Mint Primer

Open AI has released the generative pre-trained transformer (GPT4), its much-anticipated large language model—that can learn and comprehend. This episode is being hosted by Prasid Banerjee.

In this episode, get to know about one of the many ways to empower women is to ensure better access to credit. This has far-reaching implications, including giving a boost to women entrepreneurs. This episode is being hosted by Prasid Banerjee.

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has caused ripples across the financial world but is unlikely to affect Indian lenders. This episode explains how stressed banks were managed in the past. This episode is being hosted by Prasid Banerjee.

The shutdown and takeover of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) by US regulators has raised questions on how it impacts India’s startup industry. It was an important partner for the global startup economy. This episode is being hosted by Prasid Banerjee.

US intelligence officials believe a pro-Ukrainian saboteur group may have been behind the bombing of the Nord Stream gas pipelines last year, according to The New York Times. This episode is being hosted by Prasid Banerjee.

The battle for AI-powered chatbots is heating up with Musk, Zuckerberg, Pichai and Nadella all trying to outpace each other in the race to develop more powerful generative AI apps and chatbots. This episode is being hosted by Prasid Banerjee.

Last week’s #G20 meetings in Bengaluru saw discussions on how multilateral institutions can be strengthened to address global challenges, while retaining focus on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) & poverty eradication. This episode is being hosted by Prasid Banerjee.

Orders passed by Ananth Narayan, whole-time member at SEBI, in two recent cases, reveal the modus operandi of people operating 'pump and dump' schemes on YouTube. This episode is hosted by Prasid Banerjee.

Commerce minister Piyush Goyal says free-trade agreements (FTAs) with Japan and South Korea have cost India billions, with South Korean automakers importing “indiscriminately" into India. Mint's Alisha Sachdev explains the auto sector’s complicated relationship with FTAs. This episode is being hosted by Prasid Banerjee.

Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from G20 nations, officials from other nations and multilateral agencies last week debated reforming the global tax architecture to stop cross-border tax avoidance by MNCs. Are they close to getting it done? Gireesh Chandra Prasad explains This episode is being hosted by Alisha Sachdev.

In its February 2023 Index review, MSCI reduced the weightage of four Adani group companies after their market capitalization declined. It later postponed the decision. Jagadish Shettigar and Pooja Misra examines the influence of such indices and the takeaways for regulators. This episode is being hosted by Alisha Sachdev

India doesn’t quite know how to define a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) and that has led to confusion on how to tax them. Nearly six years after the GST was implemented, the Centre is now looking at plugging loopholes to prevent any ‘unintended tax evasion’. Sumant Banerji explains. This episode is being hosted by Alisha Sachdev

With the inauguration of the 246-km Delhi-Dausa-Lalsot section of the Delhi-Mumbai expressway last week, the travel-time between Delhi and Jaipur is expected to come down to three hours. There are other economic implications. Mint's Jagadish Shettigar & Pooja Misra Explains. This Episode is Hosted by Prasid Banerjee.

Major television broadcasters including Disney Star, Zee Entertainment Enterprises and Sony Pictures Networks India have switched off signals to cable operators, as the latter refuse to roll out channel price hikes. Mint's Lata Jha explains both sides of the story. This episode is being hosted by Prasid Banerjee.

Some 20 banks have opened special vostro accounts to settle foreign trade in rupees. However, the mechanism is yet to take off with exporters flagging issues. Russian buyers, meanwhile, are offering payments to Indian exporters in yuan and dirham. Ravi Dutta Mishra explains in his report.

India has scripted aviation history with the mammoth 540 aircraft order by Air India. Anu Sharma explains why Indian airlines are placing such big bets in a business which is often synonymous with paper-thin margins and volatile cost structures. This episode is being hosted by Prasid Banerjee.

The discovery of 5.9 million tonnes of lithium in Jammu & Kashmir is a major boost for India’s electrification plans but mining is a high-risk, high-reward game in the ecologically sensitive Himalayas. Sumant Banerji explains in his report. This episode is being hosted by Prasid Banerjee.

Union budget 2023-24 has proposed to continue with the 50-year interest-free loan to state governments that aid infrastructure investment. Jagadish Shettigar and Pooja Misra examine the long-term strategy behind this capital expenditure plan. This episode is being hosted by Prasid Banerjee.

Tech and startup companies continue to lay off employees citing over-hiring, cost pressures and funding challenges. Over the next six months, about 20,000 job cuts are expected, with certain profiles more at risk. Mint's Devina Sengupta explains in this episode. This episode is being hosted by Prasid Banerjee.

Will Microsoft Bing outplay Google’s Bard? Jolted by the phenomenal success of ChatGPT, Google launched Bard, its AI-powered chatbot. Microsoft countered two days later with its AI-powered Bing search engine and Edge browser. Will Google succumb to, or prevail over, the onslaught of OpenAI and Microsoft? Leslie D'Monte and Prasid Banerjee explains in this episode.

The Indian startup ecosystem was caught by surprise after the Finance Bill 2023 expanded the scope of ‘angel tax’ last week to include foreign investors. Ranjani Raghavan explains the new amendment, the main concerns of the industry and its implications. This episode is being hosted by Prasid Banerjee.

Wheat prices have stayed stubbornly high in India, despite several steps by the government including an export ban last year and a recent announcement of open market sales. In a pre-poll year, the size of the winter harvest, beginning April, will be critical. Sayantan Bera takes a close look. This episode is being hosted by Prasid Banerjee.

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget speech was all of 13,761 words, a little over two-fifths longer than her speech in 2022. In this episode, we discuss the major points of the budget. This episode is being hosted by Prasid Banerjee.

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her fifth consecutive budget today. This being the last full budget before the general elections, her formidable task: boost growth and demand without diluting fiscal targets. Mint summarizes the expectations. This episode is being hosted by Prasid Banerjee.

Ahead of the Union budget on 1 February, the government today presents the Economic Survey for 2022-23. Jagadish Shettigar and Pooja Misra examine its significance for the economy and what we could expect from the vital document. This episode is being hosted by Prasid Banerjee.