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15.02 / 13:17
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Code wars: How companies are turning AI on itself to fight fraud
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bengaluru: The resume of a back-end developer shortlisted by a Bengaluru-based fintech startup looked nearly perfect on paper. The candidate’s profile, with keywords such as “distributed systems, microservices, AWS," passed the initial screening.
14.02 / 01:59
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RBI likely to hit pause in April amid data resets in India
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25% at its April meeting, as the newly-adopted inflation measurement series is unlikely to significantly shift the price trajectory, while the central bank also awaits the release of revamped GDP data on 27 February, economists said.
14.02 / 00:15
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Over with GST transition pain, FMCG cos now eye a long-term recovery
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India's fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector majors faced a challenging quarter with the implementation of the goods and services tax (GST) rate cuts and the country's new labour codes being the key levers controlling the outcomes. GST 2.0 was expected to boost consumption, as consumers waited for price cuts to kick in from September.
13.02 / 09:17
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America’s cattle crisis: A shrinking herd, soaring beef prices, and little relief in sight
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. It’s late morning in Central Texas Hill Country, and a Black Baldy is prodded into a small auditorium of Western hats and dusty ball caps. Her dark coat and stark white face is typical of this cow breed known for easy calving and attentive mothering.
13.02 / 01:17
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Mint Explainer: New basket, same inflation story? The math behind India’s CPI reset
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : India’s inflation basket has witnessed a sharp reset after over a decade, and it proved to be an anticlimax of sorts. Going into the inflation data released on Thursday, the hypothesis was: Our inflation measurement was highly outdated, and the monthly numbers we got—and, by extension, our monetary policy decisions—may not have been grounded in reality for some years.
12.02 / 11:51
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Airport shopping spree: High-spending passengers are making Adani's airports richer than ever
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: With affluent flyers buying food, chocolates, perfumes and duty-free liquor, Adani Airport Holdings Ltd made more incremental income from its non-aeronautical business than from its mainstay of managing air traffic during the first nine months of FY26. Aero income of the Adani Group company, which is the biggest private airport operator, grew by over a fifth year-on-year to ₹3,495 crore during the first nine months of FY26.
11.02 / 18:03
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'Budget addresses global challenges for business: Nirmala Sitharaman
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Union budget for FY27 has squarely addressed the challenges faced by Indian businesses due to higher tariffs and other global challenges, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman told the Parliament on Wednesday, enumerating specific budget measures and countering charges made by Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi that the budget acknowledged these challenges but failed to tackle them.
11.02 / 15:11
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Cheaper US feed, fatter margins: Dairy association chief backs DDGS deal
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: India’s decision to allow imports of dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) under the interim trade framework with the US will help bridge the country’s protein deficit in animal feed and offer a cost-effective alternative to conventional feed ingredients, the chief of the Indian Dairy Association (IDA) said. Affordability is a key concern for small and marginal dairy farmers, as fodder accounts for nearly 60% of the cost of milk production.
11.02 / 05:37
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India's CPI overhaul: What the new basket reveals about how we spend today
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) is finally getting a reset. On Thursday, the statistics ministry will roll out a revised CPI series with a new 2024 base year, replacing the 2012 base year that has measured inflation prints for over a decade.
09.02 / 08:29
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Mint Explainer | How an obscure item in the India-US trade deal is stirring the pot
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Under the interim trade agreement with the US, India has allowed the import of an animal feed item called distillers dried grain with solubles (DDGS), which is made from genetically modified (GM) corn. This has rekindled the debate on the use of transgenics in the farm sector, in addition to concerns that imports may indirectly impact farm gate prices for Indian soy and corn farmers.
08.02 / 11:15
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India-EU free trade agreement: Does it brighten prospects for India’s agricultural exports?
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The conclusion of negotiations over the India-EU free trade agreement (FTA) shows that agriculture is no longer a deal-breaker. Both sides carefully manoeuvred around each other’s domestic sensitivities while offering tariff reductions to enhance market access.
08.02 / 07:33
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Ajit Ranade: We should welcome the India-US trade agreement but need to parse the fine print
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Markets love certainty, or rather its appearance. That is why our equity market cheered the announcement of an interim India-US trade deal framework even though the ‘fine print’ is still not fully in the public domain.
04.02 / 15:57
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Subsidies can’t be rolled back abruptly, reforms will be gradual: Vualnam
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Subsidies continue to serve critical national needs, and cannot be withdrawn abruptly, expenditure secretary V. Vualnam said in an interview, as he outlined a gradual course correction in India's subsidy and spending framework.
04.02 / 14:17
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Pizza Hut reset in focus as Devyani International appoints new CEO
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. BENGALURU : Quick service restaurant (QSR) operator Devyani International Ltd is planning to turn around its loss-making Pizza Hut business, which has proven to be an Achilles’ heel for the company over several quarters. Manish Dawar, the incoming president and chief executive, said the company will add zero net new Pizza Hut outlets in calendar 2025 and 2026, shifting attention instead to fixing the fundamentals.
04.02 / 10:59
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We must shield education from the growing miasma of nonsense that has come to afflict the world
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A poisonous miasma pervades the world today. Slop is a part of that miasma.
04.02 / 01:21
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Monetary policy in 2026 is all about liquidity
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When the Monetary Policy Committee meets on 6 February, baseline expectations are that the repo rate will stay at 5.25%, the stance will remain “neutral", and the tone will be carefully balanced. But the real story of India’s monetary policy this year won’t be told through interest rates.
01.02 / 14:23
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Sachchidanand Shukla: A well-formulated budget that pays India’s future due consideration
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The stakes couldn’t be higher for Union Budget 2026-27. Global shocks and domestic frailties demanded a stroke of fiscal artistry—prudence on the fiscal path fused with audacious growth bets and prioritization of the medium term over the short term.
01.02 / 10:59
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Rural economy gets spending boost in Budget with allocations to jobs scheme
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Union Budget 2026-27 gave a massive spending boost to the rural economy, thanks to a sharp increase in the allocations for the government’s flagship jobs scheme—Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). The push comes as the Centre begins transitioning away from MGNREGA to the revamped scheme.
31.01 / 03:33
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Mint Explainer | Why India wants farmers to shift crops—without touching MSP or procurement
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s food grain procurement system, long centred on rice and wheat, has expanded far beyond its original food-security mandate, creating a costly surplus even as the country remains heavily dependent on imports of edible oils and pulses. Successive governments have relied on public procurement to stabilize prices, support farmer incomes and ensure reliable supplies for the public distribution system (PDS).
30.01 / 04:39
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In charts: How weights will change under the new CPI series
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India is getting a new framework to measure retail inflation. Starting January 2026 inflation print, the country will shift to an updated Consumer Price Index (CPI) that better reflects how Indians spend their money today.
30.01 / 00:35
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What Bharat wants from the budget on 1 February
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Indian agriculture has shown remarkable resilience in the face of growing climate risks. The sector, which employs about 46% of the workforce, has seen overall production rise but also a sharp slide in crop prices.
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