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21.01 / 09:39

Digital Manufacturing Platform Software Enterprise Cycling innovations Mint Explainer | The few bright spots in an otherwise slowing IT services sector

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The $285 billion IT services industry, employing 5.8 million people, continues to navigate an uncertain environment with multiple headwinds from AI to geopolitics. Yet, India remains central to delivering technology services at scale, even as entry-level tasks are increasingly automated.

21.01 / 08:03

Provident Digital Sustainability Highways Death Traffic Haven't paid e-challans or toll dues? You could lose highway access

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : Motorists with pending e-challans or unpaid toll dues may lose access to highways under proposed changes to motor vehicle legislation that the Centre is likely to announce during the budget session of Parliament, according to two government officials close to the discussions.

21.01 / 00:39

Provident Digital students inclusion innovations recommendations Schools Union Budget: Allocate funds to implement NEP, bridge the digital divide in classrooms

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Union Budget is to be placed before Parliament once again, with every sector seeking greater funding. When I took over as secretary of school education, Government of India, in 2016, I was aghast to discover that even the nominal allocation to school education had been consistently declining since 2014.

20.01 / 10:25

markets Digital Cooper security country testing rights Mint Explainer | What’s happening to the global minimum tax deal?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : NEW DELHI: The global agreement aimed at setting a minimum level of corporate taxation is facing fresh tests.

20.01 / 10:25

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. 2026 could be another big year for initial public offerings (IPOs) with more than 100 companies already receiving approval to raise about ₹1.4 trillion (around $15.5 billion), according to Prime Database. Millions of retail investors typically flock to IPOs in the hope of earning quick profits by ‘flipping’ these shares after listing, but seasoned participants urge restraint, often shaped by hard-earned experience.

20.01 / 10:25

Provident Digital Manufacturing Align Sustainability Enterprise performer Sensors, AI at core of India’s plan to modernise MSMEs, cut export rejections

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: India is planning a massive digital upgrade of its micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as part of a broader push to align domestic manufacturing with global quality, and sustainability standards, in a move aimed at improving export competitiveness and reducing shipment rejections.

20.01 / 09:39

COST UPS Digital Deloitte wellness President reports Greenko founders-backed AM Green to invest $25 billion for 1 GW AI data centre in Uttar Pradesh

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: AM Green Group, owned by Greenko founders Anil Kumar Chalamalasetty and Mahesh Kolli, plan to set up a 1 gigawatt data centre in Uttar Pradesh with an investment of about $25 billion, said four people aware of the developments. The company has signed an agreement with the InvestUP, the investment-focussed agency of the government of Uttar Pradesh.

20.01 / 08:39

Digital Platform Action security social inclusion Department It’s time for India to re-imagine governance: Tools of technology exist but mindsets need to catch up

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The coming decade will be unlike anything we have seen before. Multiple technology shifts are maturing in parallel: the intelligence revolution and rise of digital labour; breakthroughs in frontier technologies like biotechnology and advanced materials; compute moving from centralized data centres to the intelligent edge; and quantum applications becoming real in areas such as drug discovery, defence and logistics.

20.01 / 02:33

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. EUROPEANS ARE no longer shocked by the threat of tariffs. They know President Donald Trump regards them as a fee for access to the American market, as leverage for American access to their own and as punishment for perceived slights.

19.01 / 09:59

COST Digital Platform show audience information guidelines New rules, new ads: Micro-drama platforms say privacy first

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Micro-drama platforms, despite being relatively young in India, are moving away from surveillance-like targeting in favour of consent-driven, contextual advertising to comply with the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023.

19.01 / 07:41

Digital Waters Research community stage information Vaccines Climate planning: Why India needs its very own body of research on marine carbon removal

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India has a habit of approaching big technological questions in refreshingly practical ways. We adopt new ideas when they solve real problems, fit our context and prove themselves through evidence—not because the rest of the world is excited about them.

19.01 / 00:31

markets COST Citi Digital Google Platform Gap RJio confident of organic Arpu growth, sees no immediate need for tariff hike

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As India’s telecom firms weigh the timing and need for tariff hikes, Reliance Jio Infocomm, India’s largest operator by market share, has ruled out any immediate increase, signalling confidence in organic growth in its average revenue per user (Arpu), driven by rising 5G usage. This contrasts with the stance of rival operators Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea that have repeatedly flagged the need for tariff correction to improve their returns on capital deployed.

19.01 / 00:31

markets UPS Provident FIVE Digital security performer How HCLTech defied the gravity of India's four-year IT slump

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. HCL Technologies Ltd has emerged as the sole bright spark in a four-year sombre stretch for India’s information technology (IT) investors, leveraging a stable leadership and an early pivot toward artificial intelligence (AI) to outpace its Big Five peers. While the broader IT sector grappled with a post-pandemic hangover and the growing threat of automation, Noida-based HCLTech has delivered a 29% return since early 2022.

18.01 / 12:17

Digital Platform security Celebrity Courts Podcasts Videos Mint Explainer: How AI is a threat to the reputation of top influencers and what can be done about it?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In the past month, top influencers Bhuvan Bam, Payal Dhare (aka Payal Gaming), and Slayy Point’s Gautami Kawale and Abhyudaya Mohan have sought legal remedies against their artificial intelligence (AI)-generated images and videos circulating on social media without consent. Some depicted obscene content while others intend commercial misuse of their identity threatening the reputation these creators have built over years.

17.01 / 00:25

markets UPS Target Digital show From build to buy: Indian startups chase scale through overseas acquisitions

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: Established Indian startups are gearing up for large cross-border acquisitions, as they look beyond domestic markets to drive growth, diversify revenue and justify valuations secured in private and public markets, industry executives and bankers said. In 2025, companies pursued 26 outbound deals worth $1.1 billion, the highest on record, while domestic acquisitions touched a four-year high of $4.1 billion across 137 transactions, data from Venture Intelligence showed.

16.01 / 06:41

Digital Cooper Align Sustainability Research country innovations India-Germany: An economic relationship whose time has come as the world changes and challenges grow

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The official visit of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to India on 12-13 January, his first to the Indo-Pacific since taking office, coincided with the 75th anniversary year of diplomatic ties, providing renewed momentum to the India-Germany Strategic Partnership.

15.01 / 09:55

Digital Browser Bill show consequences rights Your will won’t save your family if your passwords die with you

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Indians are obsessed with wills, nominations, property papers, and every other traditional aspect of succession. What they don’t see coming is the far bigger threat sitting right in their pocket: their passwords.

15.01 / 09:55

Waves Digital Racing Software Enterprise reports Moglix debuts Cognilix, expanding into enterprise AI

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI: Moglix is sharpening its enterprise technology pitch as India’s business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce race enters a decisive phase. The Alpha Wave Global-backed unicorn on Wednesday unveiled Cognilix, an artificial intelligence (AI)-led operating system for B2B commerce and procurement, alongside a planned $5 million investment in vertical-specific AI products, signalling a push beyond marketplace economics.

15.01 / 09:55

Digital JPMorgan Fighting coinbase community Bill President Banks and crypto clash over tokens that pay more than deposits

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. WASHINGTON—The cryptocurrency and banking industries are locked in a lobbying battle over digital tokens that yield annual payouts, a fight that threatens to derail legislation intended to bring crypto into mainstream finance. The two sides are clashing about what crypto firms call rewards, or annual payments to investors based on a percentage of their total holdings.

15.01 / 08:39

UPS IPO Digital Progressive Platform reports Updates Reliance earnings preview: Investors want firm timelines for Jio's IPO, completion of new projects

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries is on the cusp of unlocking significant value for shareholders as all its key businesses generate free cash flows simultaneously for the first time and a public listing of its telecommunications business is imminent. Now, investors want firm timelines.

15.01 / 08:03

UPS Citi IPO Digital Platform Mobile reports Jio Plaforms Q3 preview: Monetization in focus as 5G buildout eases, Arpu gains steady

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI: Telecom operator Reliance Jio Infocomm is entering a transition phase, shifting from heavy network expansion to a focus on monetisation and cash flow generation. As its parent Jio Platforms prepares for a potential mid-2026 listing, analysts see the December quarter (Q3FY26) as a period of consolidation—marked by steady subscriber additions, incremental average revenue per user improvement, and the gradual rollout of paid 5G use cases, led by fixed wireless access (FWA).

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