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Pune firm cracks rare earth code, but magnet gap stays

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November 01, 2025

Aluminium Research Development and Design Centre, which monitors the funded companies.

Yet, even as Ashvini's achievement — showcases Indian scientificand engineering capability, it falls short of fixing a much larger bottleneck: the domestic shortage of rare earth magnets.

India’smagnet ecosystem is still heavily dependent on imports. There are two types of magnets—bonded and sin-tered. Ashvini, a two-decade veteran in making bonded magnets, produces those used in sensors and small motors. The high-powered sintered magnets, vital for EV motors and wind turbines, remain largely unavailable in India.

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Humans risk becoming tools in the hands of AI systems

Intheir book, [f Anyone Builds It Everyone Dies, Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares argue that intelligence comprises two types of work: predicting the world and steering it.

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Trump officials torpedoed Nvidia’s push to export AI chips to China

US President decided not to discuss matter with Chinese leader Xi after aides opposed company's request

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Akshayakalpa milks growth from new protein-rich dairy

The firm is set to partner more dairy farmers, add processing units at three existing clusters

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Quantum MF resets course with new CEO

A two-decade-old mutual fund that kept a low profile in Mumbai's Churchgate area is trying to make a comeback with a new chief executive and revamped strategies.

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Incremental but still exceptional, with a big AI leap

The M5 chip brings real gains for those building or running AI models. For everyone else, the changes feel theoretical

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The CEO behind Kimberly-Clark's $40 billion gamble on Tylenol maker

Mike Hsu aims to stoke the consumer company's growth by veering into Kenvue's higher-margin but risky health products

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5 mins

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How India Inc. lost its non-core swag in September quarter

In the absence of these gains, net profit growth has slowed to a four-quarter low of 7.5% year-on-year, with sequential profits down 6.5%, extending a 3% decline in the June quarter, as per the Mint analysis.

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1 mins

November 05, 2025

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End of an era: Hinduja chief dies at 85

Gopichand P. Hinduja, chairman of Hinduja Group and one of the most influential figures in global business, passed away at 85 in a London hospital, PTI reported. Fondly known as GP in business circles, Gopichand had been unwell for the past few weeks, the report added, citing people in the know.

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Air travel pain relief

Frustrated by airline ticket can- cellation charges, refund delays and charges for a wrong-name entry even though the airline is to blame? Fret not.

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Export headwinds: Can services ride them out?

Weak merchandise exports to the US aren't a surprise, but service exports have slumped too. However, India's 'de facto exports' could rise even as direct earnings from service exports fall

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2 mins

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