Primarily driven by cost savings in hygiene and ease of use, the increasing adoption of m-cups has an unintended outcome: a small dent in the staggering quantum of waste that India generates every year. Some 12.3 billion disposable menstrual pads are used in India annually, according to NGO Menstrual Health Action for Impact, the majority…
One day, the flatmates suddenly realize they had volunteered to host a retro movie-themed party that night. Thanks to suggestions from their social media app, they quickly put things together. But one of them is in for a shock when she realizes her former boyfriend is also on the guest list. And waiting at the…
However, gig workers’ representatives and policy experts said these numbers actually hide job distress across the gig economy, where food delivery workers continue to work for up to 12–14 hours a day for abysmally low incomes. They said the fact the more people were engaging was in fact a consequent of rising unemployment. Despite accounting…
New Avatar leads a late year-ender show that promises to light up the box-office ₹20-30 crore on opening day. The film’s established legacy and fan base, alongside successful Bollywood films, could enhance the overall box office performance as the year concludes.”/> Source link
Such a fixation with stars is now being sated on a screen by a spate of documentaries on film celebrities and families such as The Romantics on filmmaker Yash Chopra, Angry Young Men on writer duo Salim-Javed, and Dining with the Kapoors launching on streaming platforms. The Romantics ran on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video had…
Mumbai: Google Pay has been distributing personal loans on behalf of its lending partners for several years and has now expanded its product suite to include credit cards. However, while personal loans are a third-party product, the credit card launch is the first native product introduced by the payments giant, which aims to go beyond…
Mumbai: The recent exemption of retail health insurance from the goods and services tax regime has helped reduce premiums. But that alone is not enough to drive growth as the industry continues to battle issues such as high medical inflation, inadequate coverage, differentiated healthcare and claims experience, insurers said in a panel discussion at Mint’s…
The bill seeks to amends three core laws—the Insurance Act, 1938; the LIC Act, 1956; and the IRDAI Act, 1999—to liberalise foreign investment, strengthen regulation, introduce new intermediaries, and accelerate insurance penetration in line with the government’s goal of ‘insurance for all by 2047’. It also aims to enhance protection for policyholders, which should boost…
It is shaping up to be another difficult year for India’s tourism industry. Foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) have struggled in the first nine months of the year and may once again fall short of pre-pandemic levels. The reasons are familiar—high costs compared with peer destinations, inadequate infrastructure, and lingering concerns around safety and security. This…
Like this year, 2026 is likely to remain an employer’s market, with outliers being those in the pharmaceutical and consumer industries, according to estimates from staffing and headhunting firms. While companies are doing better and costs have eased, margin pressure persists, they said. The average increments have cooled after the hiring frenzy of 2021 and…