A chess-playing robot that fractured a boy’s finger was apparently irked when the seven-year-old began playing without waiting for the machine to complete its move. While such inci ... Read more
A chess-playing robot that fractured a boy’s finger was apparently irked when the seven-year-old began playing without waiting for the machine to complete its move. While such incidents are rare, they only exacerbate our fear of robots. Mint examines the issue. This edition of Mint Primer is being written by Leslie D'Monte & hosted by Prasid Banerjee. Read more
Last week, federal think tank NITI Aayog released a report on digital banks, offering a template for their licensing in India. It said India already has a technology stack to facil ... Read more
Last week, federal think tank NITI Aayog released a report on digital banks, offering a template for their licensing in India. It said India already has a technology stack to facilitate digital banks. What purpose will these new banks serve, and are we ready for them? This Mint Primer is written by Gopika Gopakumar and hosted by Prasid Banerjee. Read more
A robust agriculture infrastructure is crucial to reduce post-harvest wastage that remains high in India. The new Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) has got investment proposals ... Read more
A robust agriculture infrastructure is crucial to reduce post-harvest wastage that remains high in India. The new Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) has got investment proposals worth ₹23,000 crore, accelerating change in this direction. Mint decodes its benefits. This Mint Primer, is written by Jagadish Shettigar and Pooja Misra, and hosted by Prasid Banerjee. Read more
On Tuesday, the cooling mechanisms of data centres used by Google and Oracle in London failed to withstand the heat wave. As climate gets warmer, data centres need to up their game ... Read more
On Tuesday, the cooling mechanisms of data centres used by Google and Oracle in London failed to withstand the heat wave. As climate gets warmer, data centres need to up their game. This Mint Primer is written by Leslie D'Monte, and hosted by Alisha Sachdev! Read more
Tech giants serve content owned by publishers and directly or indirectly monetise the resulting traffic while the publisher gets a little or inadequate share. The government is now ... Read more
Tech giants serve content owned by publishers and directly or indirectly monetise the resulting traffic while the publisher gets a little or inadequate share. The government is now examining this. Mint's Prasid Banerjee explains in this episode. Read more
Ola Electric, the poster boy for India’s electric vehicle (EV) dreams, is going to spend $500 million in a research and development (R&D) facility for batteries. The question i ... Read more
Ola Electric, the poster boy for India’s electric vehicle (EV) dreams, is going to spend $500 million in a research and development (R&D) facility for batteries. The question is whether R&D investments alone can mitigate the EV industry’s problems. Mint's Prasid Banerjee explains in this episode. Read more
The monsoon session of Parliament began on Monday amid opposition protests on issues like inflation. The session has a hectic legislative agenda, but many controversial issues are ... Read more
The monsoon session of Parliament began on Monday amid opposition protests on issues like inflation. The session has a hectic legislative agenda, but many controversial issues are expected to remain in the spotlight. Mint's Gireesh Chandra Prasad reports what to expect. This episode is being hosted by Mint's Prasid Banerjee. Read more
The Reserve Bank of India last week relaxed norms for companies raising external commercial borrowings (ECBs), as part of a set of measures to stem the slide in the rupee. This Min ... Read more
The Reserve Bank of India last week relaxed norms for companies raising external commercial borrowings (ECBs), as part of a set of measures to stem the slide in the rupee. This Mint Primer is written by Jagadish Shettigar, Pooja Misra, and hosted by Prasid Banerjee, explaining the logic and implications of the move. Read more
The recent ‘Uber Files’ reveal that the company had deployed kill switches, purportedly to destroy sensitive data that could have been legitimately accessed by police and officials ... Read more
The recent ‘Uber Files’ reveal that the company had deployed kill switches, purportedly to destroy sensitive data that could have been legitimately accessed by police and officials. But kill switches are also helpful tools. We explain how. This episode is being hosted by Mint's Prasid Banerjee and is being reported by Leslie D'Monte. Read more
On Tuesday, the James Webb Space Telescope, the biggest telescope in space, sent back its first set of images. The JWST surpassed the iconic Hubble’s abilities, using cutting-edge ... Read more
On Tuesday, the James Webb Space Telescope, the biggest telescope in space, sent back its first set of images. The JWST surpassed the iconic Hubble’s abilities, using cutting-edge technologies to give us the farthest, deepest and clearest views of the universe till date. This episode is being hosted by Mint's Prasid Banerjee and is being reported by Shouvik Das. Read more
