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29.01 / 01:37

Target Digital Align Food Research Healthcare trends Budget: Time to put primary healthcare at the heart of India’s health system

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s healthcare sector stands at a critical juncture. While our aspirations for a healthier nation are bold, fiscal commitments often fall short of aligning with these goals.

28.01 / 10:35

markets COST Digital Manufacturing Trade country rights Mint Explainer | What India gains and what it loses in free trade pact with EU

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The long-awaited free trade agreement between India and the European Union was announced on Tuesday. While the EU has already released a chapter-by-chapter summary, India’s official text is still awaited.

28.01 / 03:35

Provident Target Digital economy track country Mint readers’ poll: Budget 2025 tax changes find favour, but there's hunger for more

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Big relaxations announced by the Centre last year in both direct and indirect taxes appear to have found favour with the population, but expectations for more still run high ahead of the Budget, a Mint readers’ poll suggests. Most respondents to the poll are still seeking a populist approach in the Budget, and are hoping for further tax relief and some exemptions under the new tax regime.

28.01 / 03:13

markets UPS Digital Food Trade rights Amazon turns over a new leaf in physical stores. It’s about grocery delivery.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Amazon.com is closing dozens of Amazon Fresh physical stores and automated Amazon Go outlets to focus on expanding its same-day grocery deliveries to more locations and adding to its Whole Foods Market operations. The e-commerce retailer admitted in a blog post on Tuesday that although it has seen “encouraging signals" in its Amazon-branded physical grocery stores and “gathered valuable insights" about customer preferences, “we haven’t yet created a truly distinctive customer experience with the right economic model needed for large-scale expansion." Amazon will convert some of the locations to Whole Foods stores, as part of plans to open 100 or more Whole Foods Market locations in the next few years.

28.01 / 01:07

markets Digital Research wellness Bill Harmonic reports Budget session to witness key reform Bills

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As the Parliament's budget session kicks off today, all eyes will be on the Finance Bill 2026 that will outline tax rates for the coming financial year. However, the government has also lined up for passage a series of reform bills spanning education, bankruptcy regime, motor vehicles and agriculture for passage during the session, three people aware of the matter said.

28.01 / 01:07

markets UPS Digital security Trade President country Europe got tough with Trump, but it needs the US as much as ever

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. European capitals closed ranks to push back against President Trump’s bid to control Greenland, but the Continent’s dependence on the U.S. for security, exports and technology means decoupling from its ally isn’t an option.

27.01 / 05:35

markets Digital Platform Strategy Sustainability Food reports As premium personal care booms, ITC stays measured on acquisitions

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI : As India’s personal care market gets increasingly crowded and legacy fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) firms rush to buy venture capital-backed brands, ITC Ltd is deliberately slowing down and staying guarded on acquisitions, Sameer Satpathy, divisional chief executive of ITC’s personal care products business, told Mint in a conversation. ITC’s older personal care acquisitions including Savlon, bought in 2015, and Nimyle, bought in 2018, have grown to six to seven times their original size, Satpathy said.

27.01 / 01:13

markets UPS Digital hospital testing rights Govt planning ATMs that will dispense small notes and coins

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : The Centre is exploring multiple ways to make small-denomination currency notes more widely available, in a move to address a persistent shortage that has plagued everyday cash transactions nearly a decade after demonetization.

26.01 / 08:29

markets UPS Digital Discover Trade performer track Why children are quietly becoming their parents’ financial managers

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When Delhi-based Shubhangi Sahal discovered that her recently retired father had been sold more than 20 insurance policies, many using forged signatures and incorrect contact details, the episode triggered a permanent shift in responsibility for her. Sahal found herself stepping into the role of financial manager for her parents.

26.01 / 01:35

markets UPS Digital Platform wellness trends reports Quick commerce eats into Amazon, Flipkart ad spends as brands chase conversions

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. BENGALURU : India’s consumer brands are rapidly shifting digital advertising budgets from traditional e-commerce platforms such as Amazon and Flipkart to quick-commerce apps, driven by higher purchase conversions and signalling a structural change in online growth strategies.

25.01 / 08:45

UPS Digital security wellness Trade President peace Donald Trump’s influence trade uses power as a global currency—which poses challenges for India

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Humankind has shown broad acceptance of three different kinds of currencies: widely-acceptable fiat currency (like the dollar or Indian rupee), extinct commodity-based currency (gold and silver coins, or even wheat bushels) and an emerging class of digital currency (such as stablecoins or central bank digital currencies or CBDCs). A fourth class of currency is being minted and popularized by US President Donald Trump: influence.

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 / 07:19

markets Provident Digital Google security Software President Europe prepares for a nightmare scenario: The US blocking access to tech

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. DAVOS, Switzerland—Rising tensions with the U.S. are spurring new plans in Europe to do something that has long seemed impossible: break with American technology in favor of homegrown alternatives.

24.01 / 00:49

Digital Aware Platform Enterprise track information Updates For small businesses struggling with debt, some relief may be on way

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : Hope is around the corner for millions of small businesses struggling with debt, with the Union budget likely to propose longer repayment timelines, penalty waivers and a digital platform to ease loan restructuring. The union ministries of finance and MSME are updating the decade-old framework for revival and restructuring (FRR) for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), two people aware of the plan said.

23.01 / 10:49

markets COST UPS Digital Booking Strategy Interviews PNB Housing bets on emerging markets to boost margins as banks corner high-end loans

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. PNB Housing Finance is targeting higher-than-industry growth in the affordable and emerging-market segments to support its margins amid stiff competition from banks in the prime segment, newly appointed managing director and CEO Ajai Kumar Shukla told Mint in an interview. The lender also plans to scale up its loans against property and commercial loans portfolios to bolster margins, he added.

23.01 / 03:45

markets COST FIVE Digital Manufacturing economy reports The next market leaders? Six growth stocks to watch in 2026

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Markets rarely announce their next market leaders in advance. They emerge slowly, through numbers that improve quietly, through balance sheets that strengthen year after year, and through businesses that begin to matter a little more to the economy than they once did.

23.01 / 01:09

Provident Digital Merit Intuit wellness travelers inequality Budget 2026: What it will take to make India’s new tax law work

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Budget 2026 arrives at a pivotal moment. With the Income Tax Act, 2025, set to take effect from 1 April 2026, this year’s Budget should focus less on headline-grabbing tax rate changes and more on ensuring a smooth transition to the new law.

22.01 / 08:35

UPS Digital Strategy Highways Death testing Traffic Mint explainer: What is MoRTH doing to reduce road deaths on India’s highways?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India is building highways at a record pace, but safer roads have not followed automatically. With over 4.6 lakh road accidents and more than 1.6 lakh deaths every year, road crashes remain among the leading causes of death for young Indians, imposing a heavy human and economic toll.

22.01 / 03:35

markets Digital economy wellness country electronic prevention Key reasons why silver price is rising

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Silver is once again the talk of the town. The white metal has rallied again, marking another stunning rise, this time above $90 per ounce in the global market and ₹300,000 per kg in India.

22.01 / 03:35

markets UPS Digital Mobile cover information How do loans against shares work, and should you get one?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. If you need urgent cash and have a significant equity portfolio, you can opt for a loan against shares (LAS) instead of selling your stocks. This facility allows individuals to borrow funds from banks or non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) by using their shares as collateral.

21.01 / 17:13

COST UPS Digital Enterprise Interviews L&T bets $1 bn on inhouse forte to face Tata, Adani, Reliance in AI data centres

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI/NEW DELHI : Larsen and Toubro Ltd expects its billion-dollar bet on data centres to pay off, banking on its ability to control costs by owning land, physical infrastructure and servers.

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