The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has warned that the West Asia war has emerged as the biggest threat to global and domestic economic stability, even as it maintained that…
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India to get ‘plastic notes’? RBI considers decade-old plan. What are polymer banknotes and are they better than paper?
The Reserve Bank of India is considering the introduction of polymer banknotes into circulation, reviving a proposal first floated over a decade ago, as the cost of printing paper currency…
Why India is delaying its key Q4 GDP data release by a week
New Delhi: India will push back the release of its most closely watched economic numbers by a week in a move aimed at improving the quality of the data underpinning…
Indonesia’s nickel woes due to West Asia war to hit India’s EV battery and stainless-steel sectors
NEW DELHI: India’s electric vehicle (EV) battery, energy storage services, and stainless-steel sectors are bracing for higher nickel prices and supply uncertainty of nickel derivatives in the wake of the…
India sees rising evening power shortages as solar supply fades
New Delhi: India’s power grid has developed a new weak spot. As temperatures climb past 45°C and electricity demand surges, solar power is helping the grid meet demand during the…
World’s rich pocket $1 billion with big sales of surging stocks
Members of the world’s super-rich are electing to take cash off the table as stocks repeatedly test new highs, offloading more than $1 billion of shares in recent weeks. A…
Mint Explainer: Why India wants to go back to standard edible oil pack sizes
After allowing edible oil companies to sell their products in non-standard pack sizes over the past few years, the government is now looking to bring back uniform packaging norms, as…
Karnataka Politics: Inside Siddaramaiah’s economic model — welfare push, record revenues and excise reforms
Karnataka Chief Minister is likely to step down today, paving the way for his deputy, DK Shivakumar, to take over. The move could finally bring an end to months of…
From dirty dozen to IBC 2.0: how debt resolution changed in India
New Delhi: When Parliament took up a new bankruptcy code for passage in May 2016, the minister who replied to the debate in Lok Sabha, Jayant Sinha, mentioned its critical…
How much ethanol can your car handle? You may get to choose soon at a fuel station
Fuel stations may soon offer a supermarket-style choice of petrol, with multiple ethanol-blended variants that customers can choose depending on their vehicle compatibility, two people aware of the development said.…