Home > Topic > Long Story

LONG STORY

Long Story

A slum in Mumbai. At one time, Golibar or Dharavi slums were seen as real-estate gold mines, but not any longer.

Why nobody wants to revamp Mumbai’s slums

9 min read . 12:32 AM IST

Workers assemble the Nexon EV at a Tata Motors factory in Pune.

How Tata Motors plans to take on Maruti

9 min read . 27 Mar 2023

Is this the right time to invest in gold? This is not a straightforward question that can be answered with a simple yes or no. Besides, there are no guarantees on gold returns. (Photo: Mint)

What’s behind the growing glitter of gold

10 min read . 27 Mar 2023

File photo of an US Citizenship and Immigration Services office in San Francisco

Behind the allure of investment visas

9 min read . 24 Mar 2023

File photo of a female tiger at the Pench Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh. An elevated corridor across 29 km of the core forest area has reduced human-animal conflicts and accidents.

Why India’s forests need new stewards

10 min read . 23 Mar 2023

A.M.Naik, group chairman of Larsen & Toubro.

How A.M. Naik, man with the Midas touch, transformed L&T

9 min read . 22 Mar 2023

File photo of an affordable housing project outside Mumbai, Maharashtra. Consecutive repo rate hikes have hit customers taking loans for affordable housing, with demand slackening in the last few months. (Photo: Mint)

Why an affordable home is a pipe dream

9 min read . 20 Mar 2023

Pramila Devi from Methi village in Muzaffarpur district. She wants better wages and more workdays under the rural jobs scheme to pay for the rising cost of living (Photo: Sayantan Bera/Mint)

Why Pramila Devi uses her slippers sparingly

10 min read . 19 Mar 2023

States like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh (UP), Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and the northeast remain relatively screen dark, squeezing returns on films that do get there and depriving their viewers completely of the rest. (Mint)

Why half of India’s screens draw a blank

9 min read . 16 Mar 2023

Images of the broken fork arm casting part from Ola’s S1 Pro e-scooter model. Customers have shared these images on Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and Telegram groups. Mint received some images from customers directly.

How Ola wilfully endangered its riders

9 min read . 19 Mar 2023

FILE PHOTO: A sign for Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) headquarters is seen in Santa Clara, California, U.S. March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino/File Photo/File Photo (REUTERS)

A bank run and 100 hours of chaos

9 min read . 15 Mar 2023

Representative image.

Should you buy or rent? That depends

10 min read . 13 Mar 2023

A worker readies machinery at a knitwear factory in Tiruppur. Rumours of attacks on north Indians has caused fear among migrant workers and threatens operations of mid- and small-size units in the textile town. madhavan/mint

Why India’s knitwear capital is in doldrums

10 min read . 13 Mar 2023

File photo of a KFC outlet in Mumbai. Companies in sectors such as quick service restaurants (QSRs) have seen a slowdown post the festive season last quarter.

Why urban India is turning frugal

8 min read . 03 Mar 2023

Representative image.

Discom economics behind the dismal summer ahead

9 min read . 01 Mar 2023

Meesho founders Vidit Aatrey (left) and Sanjeev Barnwal.

Will Meesho's audacious dream come true?

10 min read . 27 Feb 2023

Since late last year, both fuel prices, and prices of other commodities that had spiked in the immediate aftermath of the war, have eased

The resilience test for Indian economy

8 min read . 24 Feb 2023

Novartis CEO Vasant ‘Vas’ Narasimhan is among a growing cohort of elite global CEOs of Indian heritage. (Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint)

‘Biotech can become a powerhouse in India’: Novartis’ Narasimhan

13 min read . 23 Feb 2023

File photo of Ashoka University

Is a liberal arts degree worth the price?

9 min read . 22 Feb 2023

Left to right: Sushil Sharma, founder of Marwari Catalysts; Vikas Singh, an investor from Indore; Aakash Goenka, director of Shubham Goldiee Masale and vice chairman of trade body CII in Uttar Pradesh; Rajeev Ghai, an investor from Kashipur, Uttarakhand; and Debajit Chaliha, a businessman from Guwahati.

Where angels do not fear to tread

10 min read . 21 Feb 2023

×

Get alerts on WhatsApp

Set Preferences My Reads Watchlist Feedback Redeem a Gift Card Logout