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Business News > Mint Authors > Samarth Bansal

Samarth Bansal

ARTICLES BY SAMARTH BANSAL

Shah Rukh Khan in Swades (2004)

How loving Shah Rukh Khan is a means to dream of opportunity

4 min read . 07 Feb 2022

Rukimini writes that the idea of coupling the delayed 2021 census with the National Population Register (NPR) will lead to a massive counting challenge. (iStockphoto)

The story of modern India through data

7 min read . 19 Dec 2021

The front-of-pack label, its advocates believe, would empower consumers in making informed choices and incentivise companies to innovate in food technology to bring down fat, salt and sugar levels. (Photo: Hindustan Times)

Food warning labels are in the deep freeze

10 min read . 16 Feb 2021

Jio has just 29 telecom patents—all technologies included. It is not clear how many are 5G related.

Inside Reliance Jio’s game plan for 5G

10 min read . 08 Sept 2020

Over the past three weeks, 11 of the 17 apps that Indian public authorities have launched to fight covid-19 have the same goal: quarantine tracking. (Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint)

India is pinning hopes on apps in virus fight

10 min read . 10 Apr 2020

Illistration: Jayachandran/Mint

The murky world of India’s fintech scams

10 min read . 24 Mar 2020

A model of the IBM Q System One quantum computer at the 2020 CES in Las Vegas, US. (Photo: Reuters)

Why India is falling behind in the Y2Q race

8 min read . 15 Jan 2020

A file photograph of people protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act in Kanpur. (PTI)

AT IIT Kanpur, protest bares old faultlines

4 min read . 26 Dec 2019

India’s parliamentarians must deliberate on the shortcomings of this bill. And if they want to empower individuals, they need to cede some of their own powers (Jayachandran/Mint)

Big Brother on top in data protection bill

10 min read . 12 Dec 2019

Jayachandran/Mint

Smart user’s guide to the snooping game

10 min read . 12 Nov 2019

With the introduction of algorithmic ranking which prioritizes ‘engagement’, the right Facebook comment at the right time is the new gateway to mass attention on the internet. (AFP)

Games people play on Facebook comment threads

10 min read . 03 Apr 2019

A file photo of a government primary school (Mint)

The geography of learning outcomes in India

3 min read . 23 Jan 2019

Differences in privilege get accentuated by differences in educational attainments of parents (Mint)

How privilege shapes learning outcomes in India

3 min read . 22 Jan 2019