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Mint Bangalore
Inside Dharwad's blue dot experiment
Dharwad's paradox: The district has over 3,100 MSMEs, generating 8,000-10,000 fresher openings a year. About 2,000 students pass out ifITIs annually. And yet, MSMEs report shortages, while placement rates for youth remain south of 25-30%. The gap isn't supply or demand. It's visibility and trust.
2 min |
October 06, 2025
Mint Bangalore
IT’s Q2 earnings enmeshed in fog
On weak footing
2 min |
October 06, 2025
Mint Bangalore
Portal for assistive devices proposed
The Centre has proposed setting up an online Assistive Technology Portal for certification, procurement, tracking, distribution, and grievance monitoring as part of the draft rules to regulate standards and accessibility of assistive devices for persons with disabilities (PWDs).
1 min |
October 06, 2025
Mint Bangalore
INSIDE HUBBALLI-DHARWAD'S BLUE DOT EXPERIMENT
In the twin cities of north Karnataka, a pilot is trying to solve one of India’s hardest puzzles
7 min |
October 06, 2025
Mint Bangalore
Goyal to visit Qatar for FTA discussions
Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal will visit Doha from 6-7 October to co-chair the first meeting of the India-Qatar Joint Commission on Trade and Commerce with his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al Thani in a bid to expand trade and cooperation with the Gulf region.
1 min |
October 06, 2025
Mint Bangalore
The money revolution won't be televised: It may not even occur
It's too much of a public good and national-security concern to be left to private actors. It will stay within the state's purview
4 min |
October 06, 2025
Mint Bangalore
Farm scheme to open wider for agritech cos
Agritech startups, farmer producer organisations, and other private companies looking to tap the government's marquee agriculture incentive scheme will likely benefit as a key eligibility is set to be relaxed.
1 min |
October 06, 2025
Mint Bangalore
BSNL 4G towers to be upgraded to 5G in 6-8 months: Scindia
The indigenously developed 4G network of Bharat Sanchar Nigam ltd (BSNL) will be upgraded to 5G in the next six-eight months, telecom minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Sunday.
1 min |
October 06, 2025
Mint Bangalore
How a missile strike unlocked a deal for peace in Gaza
Talks between Israel and Hamas were stuck for months, until one incident pushed things to the brink
8 min |
October 06, 2025
Mint Bangalore
India's electronics plan needs greater ambition
The government's subsidy scheme for component making aims at a bigger slice of the global manufacturing pie but it's better to invest in frontier advances that will help us leap ahead
2 min |
October 06, 2025
Mint Bangalore
Vedanta to ramp up aluminium capacity
Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Ltd plans to pump in ₹13,226 crore to ramp up its aluminium capacity to 3.1 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) by FY28, people said.
1 min |
October 06, 2025
Mint Bangalore
More channels take birth even as television industry shrinks
tisers want guaranteed reach, she said.
1 min |
October 06, 2025
Mint Bangalore
Bear squeeze in options Street may set stage for gains
The festival of lights appears to be setting the stage for the Indian stock markets to come alive.
1 min |
October 06, 2025
Mint Bangalore
MALHOTRA: VALUING SERVICE ABOVE SELF
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vijay Kumar Malhotra, who died recently, led a life of relentless hard work, determination and service.
3 min |
October 06, 2025
Mint Bangalore
Bear squeeze in options may set stage for gains
boost to market sentiment came after the GST Council's 56th meeting on 4 September simplified the indirect tax to a twoslab structure of 5% and 18% from four slabs earlier, effective 22 September.
1 min |
October 06, 2025
Mint Bangalore
A simple tip to grow at work: Ask for it
The ‘confidence gap’ is not about competence. Women underestimate their abilities and overestimate the risks of stepping into leadership
4 min |
October 06, 2025
Mint Bangalore
Tata Capital IPO: Safe bet or risky play on NBFC margins?
Investors must weigh brand strength, scale against concerns around profitability, asset quality
3 min |
October 06, 2025
Mint Bangalore
Foreign car firms weigh recovery plans
Despite the grand plans, experts are sceptical of how sustainably cos can invest at a time of global turbulence
2 min |
October 06, 2025
Mint Bangalore
Bitcoin hits all-time high of over $125k
Bitcoin set another all-time high as a broader risk rally around the US government shutdown buoyed the world's largest cryptocurrency.
1 min |
October 06, 2025
Mint Bangalore
Sideways trend could continue for several months, says SBI MF’s Singh
This phase, where the Indian stock market mostly moves sideways without any significant swings, could continue for several months, says D. P. Singh, deputy managing director and joint chief executive officer, SBI Mutual Fund, which oversees more than ₹12 trillion in assets, including about ₹9.15 trillion in equities as of 30 September.
3 min |
October 06, 2025
Mint Bangalore
From big buyouts to big IPOs: private equity's hospital pivot
PE investors are focusing on new hospital chains with operations in multiple cities
3 min |
October 06, 2025
Mint Bangalore
Is a better balanced geopolitical order merely a matter of 'time'?
The Mahabharata speaks of time as a great leveller. Is the vexed geopolitics of today transitionary?
3 min |
October 06, 2025
Mint Bangalore
States ban deadly cough syrup
At least three Indian states have banned a cough syrup after several children died allegedly after consuming the product, said local authorities and reports.
1 min |
October 06, 2025
Mint Bangalore
ICMR validates local TB diagnostic tests
In a boost to India's fight against tuberculosis (TB), apex health research body Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has validated new indigenously developed tools that could bolster the country's diagnostic capacity and offer a cheaper detection option.
1 min |
October 06, 2025
Mint Bangalore
India to restart trade talks with Chile, Peru
The next round of negotiations between India and two South American countries, Chile and Peru, will be held in October and November, respectively, an official said.
1 min |
October 06, 2025
Mint Bangalore
Altman scours globe for funds, compute
OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman has embarked on a global fundraising and supply-chain campaign, seeking financing and manufacturing partners that can help meet the startup's insatiable demand for computing capacity.
1 min |
October 06, 2025
Mint Bangalore
The women who helped defeat ISIS are fighting for their place in the new Syria
Kurdish forces that elevated women are wary of the Islamist values of Syria's new governors
5 min |
October 06, 2025
Mint Bangalore
India targets safer, globally accepted medical devices
Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission will create standards for medical devices for the first time
2 min |
October 06, 2025
Mint Bangalore
Pricing, brand intent cloud gaming app Dreamll's ad-backed return
Dreamll is relaunching as a free-to-play, ad-supported fantasy platform even as the comeback raises a harder question of how to replace commissions from paid contests while keeping fans engaged at scale.
2 min |
October 06, 2025
Mint Bangalore
POLITICAL DRAMA PEAKS IN BIHAR ASSEMBLY RACE
Bihar remains steeped in politics even in the midst of festivities.
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