Policy

A panel led by former ISRO chief K Kasturirangan had submitted the draft of the new national education policy to HRD Ministry (Photo: Mint)

NCERT to revise curriculum framework, to set up panel by month-end

2 min read . 16 Oct 2019

Why Not Mint Money | How to port health insurance policy

15 Oct 2019

General Disequilibrium

Opinion | The clues held by two RBI reports and a downgrade

4 min read . 13 Oct 2019

Mint guide to picking a good health insurance cover.

Mint guide to picking a good health insurance cover

10 Oct 2019

While small fleet operators, who typically own fewer than five trucks, account for about 70% of all road transport operators in India, medium-sized fleet operators (owners of 6-20 trucks) account for about 15-18% of the pie. (PTI)

Scrappage policy may fuel demand for used trucks

2 min read . 06 Oct 2019

Reserve Bank of India ( Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint)

RBI may slash interest rate again in December: Goldman Sachs

2 min read . 06 Oct 2019

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das seemed inspired by ECB's Mario Draghi with his 'as long as necessary' comment (Photo: Bloomberg)

RBI goes for a fifth straight rate cut

2 min read . 04 Oct 2019

The Sensex, which was up 200 points before RBI’s declaration, reversed those gains and slipped by roughly as many points after the policy announcement (Ramesh Pathania/Mint)

Opinion | RBI policy: efficacy deficiency

1 min read . 04 Oct 2019

Other Sensex gainers included Indusind Bank, which rose 2.4%, followed by ONGC and HDFC, which rose 1.5% each (Mint file)

Sensex opens marginally higher ahead of RBI policy review

2 min read . 04 Oct 2019

RBI monetary policy committee had projected India’s gross domestic product (GDP) at 6.9% for fiscal year 2019-20 (REUTERS)

RBI Monetary Policy: Five things to watch out for

3 min read . 04 Oct 2019

Slowdowns may be transitory ‘soft patches’ which can be ignored, or caused by cyclical or structural factors (Mint file)

Opinion | The slowdown puzzle and RBI’s bias for policy action

4 min read . 03 Oct 2019

RBI watchers will also look at comments on shadow banks or NBFCs and announcements that may improve their liquidity positions (Mint file)

Three things to watch out for in RBI's Friday policy meet

2 min read . 03 Oct 2019

India lacks any formal legal framework that would formalize the practice of state-business interactions, be it over trade policy or any other. (Photo: Mint)

Opinion | India’s trade policy should lend an ear to a wider range of voices

4 min read . 02 Oct 2019

(From left to right) RBI governor Shaktikanta Das; incoming ECB president Christine Lagarde; Bank of England governor Mark Carney; and Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell

The last stand of the central banker

9 min read . 02 Oct 2019

Monetary policy is too blunt a tool to take care of sector-specific issues, as it simultaneously affects all sectors of the economy.

Expert View

Opinion | Regulator needs to address risks to financial stability

3 min read . 01 Oct 2019

RBI governor Shaktikanta Das. The majority of economists and bankers polled expect RBI to revise is growth forecast for FY20 to 6.5% in the Friday meeting. (Mint)

RBI may lend a helping hand to govt, cut policy rates by 25 bps

3 min read . 29 Sep 2019

The case for a dovish MPC and more future rate cuts also exists because of the recent linking of the lending rates of banks to external benchmarks such as the repo rate. (Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint)

Expert View

Opinion | Tone of the MPC statement may remain dovish

3 min read . 29 Sep 2019

The group will have members from different govt departments of the Centre and states, as well as from industry chambers, including the CII (Photo: Bloomberg)

Govt to set up working group on proposed new industrial policy

1 min read . 29 Sep 2019

Most employer-provided group top-up plans would have a cover for pre-existing illnesses immediately. (iStock)

Insurer may exclude pre-existing illness permanently if it’s considered chronic

1 min read . 29 Sep 2019

The indifference towards the rural economy is not due to ignorance (Pradeep Gaur/Mint file)

Opinion | Rural India’s bane: from policy paralysis to policy vacuum

3 min read . 26 Sep 2019