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Mint Primer

Mint Primer

Mint - HT Smartcast



In this podcast adaptation of the renowned Mint Primer, host Rohan delivers concise, digestible Q&A sessions on headline stories. Every morning, gain valuable insights into major, intricate narratives for a comprehensive understanding. Dive deeper into Primer's breaking news, opinions, special reports, and more.

This is a Mint production, brought to you by HT Smartcast.

Mint Primer
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Available Episodes

05:10
Faster, higher, stronger? Games and the economy
EPISODE 243
18 Oct 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday confirmed that India will formally bid for hosting the 2036 Olympic Games. How much does it cost to host the 16-day event and is it worth the ... Read more

18 Oct5 MINS
04:45
Can inflation swing votes in state elections?
EPISODE 242
17 Oct 2023

Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram are headed for assembly elections amid varying retail inflation numbers. Rajasthan’s at 6.53% is above the RBI’s uppe ... Read more

17 Oct5 MINS
04:34
Why ADAS cars are the talk of the town
EPISODE 241
16 Oct 2023

Earlier this month, carmaker Hyundai announced plans to offer advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) across its entire product range in India. Why has it become fashionable to t ... Read more

16 Oct5 MINS
05:56
Why states in the South are in a rush to borrow
EPISODE 240
13 Oct 2023

Southern states are on a borrowing spree. In the second quarter of 2023-24, all of them—barring Karnataka—have gone way beyond their planned borrowing limits. Why is this so? And h ... Read more

13 Oct6 MINS
05:47
A Fissured Land: Israel, Palestine, and Hamas
EPISODE 239
12 Oct 2023

Israel is at war with Hamas, the latest chapter in an enervating cycle of violence. Why has the Palestine question remained unresolved for so long? Mint takes a look at the past, p ... Read more

12 Oct6 MINS
05:11
Nobel: Lessons from Claudia Goldin’s findings
EPISODE 238
11 Oct 2023

Claudia Goldin, an economic historian and professor at Harvard University bagged this year’s Nobel prize in economics for her pioneering research that advances our understanding of ... Read more

11 Oct5 MINS
04:51
Grave New World: Can we oversee AI decisions?
EPISODE 237
10 Oct 2023

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) is automating its compliance system with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) tools. But decisions such as serving notices ... Read more

10 Oct5 MINS
05:06
Sikkim review: How safe are dams in India?
EPISODE 236
09 Oct 2023

The Chungthang dam in Sikkim, the source for a hydropower plant, collapsed last week, killing 30 people. Recently, other states have also witnessed catastrophes involving large dam ... Read more

09 Oct5 MINS
04:56
How prices have moved since last MPC meeting
EPISODE 235
06 Oct 2023

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) monetary policy committee (MPC) is set to deliver its decision on the policy repo rate today, with the market expecting a status quo despite the ... Read more

06 Oct5 MINS
05:01
Malaria Gets its Second Vax: Why it’s Momentous
EPISODE 234
05 Oct 2023

A malaria vaccine developed by Oxford University and Serum Institute of India (SII) has been recommended for large-scale use by the World Health Organization (WHO). The R21/Matrix- ... Read more

05 Oct5 MINS
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