India, told Mint.

25.01 / 13:27

security Trade President country innovations medicines Interviews Can Trump and Big Pharma get the world to pay more for drugs?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Americans pay about three times what other wealthy nations do for branded prescription drugs. For years, policymakers have tried to fix this by cutting U.S.

25.01 / 13:27

UPS Platform Gap Highways track country These Indian highways have seen the fastest rise in EV charging stations

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Chennai: The availability of fast-chargers along India’s major highways surged last year as the government and companies ramped up charging infrastructure amid growing electric vehicle (EV) penetration in the country. The number of public chargers along key routes soared 40-90% in 2025, according to data analytics platform ExpWithEVs shared with Mint.

25.01 / 10:27

security pandemic President Experts country Department Mint Explainer | US exits WHO: What it means for global health and America

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The US has formally withdrawn from the World Health Organization (WHO), a year after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to begin the process.

25.01 / 09:07

Election Food film Actor show performer country Manu Joseph: Why one may choose not to vote—and why this choice needn’t be a moral failure

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. One way or another, the central message of all annoying people is ‘why can’t you be like me?’ I cannot think of a more foolish use of human speech. Often this message is conveyed as an insult to those who do not perform some sacred thing that is dear to the pontificator.

25.01 / 06:07

UPS Manufacturing Research Stealth President country International Europe’s $1 trillion race to build back its defense industry

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. President Trump’s overtures about acquiring Greenland are now reviving questions among the U.S.’s NATO allies over whether Europe can make enough of its own weapons to fight independently of America. Defense analysts and lawmakers mainly conclude yes, but not just yet.

25.01 / 02:45

UPS economy President War country Ukraine will be the business opportunity of the decade

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky met in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday to discuss an end to Russia’s war. No concrete plans were drawn up, but both leaders emerged optimistic about their progress.

25.01 / 01:53

markets Manufacturing security Trade performer country cover India drops to sixth among emerging markets in December as global headwinds bite

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India slipped to the sixth position on Mint’s emerging market tracker in December 2025, as weakness across multiple external indicators dragged its composite score lower despite continued strength in broader economic growth and manufacturing activity. This marked the worst performance since February 2025, when the same indicators emerged as weak spots.

25.01 / 01:53

markets Provident Progressive Trade country reports International WTO cotton clash: India seeks standalone deal, while US and EU push for broader reform

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India has backed calls for a balanced outcome on cotton at the World Trade Organization (WTO), saying issues such as domestic support, market access and development assistance need to be addressed together.

25.01 / 01:53

Citi Digital Mobile Food country Features Videos India warms up to AI virtual pets as companionship goes digital

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : In 2024, Indrani Sen, a Mumbai-based food blogger, was distressed by the growing distance with her then 16-year-old daughter. The digital-savvy 47-year-old found the solution in Pengu—a mobile app she installed on both their phones that let them raise an artificial intelligence (AI) pet penguin together.

24.01 / 13:23

markets Provident security President performer country International After a week of global turmoil and talk, nothing was solved

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In the year commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, it is supremely ironic that 2026 could also mark a similar declaration by America’s historically staunchest allies. “We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition," Mark Carney, Canada’s prime minister, starkly told the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this past week.

24.01 / 09:07

Action security economy President country peace International Davos, Trump, and the fragile future of multilateralism

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : The air in Davos this year was thick with trepidation. It wasn’t just anxiety about the global economy that weighed on those gathered at the World Economic Forum.

24.01 / 09:07

Citi Fighting President War country Relationships Syrian President called the US’s bluff—and it paid off

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. With a swift offensive against a Kurdish-led militia last weekend, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa proved himself once again to be a bold military tactician and a gambler willing to risk his relationship with the U.S. to achieve his aims.

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