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Manu Joseph: Why faith losing its hold won’t really change the world
Those who identify with no religion are expanding their share of the world population, as a Pew study reports, but let’s not confuse that with the rise of reason. What we’re witnessing globally isn’t what some atheists might blithely assume.
4 min read22 Jun 2025Mint Impact: India plugs the loophole that allowed gold importers to evade duty
Imports of gold compounds soared 9.25 times over a year earlier and 2.84 times quarter-on-quarter to 69,879kg in the January-March period.
1 min read18 Jun 2025India’s declining fertility threatens China-like demographic crisis, says Sanjeev Sanyal
The fertility decline is no longer limited to the southern states but has emerged as a nationwide trend, with the country's total fertility rate dropping below the replacement level across several regions, Sanyal tells Mint in an interview.
3 min read14 Jun 2025Mint Primer: Why India’s small car is vanishing, and how to save it
Government intervention is crucial to reviving small car sales. If the challenges are not addressed, small cars may gradually disappear from India’s roads.
2 min read5 Jun 2025Who was Shigeo Nagashima? Japan's baseball icon 'Mr Pro Baseball' dies at 89
Former baseball player Shigeo Nagashima, who was once Japan's sporting heartthrobs, has passed away at 89.
1 min read4 Jun 2025How a year of tremor and terror transformed Japan
Two disasters in 1995 captured the spirit of the country’s lost decades
3 min read3 Jun 2025List of top 10 economies in the world as India overtakes Japan to become 4th largest
The IMF in its World Economic Outlook (WEO) report released on 22 April 2025, predicted that India is set to overtake Japan to become the fourth-largest economy in the world in 2025. Check the list of the Top 10 economies in the world.
2 min read25 May 2025India surpasses Japan to become 4th largest economy at $4 trillion, to overtake Germany soon: NITI Aayog CEO
India has surpassed Japan to become the world's fourth-largest economy, according to NITI Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam, referencing IMF data. India is now a USD 4 trillion economy, trailing only the US, China, and Germany.
1 min read25 May 2025What's fueling Japanese, US bond yields? Is this rise a worry for you? EXPLAINED
Global bond markets face significant shifts as Japanese and US Treasury yields rise sharply, indicating inflation and fiscal pressures. Japan's 30-year yield hits a record high, while Moody's downgrade of US debt raises concerns over its $36 trillion liabilities, impacting global dynamics.
5 min read21 May 2025Mint Quick Edit | India pips Japan among investors: Will it last?
A survey of fund managers has found India displacing Japan as Asia Pacific’s most favoured asset market, with China a distant third. Will this investor favour outlast today’s trade turbulence?
1 min read16 May 2025