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New royalty rates, old challenges: Can royalty tweaks fix India’s critical mineral bottlenecks?Subscriber Only

November 16, 2025 5:50 pm

The Centre has approved revised royalty rates for graphite, caesium, rubidium, and zirconium. Why do they matter? In what backdrop have these changes come?

Where Quality Control Orders failed to deliver for Indian industries, and how standards can be improvedSubscriber Only

November 17, 2025 6:58 am

A NITI Aayog report found that the government's quality control norms have impacted the competitiveness of export-intensive and employment-oriented sectors, such as footwear and electronics, which employ around 4.5 million people.

GDP: What ails Germany, world's third-largest economy, and how it could growSubscriber Only

November 14, 2025 5:32 pm

In Explained’s weekly column, ‘GDP: Graphs, Data, Perspectives’, Udit Misra explains that without attempts to improve growth, India will easily overtake Germany in terms of overall GDP size. What brought it to this stage?

ExplainSpeaking: As Trump ends US govt shutdown, understanding its causes and why India never faces such a deadlockSubscriber Only

November 14, 2025 10:38 am

The US government shuts down when Congress fails to pass the Budget by October 1. The recent shutdown was the longest ever.

Alongside the GST cuts, how base effect, gold, silver prices shaped CPI inflationSubscriber Only

November 13, 2025 9:48 pm

India CPI Inflation Data Explained: India’s retail inflation rate fell to a record low of 0.25% in October. But there are a lot of moving parts under the headline number. Here is what to know

Banks may raise Rs 15,000 cr through Tier II bonds: What is driving this demand?Subscriber Only

November 17, 2025 7:19 am

This spike in issuances appears to be driven by a strong demand for long-duration papers, expectations of a cut in the repo rate in the December policy and regulatory investment requirement

SEBI committee recommends overhaul of conflict of interest framework: What is it and how will it improve transparency?Subscriber Only

November 14, 2025 6:37 am

The six-member committee said that the adoption of its recommendations will bring SEBI in line with global best practices, enhance its credibility, and strengthen its independence and integrity as the country’s capital market regulator. Here are some of the major recommendations.

Why Softbank selling entire Nvidia stake for $5.8 bn has stirred AI bubble fearsSubscriber Only

November 13, 2025 10:01 am

SoftBank OpenAI investment, SoftBank Nvidia stake sale: Market watchers say the move also highlights a shift within the AI investment landscape. By cashing out of Nvidia and doubling down on OpenAI, SoftBank appears to be repositioning itself from a chip investor to a broader ecosystem player

How the Quality Control Orders overdrive backfired on MSMEs and exportersSubscriber Only

November 10, 2025 6:46 pm

A Niti Aayog report, which is yet to be made public, by the 'High-Level Committee on Non-Financial Regulatory Reforms' said that a majority of the Quality Control Orders (QCOs) cover raw materials and intermediate products instead of finished goods

Why Hungary, unlike India, got a pass on US sanctions for Russian oilSubscriber Only

November 09, 2025 11:31 am

Among nations, New Delhi seems to be paying the steepest price for purchasing Russian oil, in terms of the high US tariffs imposed on it. A trade deal with the US, involving higher purchases of American energy, could be a way out for India.

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