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Apple growers may need to plant more resilient varieties. A hardier variety of ‘high density’ apple, developed in Italy, is being marketed. The jury is still out on whether it is a viable alternative. (Photo: Javaid Naikoo )

Climate change upsets India's apple cart

9 min read . Updated: 08 Dec 2021

CBDC is different from cryptocurrency. It is issued by a central bank and is backed by the sovereign like fiat money is. Some advantages of CBDCs include greater financial inclusion and a boost to the war on black money and corruption (Photo: Mint)

Why the Reserve Bank wants to have its own digital currency

10 min read . Updated: 07 Dec 2021

Illustration by Jayachandran

The unbearable tyranny of credit scoring in India

10 min read . Updated: 06 Dec 2021

Lawrence Summers says he believes in the ultimate economic power of India. The relatively low level of income in India, compared for example to China, offers substantial potential for catch-up growth.

India's potential for growth is unmatched: Lawrence Summers

11 min read . Updated: 03 Dec 2021

South Africa was the first to identify the new variant now known as Omicron. The country has a world-class infectious diseases surveillance system, which allowed quick identification of the variant. (Photo: Bloomberg)

Deadly or not, we still have much to learn about Omicron

9 min read . Updated: 02 Dec 2021

Online meat delivery currently accounts for less than 1% of the overall meat industry, which is still held together by local stores, wet markets and business-to-business suppliers and exporters.

Why meat delivery remains a tough market to crack online

9 min read . Updated: 01 Dec 2021

Inadequate inventory with auto makers have resulted in long waiting lines for cars. Companies have cut production to deal with the shortages. (Photo: Mint)

Behind the endless wait for a dream car

9 min read . Updated: 30 Nov 2021

Larsen & Toubro chief executive officer SN Subrahmanyan is aiming to grow the share of the conglomerate’s IT businesses from the current 20% in the overall revenue mix. (Photo: Mint)

The tectonic shift unfolding at Larsen & Toubro

8 min read . Updated: 29 Nov 2021

Indian cuisine, with its complex cooking procedures and flavours, is a late entrant into the automation club. Covid-19 has accelerated its adoption. (Photo: Getty)

Robots in the kitchen are cooking up a storm

9 min read . Updated: 26 Nov 2021

Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma. In its desire to be seen as the biggest IPO ever, Paytm erred on both the offer size and price. (Photo: Bloomberg)

What investors can learn from the Paytm IPO

9 min read . Updated: 25 Nov 2021

Illustration: Jayachandran

Inside the missteps at Avail Finance

9 min read . Updated: 24 Nov 2021

Essel Group chairman Subhash Chandra and Yes Bank’s founder and former chief executive officer Rana Kapoor.

The shadow of Rana Kapoor over the Dish TV-Yes Bank tussle

10 min read . Updated: 23 Nov 2021

The global shortage in containers and ships has had serious effects on countries, including India, and ports that are not at the centre of the global supply chain. (Photo: HT)

Shipping is in crisis, and it will take time to recover

9 min read . Updated: 22 Nov 2021

An employee works at the data centre of the BTC KZ crypto mining company in Kazakhstan. Crypto miners validate cryptocurrency transactions on a blockchain network. (Photo: Reuters)

How to explain cryptocurrency to senior citizens

10 min read . Updated: 19 Nov 2021

A factory engineer wearing virtual reality headset designs an engine turbine on the holographic projection table; the metaverse can allow existing and new employees to be trained on new machines quickly, safely and at lower costs. (Photo: iStock)

How Indian startups are powering the metaverse

9 min read . Updated: 18 Nov 2021

Rajesh Gopinathan, chief executive officer and managing director of Tata Consultancy Services. (Photo: Mint)

Buy or build, the eternal question facing TCS

6 min read . Updated: 17 Nov 2021

A view of the national capital shrouded in smog. (Photo: PTI)

Why stubble burning is so hard to fix

8 min read . Updated: 15 Nov 2021

Illustration: Jayachandran R

The dark clouds over digital gold

10 min read . Updated: 15 Nov 2021

Employees of Flipkart working at the company’s corporate headquarters in Bengaluru, Karnataka; the Flipkart story has inspired hundreds, if not thousands, of young Indians to become entrepreneurs.

Inside India’s great tech talent crunch

10 min read . Updated: 11 Nov 2021

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi kicks a football at the launch of a football tournament during the Congress Workers’ Convention at Goa’s Shyama Prasad Mukherjee stadium (Photo: PTI)

Inside the intriguing quest for Goa

10 min read . Updated: 10 Nov 2021

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