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14.12 / 15:23

UPS Trade country Interviews International Underinvestment risks future oil price spikes, ExxonMobil's Joshi warns

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Oil companies must ramp up investment in exploration and production to meet future demand, Prasanna V. Joshi, a senior ExxonMobil executive, said, while cautioning that output increases by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) could lead to a near-term glut.

14.12 / 14:55

UPS Citizens CEO country Courts Investigations International The Chinese billionaires having dozens of US-born babies via surrogate

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Inside a closed Los Angeles courtroom, something wasn’t right. Clerks working for family court Judge Amy Pellman were reviewing routine surrogacy petitions when they spotted an unusual pattern: the same name, again and again.

14.12 / 09:49

markets Blockchain UPS Digital security Features International Mint Explainer: Why the RBI is wary of stablecoins—Crypto’s measured wing

Mint’s Annual BFSI Conclave 2025 on Friday, flagged risks associated particularly with stablecoins, considered as the more sensible, utility-driven corner of the crypto universe.Mint takes a look at this growing asset class, and what it may mean for India’s financial system.Stablecoins are a category of cryptocurrencies designed to maintain a stable value, usually by pegging them to relatively secure assets such as fiat currencies, commodities, or other financial assets. First appearing in the mid-2010s, they were created to combine the efficiency of blockchain-based payments with the price stability needed for routine financial use.The most widely used stablecoins are backed by the US dollar.

14.12 / 02:41

markets ETF MSCI Trade country reports International AI has taken over Wall Street. Should it take over your portfolio too?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The extraordinary rally in US technology stocks over the past few years, especially those linked to artificial intelligence, has left investors wondering whether they are witnessing the formation of another classic market bubble. For Indian investors, the concern is sharper because most international exposure from the country is concentrated overwhelmingly in US equities, particularly Nasdaq-heavy funds.

13.12 / 02:07

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Today’s featured use case is: How to prepare for professional certification using NotebookLM. What problem does NotebookLM solve? Professional certifications like PMP are career accelerators, but the preparation journey is overwhelming.

10.12 / 13:11

markets Manufacturing economy Trade country social International China is too big to rely on exports for growth, IMF chief warns

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. BEIJING—The head of the International Monetary Fund warned China that its dominance over manufacturing risks exacerbating global trade tensions, urging Beijing to take far greater action to shift its economy toward domestic consumption. “As the second largest economy in the world, China is simply too big to generate much growth from exports," said IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Wednesday.

10.12 / 10:47

COST Progressive Sustainability Food Research show International Here’s how India’s food supply chain could respond to climate change in a way everyone will gain from

India’s food sector employs millions and is a major contributor to its economy. Food processing alone is valued at over $300 billion, reaching hundreds of millions of households daily. Globally, food and agriculture form a multi-trillion-dollar system, spanning farmland, fertilizers, cold chains and retail outlets.

10.12 / 01:21

markets UPS Provident security Experts rights International Open door, open mind: How Sanjay Malhotra quietly liberalised RBI in his first year

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When Sanjay Malhotra walked into Mint Street a year ago, few expected him to move as quickly and as boldly as he did to reform one of the country’s most tightly controlled sectors. Twelve months on, bankers believe the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) suddenly feels more open and accessible, and far more willing to rethink old rules.

10.12 / 00:31

markets COST security Experts testing International As NephroPlus expands abroad, scale turns into its toughest test yet

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI : Nephrocare Health Services, better known as NephroPlus, is pitching itself as a global dialysis disruptor on the back of what chairman and managing director Vikram Vuppala touts as a low-cost, high-efficiency operating model. Built at India’s price point and refined through scale, the company now plans to replicate this template in higher-priced international markets.

10.12 / 00:31

Digital Manufacturing security Align cover reports International Govt rolls out 12 new standards across AI, payments security, audit data and industrial systems

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: In a major move, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has notified 12 new standards in a single round, covering artificial intelligence, secure financial cryptographic devices, audit data systems, lifts, campus facilities, rotating electrical machines and optical fibre testing, as per two separate government orders.

10.12 / 00:15

markets Aware Racing Food trends Trade International Why India’s shrimp exporters are suddenly racing toward value-added products

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Indian shrimp exporters are increasingly shifting focus toward value-addition as global demand trends evolve and competition intensifies. With traditional frozen raw shrimp markets facing price pressure and stricter quality norms, exporters are broadening their product portfolios to include ready-to-cook (RTC) and ready-to-eat (RTE) shrimp offerings.

09.12 / 05:23

UPS Google Racing Research Experts performer International Sam Altman’s sprint to correct OpenAI’s direction and fend off Google

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When OpenAI CEO Sam Altman made the dramatic call for a “code red" last week to beat back a rising threat from Google, he put a notable priority at the top of his list of fixes. The world’s most valuable startup should pause its side projects like its Sora video generator for eight weeks and focus on improving ChatGPT, its popular chatbot that kicked off the AI boom.

09.12 / 01:59

Target Trade War country consequences International China knows how to punish countries that offend it

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. China’s diplomatic anger obeys a law of conservation: the total quantity remains constant, but the targets change. Some countries, notably Canada and South Korea, have recently emerged from China’s doghouse.

09.12 / 01:07

markets UPS IPO Target wellness country International We are very clear about the year 2027 for us to list, says upGrad chairman Ronnie Screwvala

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Upskilling and higher education platform upGrad is deepening its push on its international business in the coming year as the company looks to list in 2027, according to top executives at the company.

09.12 / 01:07

Target Manufacturing Mobile Analysis Sustainability President International How a push for easier emission rules drew criticism from global agencies

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : India's auto emissions roadmap is so conservative that it falls short of the industry's own targets for electric vehicle sales, two international agencies said. The US-based International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) and the Geneva-based International Road Federation (IRF) have separately urged New Delhi to reconsider further concessions under India's upcoming Corporate Average Fuel-Efficiency (CAFE) norms.

08.12 / 04:51

UPS Gap Dreams performer electronic International Sporting Lamborghini Temerario review: A car built for speed and drama

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The tunnel swallows us whole. One moment, the autumn sunshine in northern Italy is glinting off the Temerario’s sculpted bonnet; the next, we’re plunged into artificial twilight.

07.12 / 12:35

markets Citi Provident ETF Platform Trade International Rupee at record low: Don’t ignore international investing for hedging currency risk

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. With the rupee slipping to a record low of ₹90 against the dollar, the need to hedge your investment portfolio against currency depreciation is back in focus. This matters even more today, as Indians spend increasingly in foreign currency — on overseas vacations, education and other big-ticket needs.

07.12 / 05:35

wellness performer stars International badminton India's badminton prodigy Lakshya Sen was in the doldrums after Olympics heartbreak. Here's how he came back to win

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. For most of 2025, Lakshya Sen was trying to put the jagged pieces of the puzzle in place. There were times when he was lacking physically, others when he struggled mentally.

05.12 / 11:29

UPS Booking Strategy Trade Features International Investing like the ultra-rich is easier than ever

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Fifteen years ago, Ian Ayres and Barry Nalebuff published a book with an intriguing argument. For decades, financial advisers had suggested to retail investors that they take more risk when young, investing heavily in stocks before gradually shifting to safer bonds as they edge towards retirement.

05.12 / 09:15

markets Digital Manufacturing Research country innovations International India’s problem isn’t restrictive labour laws but a failure to innovate—Making workers work harder won’t help

While the rest of the world frets over artificial intelligence and how it could hollow out demand for human effort, a zeitgeist-defying idea is taking hold in India. Several corporate bosses have publicly said that at India’s stage of development, a 70- or even 90-hour workweek is a national imperative.

05.12 / 08:21

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In life insurance, value is proven not in brochures or marketing campaigns, but at the moment a family files a claim. It’s here—where operational efficiency, regulation and human empathy intersect—that the industry’s promise is truly tested.

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