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Six Indian companies are now part of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), which comprises of 500 global sustainability leaders.

Beyond PR: How sustainability became serious business

9 min read . 06 Dec 2023

File photo of women workers at a watch factory located in Hosur, Tamil Nadu. Across the world, manufacturing has provided women steady income earning opportunities and a secure environment. (Mint)

The big threat to India’s demographic dividend

9 min read . 04 Dec 2023

A July 2008 photo of a hydroelectric project built on the river Teesta at Kalijhora, 30 km from Siliguri in West Bengal. (AFP)

Damned by our dams as safety issues swirl

9 min read . 03 Dec 2023

People settle down to watch Tiger 3 at an Inox multiplex in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.

The return of the Bollywood potboiler

9 min read . 30 Nov 2023

Protesters, including an indigenous activist from Brazil, demonstrate over climate justice, exploitation by rich countries of poor countries and other climate related issues during the COP27 climate conference on 12 November 2022 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. (Getty images)

COP28: Should you expect anything earth-shaking?

10 min read . 29 Nov 2023

Prabhjeet Singh, president of Uber India and South Asia on one of his Uber rides. Uber has recovered from the pandemic faster than others in the cab business. On a monthly basis, the company is adding more drivers and riders than ever before, Singh said.

Can Uber navigate the bumpy road ahead?

8 min read . 28 Nov 2023

The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project on river Godavari, considered to be one of the largest in the world. It helped irrigate vast swathes of parched land in Telangana.

Tale of two states: What numbers tell us about AP, Telangana

10 min read . 27 Nov 2023

Byju Raveendran, founder and CEO of Byju’s. Over the last year, the edtech company has struggled with corporate governance slips, delayed financial statements, litigation from lenders, the resignation of an auditor and board members. (Bloomberg)

Saving edtech company Byju’s: Inside the great rescue act

12 min read . 23 Nov 2023

Shaktikanta Das, the governor of the Reserve Bank of India. On 16 November, India’s central bank announced that it was increasing the risk weights associated with retail loans. (HT)

Can the RBI slow India’s retail lending binge?

10 min read . 22 Nov 2023

From left to right: Cofounders of Groww Harsh Jain, Neeraj Singh, Lalit Keshre and Ishan Bansal. The company started in 2016 with a simple mutual fund distribution product.

Beyond broking: What next for Groww?

10 min read . 21 Nov 2023

A production line of TVS Motor Company in Hosur, an industrial town in Tamil Nadu, which churns out the iQube. The scooter is leading the company’s charge in the electric vehicle race.

TVS Motor: Born ICE, now ready for electric

9 min read . 21 Nov 2023

Any personalization is just the garnishing on the salad. Confusing the garnishing for the salad was the fatal mistake that many online companies ended up making. (Ashish Asthana/Mint)

Sorry, data isn’t really the new oil

10 min read . 20 Nov 2023

Dr M.I. Sahadulla, founder chairman and managing director of KIMS Health.

Meet the man behind the mega Kims deal

10 min read . 17 Nov 2023

Between the end of 2021-22 and the end of 2022-23, bob World’s activated user base shot up 53%, data from the bank’s presentation to analysts showed. (Reuters)

The ugly underbelly of BoB’s app usage fiasco

10 min read . 16 Nov 2023

People buy fire crackers ahead of Diwali festival, in Guwahati, on 11 November. As per available data, card spends this October at shops and on e-commerce sites was about 17% higher than in October 2022. (PTI)

Why Diwali is not the blast it is made out to be

8 min read . 15 Nov 2023

Due to lower sales after a drought, I have ₹50 lakh worth of utensils lying in the warehouse. But one must not lose hope—Banwarilal Poddar.

A corner of Bharat craves a Diwali shimmer

9 min read . 10 Nov 2023

Sivakasi: A woman employee making crackers at a factory in Sivakasi district in Tamil Nadu. PTI Photo

As Sivakasi, firecracker central, hits a century this Diwali, a pivot beckons

10 min read . 10 Nov 2023

The Jimny, Maruti Suzuki’s sole true blue SUV, was the showstopper at this year’s Auto Expo held in Greater Noida. The car was launched in June 2023.

How Maruti raced to No.1 in the ‘SUV’ lane

10 min read . 08 Nov 2023

People have been buying gold as an investment for many centuries. Gold tends to do well during troubled times and in the process helps protect the returns generated by the overall investment portfolio. (Mint)

Diwali: Why you should not fuss over buying gold

9 min read . 10 Nov 2023

Buying options is like buying a lottery— buyers only stand to gain if there is a big swing in the price of an underlying index or stock.

New lottery: The human cost of F&O trade

11 min read . 05 Nov 2023