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Business News > Mint Authors > R Srinivasan

R Srinivasan

ARTICLES BY R SRINIVASAN

The Sigachi disaster claimed the lives of 44 workers and critically injured 33 more, with eight officially listed as “missing”. (Image: HT)

Sigachi disaster: The blast must jolt pharma regulators out of their slumber

4 min read . 19 Jul 2025

The govt is selling a whopping 5.2 million tonnes of rice from its food security buffer stock this year to ethanol manufacturers at a subsidised ₹22.50 per kg.

Why India should not divert its food security rice stocks to ethanol

4 min read . 12 Jul 2025

Steve Jobs unveils the first iPhone in San Francisco on 9 January, 2007. Photo: Reuters

To change the world, India Inc must stop hoarding cash and take more risks

4 min read . 10 Jul 2025

Mumbai’s suburban railway system is an essential but deadly lifeline for the city’s working class. (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo)

What Mumbai’s railway commuter deaths say about India's development dreams

4 min read . 14 Jun 2025

Private banks reported the most fraud cases in 2024–25, mainly in digital payments, where amounts involved were smaller and total losses lower. (Image: Pixabay)

Banking on trust, losing billions: India’s fraud epidemic needs urgent answers

3 min read . 03 Jun 2025

Ola, Uber and Rapido have introduced an ‘advance tip’ system, nudging users to pay a little extra upfront to increase their chances of get a ride quickly.

‘Advance tipping’ on ride-hailing apps is just a symptom of lax law enforcement

4 min read . 24 May 2025

A study by cybersecurity firm McAfee found that Indians receive an average of 18 scam messages a day..

Telcos need to walk the talk on fighting fraud and spam

3 min read . 21 May 2025

Migrant workers are once again on the move as conflict forces them to flee. (Image: AFP)

Why the continued neglect of migrant workers will derail India’s growth story

4 min read . 17 May 2025

Bike taxis offer a vital, affordable mobility option. The government should ensure they meet the same KYC requirements and safety standards as private two-wheelers and other public transport service operators. (Photo: HT Archives)

Karnataka’s bike taxi standoff shows how not to regulate urban transport

4 min read . 03 May 2025

Maruti’s ‘mini’ segment, comprising the entry level Alto and the S-Presso, saw sales decline by around 12% last year. Photo: Sondeep Shankar/Bloomberg News

Cutting taxes on small cars is a quick fix that ignores the elephant in the room

4 min read . 28 Apr 2025

BluSmart electric cars are parked at a charging station in Gurugram, India. Gensol had invested heavily in buying EVs for BluSmart's fleet. When the reckoning came for Gensol, BluSmart felt the blow. (File Photo: Reuters)

Why BluSmart is a textbook case of the challenges of growth—and promoter greed

3 min read . 19 Apr 2025

Delhi Airport, which operates the Indira Gandhi International Airport’s three terminals, dismissed the findings of a three-member expert committee. (PTI)

How Delhi Airport Terminal 1 fiasco exposes the sorry state of infra regulation

3 min read . 19 Feb 2025

TikTok's sale to an American entity now seems imminent with US President Donald Trump warning that any attempt by China to block such a deal would invite retaliatory tariffs. (Reuters)

The battle for TikTok is for control of public opinion, not national security

3 min read . 23 Jan 2025

The penetration of the mobile internet has put a lot of power in the hands of the people

Digital tech firms need gig employment rules, incubation support

2 min read . 29 Jan 2020

(Photo: Hindustan Times)

Opinion | The shift from jobs to ‘work’ in the gig economy

2 min read . 06 Jul 2019