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Over the past four weeks, the pace of covid-19 vaccination in India has increased progressively. In the past week, India averaged 3.3 million doses per day, nearly double that over a month ago. (HT)

State capitals are getting preferential treatment in our vaccination coverage

3 min read . Updated: 18 Jun 2021

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European football clubs spent less to buy new players in 2020-21, a year played under the shadow of the pandemic. (AP)

Why European football clubs won’t break the bank now

3 min read . Updated: 16 Jun 2021

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Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport

Affluent Indians resume domestic travel, data shows

3 min read . Updated: 16 Jun 2021

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Roughly eight in ten Indians lie below the global median income level while all Americans lie above it, shows research by Branko Milanovic, one of the foremost experts on global inequality.

How the pandemic is widening inequalities among nations

3 min read . Updated: 15 Jun 2021

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Numbers to watch: India inflation, US policy rates, China factory output

4 min read . Updated: 14 Jun 2021

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A health worker collects a swab sample for the Covid-19 test

Not over yet: Covid-19 positivity rate in 2 out of 5 districts still over 5%

3 min read . Updated: 11 Jun 2021

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A recent online survey by YouGov India shows that the second wave has led many consumers to reconsider their car purchase plans. (Reuters)

When will car sales get back on track in India?

4 min read . Updated: 10 Jun 2021

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File photo: Ground staff unload supplies at the Indira Gandhi International Airport cargo terminal in New Delhi (REUTERS)

Air cargo has wings but it’s not the growth engine

3 min read . Updated: 08 Jun 2021

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File photo: Muslim women during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act and NRC (Photo: PTI)

Time for BJP to rethink its NRC-CAA agenda

3 min read . Updated: 08 Jun 2021

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Numbers to watch this week: Auto sales, MF flows, US inflation, China trade

4 min read . Updated: 07 Jun 2021

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A health worker takes a nasal swab sample at a COVID-19 testing center (AP)

Most Indian districts see drop in covid-19 infections

3 min read . Updated: 04 Jun 2021

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Public movement declined drastically, reaching the same levels as in May last year, when the country was under even stricter nationwide curbs.

Lockdowns have impacted large and small states alike

3 min read . Updated: 03 Jun 2021

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India began its vaccination programme with healthcare and frontline workers on 16 January, and subsequently expanded it to people over the age of 60 from 1 March and finally to people between the ages of 18 and 44 from 1 May.

India’s women are getting left behind in its vaccination drive

3 min read . Updated: 02 Jun 2021

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The latest wholesale price inflation (WPI) numbers for the month of April suggest a sharp build-up in factory gate prices. WPI inflation rose to a 11-year high of 10.5% over the year-ago period. Photo: Bloomberg

The spectre of inflation is raising its ugly head in India

3 min read . Updated: 01 Jun 2021

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Numbers to watch this week: GDP data, RBI policy, PMI…

4 min read . Updated: 31 May 2021

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A health worker prepares a dose of Covid-19 vaccine (Bloomberg)

How India fell behind peers in vaccine race

3 min read . Updated: 30 May 2021

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Nine of the 16 high-frequency indicators in Mint’s monthly macro tracker were in red, or below their five-year average trend.

India’s economic report card is drenched in red ink

4 min read . Updated: 30 May 2021

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The residential sector is showing brisk growth over pre-pandemic levels, while the office sector is struggling to even reach pre-pandemic levels.

India’s real estate sector sees K-shaped recovery

3 min read . Updated: 26 May 2021

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Demand is expected to come from both individuals, and from the delivery and ride-hailing businesses (MINT_PRINT)

Behind India’s electric scooter gold rush

3 min read . Updated: 25 May 2021

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Numbers to watch this week: pharma, cement earnings, US trade data

4 min read . Updated: 24 May 2021

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