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Leicester City's English striker Jamie Vardy (C) celebrates their win on the final whistle in the English FA Cup semi-final football match between Leicester City and Southampton at Wembley Stadium in north west London on April 18, 2021 (AFP)

The economics behind English hegemony in European club football

3 min read . 02:43 PM IST

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People get covid jabs at a vaccination centre in Mumbai. (MINT_PRINT)

At current vaccination pace, India won’t reach 70% coverage until year-end

1 min read . 09:34 AM IST

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The BSE Sensex slipped or 1.51% to close at 48,440.12, while Nifty fell 1.54% to close at 14,324.90.mint (MINT_PRINT)

Numbers to watch this week: Nestle results; ECB rate, external borrowings

4 min read . 12:14 AM IST

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Police personnel in Mumbai checking commuters at Marine Drive after a 15-day-long partial lockdown was imposed to check the spread of Covid-19 cases

Why lockdowns continue to be our weapon of choice against Covid

3 min read . Updated: 16 Apr 2021

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The ability of states to borrow will in turn determine their ability to raise capex spending.

How the pandemic crunched state budgets in India

3 min read . Updated: 15 Apr 2021

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The opportunity to make use of this push towards green investments can be realized only if financing constraints for renewable energy and other green initiatives can be eased.

India’s green finance needs are facing a persistent shortage

3 min read . Updated: 14 Apr 2021

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Trinamool Congress supporters take out a motorcycle rally during a campaign for the West Bengal assembly polls at Gargaria in Birbhum district on Sunday. (PTI PHOTO.) (HT_PRINT)

The blood-stained election story of Bengal, in four charts

3 min read . Updated: 13 Apr 2021

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Earnings, inflation, trade: 5 numbers to watch this week

4 min read . Updated: 11 Apr 2021

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Photo: Uday Deolekar/Hindustan Times (UDAY DEOLEKAR)

What Maharashtra has missed in its fight against covid-19

3 min read . Updated: 08 Apr 2021

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How digitization saved India’s music industry from covid-19

3 min read . Updated: 07 Apr 2021

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Interest rates on small savings have been on a downward trend for nearly two decades now

Why small savings scheme interest rates are a big deal

3 min read . Updated: 07 Apr 2021

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The ratings agency noted that India’s recovery from the lockdown-induced recession has been swifter than it expected (Bloomberg)

Covid second wave has a silver lining: limited economic impact

3 min read . Updated: 06 Apr 2021

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Five numbers that you need to track this week

3 min read . Updated: 05 Apr 2021

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Public and private firms cumulatively announced new projects worth ₹1.2 trillion in the just-ended quarter,

Animal spirits of Indian industry yet to revive, fresh data show

2 min read . Updated: 02 Apr 2021

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Will covid-19 halt India’s economic recovery once again?

3 min read . Updated: 31 Mar 2021

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Theni: Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam during an election campaign, in Theni district. (PTI)

Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2021: Why DMK-led alliance has an edge

3 min read . Updated: 30 Mar 2021

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Mint Covid Tracker: Why Covaxin has to step up to meet India’s vaccination goals

3 min read . Updated: 25 Mar 2021

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A worker transports sugarcane on a bullock cart to a sugar factory in the Jalana district of Maharashtra, India, (Bloomberg)

India second-most attractive emerging market after China

3 min read . Updated: 24 Mar 2021

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The opportunity and the challenge in monetizing small airports

4 min read . Updated: 23 Mar 2021

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While ranking India 13th in a list of the most water-stressed countries, the World Resources Institute said water stress is not destiny, and can be solved through proper management.

The great Indian water challenge, in four charts

3 min read . Updated: 23 Mar 2021

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