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With mounting instances of harassment of resolution professionals, all eyes are on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI), which acts as the regulator for insolvency professionals.

India’s bankruptcy resolution professionals are under siege

10 min read . 09 Apr 2021

Over the past 24 months, banks have increased their lending to industry by just ₹11,945 crore, or 0.4%. In fact, industrial lending has remained flat across different sizes of industry. (Photo: HT)

How India’s banking model has changed

9 min read . 08 Apr 2021

Almost 75% of India’s solar power capacity is built on Chinese solar cells and modules. (Photo: HT)

The dark side of India’s solar gamble

10 min read . 07 Apr 2021

Irrespective of the direction in which climate talks move, India must announce a national target for phasing down coal-based generation of electricity. This is necessary not only to reduce carbon emissions, but also to control air pollution.

Why India needs a plan for climate talks

9 min read . 06 Apr 2021

Depending on the pace of infections and reinfections, modified vaccines and booster doses for those who have been vaccinated might be needed to deal with variants. (Photo: Reuters)

Inside the unrelenting rampage of Covid-19 variants

10 min read . 05 Apr 2021

The LDF is so confident that they will stake claim to power that their campaign slogan is ‘Urappanu LDF’, which translates to ‘LDF, for sure’. (Photo: AP)

Why Kerala may not swing this time round

10 min read . 02 Apr 2021

It would be naïve to believe that extortion will end with a change of government. The last 30 years have seen governments of all ideologies except the Left in Maharashtra. The extortion economy did not suffer. (Photo: Reuters)

Inside Mumbai’s new extortion economy

10 min read . 01 Apr 2021

BSH Household Appliances’ washing machine plant at Sriperumbudur can produce 350,000 units a year

Inside Bosch’s ₹20,000 crore bid to de-risk from the auto sector

9 min read . 02 Apr 2021

Stalin was named successor as early as in 2013 but the DMK patriarch Karunanidhi wouldn’t hand over control. However, after the election loss of 2016, Stalin slowly started putting people, including his family members, in their place. (Photo: AFP)

How Stalin’s quartet is transforming DMK

10 min read . 28 Mar 2021

Maharashtra, one of the worst-affected states by the coronavirus, spent 24% less than budgeted on health in 2020-21. (Photo: Reuters)

The great financial crunch: How the pandemic sank Indian states

7 min read . 25 Mar 2021

A year has gone by since a nationwide lockdown was imposed to tackle covid-19. Most districts still do not have district-level disaster management plans. (Photo: Mint)

Lessons from India’s tryst with lockdown

8 min read . 25 Mar 2021

A BJP worker inserts campaign flags in Nandigram where CM Mamata Banerjee is contesting against party turncoat Suvendu Adhikary (Photo: Sayantan Bera/Mint)

Field report: A groundswell of anti-incumbency in Mamata’s Bengal

9 min read . 24 Mar 2021

The falling price of gold has come as a surprise given that central banks of the world haven’t stopped printing money and, in fact, plan to continue to do it. (Photo: Bloomberg)

Six things about Covid-19 the pundits got hopelessly wrong

10 min read . 23 Mar 2021

According to market estimates, 15%-20% of the trades in algos are more complex and sophisticated. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

The rise of the invisible hand in India’s stock markets

10 min read . 20 Mar 2021

The finance industry’s determination to bring workers back is in sharp contrast to the plans of Silicon Valley’s large employers. (Photo: Getty Images)

Finally, Wall Street returns to the office

10 min read . 18 Mar 2021

Given Taiwan’s manufacturing prowess, especially in high-end mobile phone components, closer ties would immediately give a boost to the Modi government’s production-linked incentive (PLI) schemes. (Photo: iStock)

Why India needs to look east at Taiwan

9 min read . 18 Mar 2021

Under the new code that is set to be implemented in the next fiscal year, the role of contract workers and fixed-term employment will see a drastic change. (Photo: Hindustan Times)

Inside the mad scramble to comply with the new labour codes

10 min read . 16 Mar 2021

The upheaval in the travel business is nowhere more visible than in Agra, a faithful stop for foreign travellers. (Photo: Bloomberg)

The death of the small travel agent

10 min read . 15 Mar 2021

Web streaming show ‘Mirzapur’

How India tightened the noose around OTT

9 min read . 15 Mar 2021

Copper—used in everything from cars to washing machines and wind turbines—is booming, turning around the fortunes of Chile, the world’s biggest producer. (Photo: Bloomberg)

Global ripples from the commodities boom

8 min read . 11 Mar 2021

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