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Illegal trade of tiger body parts is resulting in a growth in poaching in India. Photo: Shankar Mourya/HT

Tue, Jun 27 2017. 01 10 AM IST

67 tiger deaths reported in first half of 2017

An average of 11 tigers died every month in the first half of 2017 in India, indicating that at this rate tiger deaths this year could cross the 2016 figure

The Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research researchers gathered a large data set of human-to-human negotiations on a multi-issue bargaining task. Photo: Reuters

Tue, Jun 27 2017. 01 09 AM IST

The deceitful machine

A paper from the Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research, or FAIR, lab describes how researchers have used machine learning to train chatbot ‘dialogue agents’ to negotiate

GST rate on cars has been set at 28% with an additional cess ranging from 1-15%. Photo: Bloomberg

Tue, Jun 27 2017. 12 47 AM IST

GST: Car firms brace for short-term losses

Hyundai, Mahindra offer steep discounts to push car sales before GST implementation, Maruti Suzuki, Toyota cut shipments to dealers to liquidate stock

Buddha Singh, district president of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) in Mathura. Farmers are now preparing to launch a statewide protest against the Yogi Adityanath government under BKU. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Tue, Jun 27 2017. 12 39 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh farmers worried over farm loan waiver conditions

Uttar Pradesh’s farm loan waiver plan covers small, marginal farmers with debts of up to Rs1 lakh, leaving the rest a worried lot

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. Photo: Bloomberg

Tue, Jun 27 2017. 12 27 AM IST

Choose a phrase

The idea of bond vigilantes who bring down governments also has a long history

Uber’s experience should serve as a cautionary tale for boards and investors far beyond Silicon Valley. Photo: AP

Tue, Jun 27 2017. 12 16 AM IST

The underside of Uber

Even now that Uber has been forced to confront its failings, there are doubts about its commitment to change

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) currently holds 16.29% stake in ITC, which is more that the limit prescribed by IRDA.

Tue, Jun 27 2017. 12 16 AM IST

LIC defends holding in ITC, says no law prevents investments in tobacco firms

LIC was responding to a PIL filed by Tata Trusts’ R. Venkataramanan and doctors of Tata Memorial Hospital that questioned PSU firms’ stake in tobacco companies

The government can help achieve price stability through reforms that improve the competitiveness of India’s product markets. Photo: HT

Tue, Jun 27 2017. 12 14 AM IST

Inflation targeting in democratic India

There is a case to revisit the symmetric range around the 4% inflation target for India

Of the $43 billion of FDI inflows which India received in FY17, $24 billion was invested via Mauritius and Singapore. Photo: Bloomberg

Tue, Jun 27 2017. 12 13 AM IST

On-shoring offshore funds to India

The right regulatory changes would enable this, giving a boost to the domestic fund management industry

The RBI is doing its best, and even stepping into executive functions like scrutinizing NPA accounts and issuing directives to banks. Photo: Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint

Tue, Jun 27 2017. 12 12 AM IST

NPA resolution: well begun but half done

The initiation of the NPA resolution process has brought in a certain degree of rigour, but it still lacks the credibility to be called a bold initiative

Outside of policy design, the biggest challenge to developing India’s defence industry is human resource and skill development. Illustration: Jayachandran/Mint

Tue, Jun 27 2017. 12 10 AM IST

Setting up the defence industrial ecosystem

Much will depend on how the government’s ‘strategic partnership’ model plays out on the ground

While the benchmark Sensex has risen around 17% this year, the BSE Realty index has gained 62.21%. Photo: Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint

Tue, Jun 27 2017. 12 10 AM IST

After dream run, realty stocks may lose their shine

All 10 stocks in BSE Realty index have gained this year, with Indiabulls Real Estate rising the most at 186.75%, and Godrej Properties, DLF and Sobha have gained more than 50% each

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