Capital calculus

A resident fills drinking water in containers from a municipal water tanker at Royapuram in Chennai on Tuesday. (ANI Photo)

Drinking water: A political priority at long last

3 min read . 30 Nov 2020

The idea & promise of the One Nation One Ration Card

3 min read . 23 Nov 2020

Children burst firecrackers during Diwali Celebration, in Haridwar on Saturday. (ANI Photo)

Why the idea of a cracker ban was a flight of fancy

3 min read . 16 Nov 2020

Myth and reality about fighting air pollution

3 min read . 09 Nov 2020

People wearing protective face masks arrive at Capital Airport, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Beijing. (REUTERS)

Beijing bars arrivals from UK, Belgium due to second Covid-19 waves

1 min read . 05 Nov 2020

Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint

Covid-19 rewrites the inequality, poverty dynamics

3 min read . 02 Nov 2020

2020: The gap year for the world economy, India

3 min read . 26 Oct 2020

Bengaluru: Citizens wear face mask walks past a graffiti, made in the honour of Corona Warriors at Swami Vivekananda Metro Station in Bengaluru, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak)(PTI12-10-2020_000070B) (PTI)

Say it right, Covid-19 is a syndemic, not a pandemic

3 min read . 19 Oct 2020

RBI has been playing a quiet, supportive role to North Block. Mint

RBI steps into the ring, underwrites economic revival

3 min read . 12 Oct 2020

What is working for the economy at the moment is agriculture.

A September surprise from the Indian economy

3 min read . 05 Oct 2020

The upcoming GST meet may acknowledge the split within the Council.pib

Opinion | Karma of growing divide between centre and states

3 min read . 28 Sep 2020

Farmers shout slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh during a protest over various farmers' issues, in Amritsar. (PTI)

A revolt of the rich peasants of Punjab, Haryana

3 min read . 21 Sep 2020

Leh: Army trucks move towards LAC eastern Ladakh, amid the prolonged India-China stand off, in Leh, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. (PTI Photo)

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Will China hold up its side of the truce bargain?

3 min read . 14 Sep 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Mint.)

Like it or not, but babudom is poised for a makeover

3 min read . 07 Sep 2020

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs the 41st GST Council Meeting via video conferencing in New Delhi. (ANI)

The idea of one nation, one tax is under siege

3 min read . 31 Aug 2020

Reducing friction between states and people of different dialect is need of the hour, says Nandan Nilekani, co-founder, Infosys.

India’s next big bet: Internal globalization

3 min read . 24 Aug 2020

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (REUTERS)

PM Modi's I-DAY message: Yes We Can, Yes We Will

3 min read . 16 Aug 2020

RBI said it was aware of the stress in the financial sector. (Mint)

Opinion | RBI plays revive note, will FinMin do an encore?

3 min read . 10 Aug 2020

In the case of higher level education, the NEP makes it imperative for institutions to embrace multidisciplinary courses so as to deliver on holistic education. (HT)

Opinion | NEP: Perfection can be the enemy of the good

3 min read . 03 Aug 2020

Merchandise exports plunged 60.3% and imports fell 58.7%, causing a trade deficit of $6.8 billion, data showed. (Photo: Bloomberg)

Opinion | India’s growth story is seeing a glimmer of hope

3 min read . 27 Jul 2020