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Ep 304Reliance AGM 2022 - TMB Takeaways
India’s most valuable company Reliance Industries held its 45th AGM (Annual General Meeting) with big announcements. Host Kalpana Pathak analyses three major takeaways with veteran reporters from The Economic Times who have been tracking RIL - Writankar Mukherjee, Kalyan Parbat and Arijit Barman. We analyse: FMCG - is it the missing piece for retail growth? 5G - Is standalone the standout? Energy - Is the bet on new energy promising enough? We also decipher the dynamics in the succession plan for his three children, which was unveiled by the company's chairman and the country's second richest man. Credits: Reliance Industries LimitedSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 303'Coffee'nomics - Business Behind The Beans
There is a hot new brew of business and you have to decode the coffee beans to get it. Is there a large enough coffee lovers’ market in a chai nation and are they willing to pay a premium for it? How does unit economics work if one is chasing growth over profitability to please VC investors? How important are the locations of cafes or what matters most is the delivery model? Between a cortado and a cheesy bagel or a caramel macchiato and a crème bun, how does one make money? Host Arijit Barman pours over this 'Coffee'nomics with the trendiest names in the business right now – Sushant Goel, Co-founder & CEO at Third Wave Coffee, Matt Chitharanjan, Co-Founder & CEO at Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters; Rahul Reddy, Founder at Subko Specialty Coffee Roasters to understand the business behind the beans. Credits: Lukrembo and Audio LibrarySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 302Digital Divide: Who Should Pay for Payments?
India's digital payment ecosystem is taken by storm as the RBI opens the floodgates to a much-awaited discussion - Should transactions be free or paid for? Fintechs, banks and the digital ecosystem weighs in even as the government stands pat that UPI will remain free. Host Anupriya talks to Amrish Rau, CEO at Pine Labs, Rajnish Kumar, Chairman BharatPe, Akhil Handa, Chief Digital Officer at Bank of Baroda & Saloni Shukla, Deputy Banking Editor at The Economic Times Credits:- ET NOW, India in PixelsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 301The Dolo Debate - Is Pharma Paying for Prescriptions?
Dolo650 became a household medicine during the pandemic. … but the latest controversy of freebies being given to promote it has yet again brought the spotlight on the questionable marketing practices of pharma companies. Host Kiran Somvanshi probed the issue with stakeholders - Dr. Viranchi Shah, National President, Indian Drug Manufacturers Association (IDMA), Malini Aisola, National Co-convenor of All India Drug Action Network (AIDAN), Santanu Chatterjee, General Secretary of Federation of Medical and Sales Representatives’ Association of India (FMRAI) and Vikas Dandekar, Editor - Pharma & Healthcare at ET Prime. Credits: CNBC TV18, WION and Medical Dialogues Youtube Channel Credits: Akashvani AIR, Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM, Tech Insider, IVM Podcasts, DostcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 300Audio Evolution to Podcasting Revolution
The Morning Brief’s 300th episode explores the growth of the audio broadcasting medium in India with a focus on the podcasting space. How fast is the segment growing? How has the pandemic got more listeners into this space? Are brands backing Indian podcasts with ads and sponsorships? Host Anirban Chowdhury talks with Dhruvank Vaidya, Head of Podcasts at Spotify India and Rohit Ohri, Chairman & CEO at FCB Group India. Credits: Akashvani AIR, Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM, Tech Insider, IVM Podcasts, DostcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 299Gaming Gladiators and India’s Esports Arena
From the gaming zone to the world championships and a podium finish at the Commonwealth Games, Indian eSports has truly come of age. Host Arijit Barman fastens his seat belts and goes on a virtual tour with Moin Ejaz, gamer and captain of the Indian Dota 2 team; Vishal Gondal, Father of Indian gaming, also CEO of Indiagames & Founder GOQii as well as Anurag Khurana, Founder and CEO of Penta Esports India, and Bharat Patel, Founder and Director, Yudiz Solutions. From commercial viability to sponsorship, from augmented reality to metaverse in 5G and blockchains, they discuss what it takes to make the big bucks with the console. Credits: Noob Tuber, BerlinAtmospheres, Battlegrounds Mobile India, GMC Files,See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 298Is your Data Safe on Aarogya Setu?
With the Covid19 pandemic receding, India’s government is planning to revamp Aarogya Setu into a major national health app. But there are grave concerns around the date safety and security of its several million users. All this, in the backdrop of rampant data breaches in India and the absence of data protection laws. What will the government do? Host Anirban Chowdhury talks to Apar Gupta, Executive Director at the Internet Freedom Foundation, and Suraksha P, Special Correspondent, Technology Bureau at EconoWith the Covid19 pandemic receding, India’s government is planning to revamp Aarogya Setu into a major national health app. But there are grave concerns around the data safety and security of its several million users. All this, in the backdrop of rampant data breaches in India and the absence of data protection laws. What will the government do? Host Anirban Chowdhury talks to Apar Gupta, Executive Director at the Internet Freedom Foundation, and Suraksha P, Special Correspondent, Technology Bureau at Economic Times. Credits: National Informatics Centre (NIC) Here’s a previous episode on the govt cancelling its data protection bill:http://www.ecoti.in/XjO0fb94mic Times. Credits: National Informatics Centre (NIC) Here’s a previous episode on the govt cancelling its data protection bill:http://www.ecoti.in/XjO0fb94See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 297Business Baazigars: Independence Day Special - Part II
Free India of 1947. The rise of public sector giants or temples of modern India as Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, our first Prime Minister called them, but the changing landscape did not kill the spirit of private enterprise. Host Dia Rekhi talks to ET's Vikram Doctor, Editor, Special Features and delves deeper into the lives and times of several businessmen to figure out what it was like to do business in a newly independent India? Did people forget the fissures that the British left behind? Credits - Xplorer India Youtube ChannelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 296Business Baazigars: Independence Day Special - Part I
On the 75th anniversary we celebrate tales of endurance and entrepreneurship and how many survived the Partition. Host Dia Rekhi chronicles the life and times of Prahlad Chhabria, who started working when he was just 12 years old in Karachi and then set out for Mumbai and eventually Pune where he eventually settled and built the country’s leading cable and PVC pipes company Finolex. His son Prakash Chhabria, Executive Chairman of Finolex Industries joins the show from London to share his memories, life lessons and the business philosophies he picked up from his father.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 295Green Light for Moonlighting and more!
From moonlighting to hybrid to compulsory cooling off, to wellness leave. India’s workplaces are changing dramatically as we return to work post-pandemic, amid steep attrition and demand for flexibility. Host Ratna Bhushan talks to Swiggy HR head Girish Menon, Quess Corp chairman Ajit Isaac and Economic Times senior editor Saumya Bhattacharya. On Green Light for Moonlighting and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 294Mock Meat: Can India develop a taste for it?
In the post-pandemic world, six out of ten people are said to be gravitating towards mock-meat in India. But why is a centuries old concept catching up now? Is it actually as healthy an option as we think? Are there health hazards associated? Kalpana Pathak is in conversation with Deepika Bhan, President - Packaged Foods for Tata Consumer Products (TCPL), Sohil Wazir, Chief Commercial Officer - Blue Tribe Foods, a startup in this space, and Pooja Bhargava, a Nutritionist, to decode the plant-based meat culture in India.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 293How Will India Protect its Citizens’ Data?
India just nixed its critical data protection bill that took five years to draft. Why? What will the new data protection laws be like? How will the govt balance the privacy of its citizens and the interest of Big Tech? Host Anirban Chowdhury talks to Surabhi Agarwal, ET’s tech editor; Amar Patnaik, MP, and member of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the bill; and Prateek Waghre, policy director at Internet Freedom Foundation. Credits: NDTV, Bharatiya Janata Party, ANI News, CNBC-TV18, cpac, NBT WORLD, OneTrust & CNBC Television Credits: CNBC-TV18See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 292Furrynomics - The Business of Pets
From being pet owners to becoming pet parents, there's a shift in the mindset of Indians. Businesses like Pet Grooming, Insurance, Logistics, and much more are booming thanks to the pandemic-induced interest in pets. Host Kiran Somvanshi explores the nuances of the small but fast-growing pet care industry in India with Salil Murthy - Managing Director of Mars Petcare India, Rashi Narang - Founder of Heads Up For Tails, Manuranjith Ranganathan -MD, Sanchu Animal Hospital & Director - Retail at CavinKare and Mihir Shah - Co-founder of Woof n Goof Pet Care ServicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 291Is India Eating Out of Zomato's Hand?
Latest quarterly results show improved parameters but beyond the headlines numbers, are all stakeholders buying the company's growth thesis and FoMo acquisitions? How soon can it deliver profits? Host Arijit Barman discusses the changing market dynamics and competitive landscape with Priyanka Sahay, Assistant Editor at ET Prime, Dhruv Dewan, co-founder at Thrive and Kabir Suri, Founder - Azure Hospitality & President, National Restaurant Association, NRAI. Credit: ET NowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 290Fire or Frying Pan: High Rates or Global Recession?
Rate hikes and soaring inflation has pushed the U.S. Federal Reserve to hike rates at a pace last seen four decades back. Global central bankers are following suit. With the RBI set to deliver yet another hike at its August meet and global economy monitors such as the IMF downgrading growth warning of a global recession, we explore which is the lesser evil, higher rates or a global recession. Host Anupriya Bahadur is joined by Sugata Ghosh, Associate Editor, The Economic Times and Abheek Barua, Chief Economist, HDFC Bank to discuss the global economic drama and what could be the climax. Credits: Reserve Bank of India, Bloomberg Markets and Finance, CNBC US and Money ControlSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 289Loans Over Phones: App-solute Menace
More than one in two Indian consumers who use instant loan apps are vulnerable to extortion and data misuse, as per a report by LocalCircles. How easy is it for instant loan apps to be available on the play store? Why is there no licensing requirement or legal authentication, or verification done on these digital lenders? As a customer how can you spot these fraudulent dial-a-loan apps and how does the RBI take prompt steps to curb the misuse? Dia Rekhi talks with Beni Chugh, Research Manager at Dvara Research, and Rajesh Narain Gupta, Managing Partner, SNG & Partners to figure out about this growing digital menace.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 288Socially Acceptable: Influencers Get A Reality Check
Multiple consumer grievances ranging from misleading ads to false claims, have been addressed in the new guidelines issued by the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA). Host Ratna Bhushan talks to marketing and advertising professionals Gautam Madhavan from Mad Influence, Anusha Shetty of Grey Worldwide, as well as Advocate Bharat Chugh, to unravel how this will work for influencers, endorsers and brands. Credits: Bikaji Ad and Sansad TV Youtube ChannelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 287Diabetes Drugs: Bittersweet Truth of Patent Expiries
With the oral diabetes drugs market at Rs 13,000 crore and growing, a key diabetes medicine Sitagliptin going off patent means a sweet spot for all. How does the billion-dollar pharma industry see an opportunity in a market with the highest number of diabetes patients in the world. Host Kiran Somvanshi chats with Nithya Balasubramanian, Director at AB Bernstein, Sheetal Sapale, Marketing President - AWACS, and Vikas Dandekar, Editor - Pharma at ET Prime. Credits: CNBC-TV18See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 286Plane In A Pickle: SpiceJet's Many Problems
From frequent safety violations to heaping legal notices from employees, India's biggest low-fare carrier SpiceJet is going through one of its worst patches yet. Host Anirban Chowdhary in conversation with Mark Martin, CEO at Martin Consulting, Ajay Kumar, Aviation Lawyer at KLA Legal and a few former pilots analyse the issues to find out how the airline plans to survive this turbulence. Credits: ANI News, NDTV, Breaking News 24/7, CNBC, ET Now and CNN News-18See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 285Single Use Plastic: Can a Ban Beat it?
In an effort to curb the humongous growth of plastic waste in the country, the government announced a ban on 20 single used plastic items. However, will the ban be effective in combating pollution, or will it be another futile attempt? Host Kalpana Pathak chats with Ashok Menon, Director, Sustainability Strategy for Asia Pacific at Saudi Aramco owned Sabic, Afroz Shah, Lawyer and Environmental Activist and Urmi Goswami from The Economic Times.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 284Adani vs Ambani vs Airtel: The fight for 5G
Even after the earnest money deposits, the fight for 5G airwaves is could still turn out to be spin chilling as few can fully grasp Adani’s telecom play as yet. On the face of it, Jio, Airtel and even VI have all put in more money in the upcoming spectrum sweepstakes, But can telcos as well as tech players rest in peace for long? Host Arijit Barman dials ET’s veteran telecoms journalist Kalyan Parbat & Technology Editor Surabhi Agarwal to understand what’s at stake in the upcoming spectrum sweepstakes and beyond, both or telcos as well as tech players? Credits - CNBC-TV18See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 283Smuggling Smokes: The Booming Black Market
Even as taxes take a toll on homegrown tobacco firms, the Illegal cigarettes trade remains smoking hot. With illicit trades now accounting for 40% of the total cigarette market, India is ranked in the top 5 countries facing this problem. Host Dia Rekhi explores what's firing up this illegal trade, this with Anil Rajput, Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs at ITC and P C Jha , Former Chairman, Central Board of Indirect Taxes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 282On Air with the Akasa Boys
Vinay Dube and Aditya Ghosh, the men piloting Rakesh Jhunjhunwala’s Akasa Air, have a tough task at hand: high costs, ruthless competition and a Covid overhang await the airline that got its flying permit last week. But the Akasa boys, former CEOs of Jet Airways and IndiGo, are dreaming big. In a candid, fun chat with host Anirban Chowdhury, they tell the story of India’s latest airline startup and how they plan to make it fly.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 281Mission MNCs: Harassed or Hide?
Global giants like Twitter, Xiaomi and Vivo are facing backlash from the Indian government over content, practices and financing. Host Ratna Bhushan in conversation with Gurcharan Das, former chief executive Procter & Gamble India and ET's Surabhi Agarwal and Raghav Ohri delves deeper into the consequences of this battle and finds out where this tangle of politics and economy is headed? Credits: Ndtv.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 280Bridging India’s Gender Pleasure Gap
The recent launch of India’s first sexual pleasure e- superstore, sent the stock of TTK Healthcare soaring. Even today sexual pleasure for women remains a taboo for many, struggle for some and a business opportunity for others. Finally some corporates are trying to bridge this key gender gap. Host Kiran Somvanshi discusses how sex positivity in social media and elsewhere is slowly helping bridge India's gender pleasure gap with Vishal Vyas, Head of Marketing of Consumer Products - TTK Healthcare, Dr Niveditha Manokaran, a clinician in sexual and reproductive health and Seema Anand, a leading sex-ed influencer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 279Shifting Gears for Safer Cars: The Six Airbags Mandate
In an attempt to reform the safety standards of Indian cars, the government has mandated that automakers provide at least six airbags in all cars. Host Kalpana Pathak discusses its impact on the consumer and the automobile industry with Dr. Rohit Baluja, President, Institute of Road Traffic Education and Sharmistha Mukherjee, Assistant Editor, The Economic Times.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 278What's Going on at Byju's
Spate of negative news have besieged the biggest edtech start up. After parental grievances over misselling and refunds, now the company's financials, jobs cuts, M&As and even auditor is under scrutiny. Host Arijit Barman in conversation with Rishi Kapal, author on startups & faculty member of Vijaybhoomi University and ET Prime's Manu P Toms piece together all the issues to figure out if Byju's can navigate all fronts? Credits: BBC News, EditorJi Youtube,See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 277The EV Battery Bet: Charged for Change
In an effort to ramp up India's EV revolution, the government has rolled out measures to boost local manufacturing of batteries. However, the battery ecosystem in India still has challenges to face. What holds for the future of this battery industry? Host Kiran Somvanshi discusses with Natarajan Shankar, MD & Partner, BCG India, Nilesh Kane, Chief - Mumbai Distribution, Tata Power, and Shresth Mishra, Co-founder, Simple Energy. Credits - Hindustan Times, CNBC-TV18See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 276RBI Ain’t Buying BNPL
The Reserve Bank of India is going after digital lending or Buy Now Pay Later firms with a new set of stern rules. One rule announced last week, bars them from issuing credit cards. The move affects 10 million users. Will the new rules put some BNPL companies out of business? Host Anirban Chowdhary digs deeper with Srinath Sridharan, Independent Director, Fintech Association for Consumer Empowerment, Saloni Shukla and Tarush Bhalla from The Economic Times.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 275Storm in A Teacup
Indian tea exports have seen an uptick lately with the economic downturn in Sri Lanka but is this opportunity short-lived? How has India, with its rich tea history dating back to the British Raj, fallen behind countries like Kenya and Sri Lanka? Host Bhavya Dilipkumar speaks to Atul Asthana, managing director and CEO of Goodricke Group, Mohit Agarwal, director of Asian Tea and Exports and Bala Sarda, founder and CEO at Vahdam Teas on what can be done to make more Indian tea brew in cups across the globe?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 274IPL: Does The Math Add Up?
With BCCI winning the battle of bids in IPL, declining TRP's and tussle between digital and TV for advertising sales, what will it take for broadcasters to make a buck on the world's second most valuable sporting event? Host Ratna Bhushan, poses these questions to Vikram Sakhuja, Group Chief Executive, Madison Media, Arnab Roy, VP Marketing, Coca-Cola and Harish Thawani, Former CEO of Nimbus Communication.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 273Reliance: The Globetrotting Shopper
Mukesh Ambani has been on a deal spree for broken yet promising brands or for frontier technologies that will fire up his energy business. Since 2021, Reliance Industries has made over 20 strategic acquisitions and investments spending over $2 billion. But their bets now are getting bolder, bigger. Host Arijit Barman analyses the move with Jal Irani, Research Analyst, Edelweiss Securities and Tony Shiret, Equities Analyst at Panmure Gordon & Co. London. Disclosure: Jal Irani, Executive Director, Edelweiss Securities Limited: SEBI Registration: ISN-201600068669. The analyst above mentioned does not have any financial interest in the stock discussed. From Edelweiss: By way of abundant caution, we inform that we or our associates may or may not have been engaged with the subject companies and may or may not have received compensation from the subject companies in the past 12 months.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 272Of Grievances, Takedowns & Tech Rules
The proposed amendments to the IT rules 2021 address a host of topics from grievance redressal to self-regulation. Host Dia Rekhi in conversation with NS Nappinai, a supreme court advocate who is also the founder of the Cyber Saathi Foundation and Pooja Tidke a senior partner at Parinam Law, finds out what are the hits and also the big misses in the proposed rules and the implications of it for a user like you and me. Credits: CNBC-TV18See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 271Indians Go Vocal for Local Gin
Homegrown gin brands gain popularity in India over imported brands. Host Ratna Bhushan explores what's steering this revolution and how local botanicals are blowing minds with - Anand Virmani, Cofounder, Nao Spirits and Beverages, Devika Bhagat , Co-founder, Adventurist Spirits, Yash Bhange, Co-Founder, Hunger Inc. Hospitality as they raise a toast to this ginennaisance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 270Will Ethanol Sweeten India’s Oil Import Bill?
A soaring import bill and worsening air quality is making the government accelerate its ethanol blending targets with petrol. But is the 20% ethanol mix the most effective answer to India's unsustainable oil dependence. Host Kalpana Pathak and Kiran Somvanshi delve deeper into the subject with - Milind S Patke, President (Biofuels) - GPS Renewables, Karthik Ganesan, Research Fellow, Council on Energy, Environment and Water and Charles Worringham, an Independent Energy Researcher.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 269Battleground 5G: Tech cos vs Telcos
Description: Telecom and non-telecom companies are at loggerheads over the allocation of 5G waves for private networks. Will this impact the much-awaited 5G auctions? To find out, host Anirban Chowdhury speaks with SP Kochhar, the director general of COAI, TV Ramachandran, president of the Broadband India Forum, and ET’s Kalyan Parbat. Credits: CNBC-TV18, Narendra Modi's YouTube ChannelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 268Sebi's Bet on Casino AI ep268
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) may soon rely on artificial intelligence (AI) systems used by casinos to clampdown on insider trading. Will this be a game-changer? Host Nehal Chaliawala probes deeper into the cat-and-mouse game between Sebi and scamsters with Moin Ladha, Partner at Khaitan & Co. and ET’s Pavan Burugula.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 267Pride on the Payroll
The June joy of celebrating rainbows is here! Host Dia Rekhi in conversation with Anupama Easwaran, founder of InHarmony, Ramkrishna Sinha, co-founder of Pride Circle, and Teertha Sarvika, a trans woman working at an MNC in Bangalore, delves deeper into how India Inc is rethinking inclusivity by recognising LGBTQIA+ plus community and what more needs to be done.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 266‘Tipping’ Point For Service Charge
A standoff between the government and the restaurants on service charge and a possible clampdown on the anvil. Who really benefits from service charge and what's the legal stand? Will it soon be ordered off the menu by the government? Host Kiran Somvanshi reflects with Shirish Deshpande, Chairman, Mumbai Grahak Panchayat, Anurag Katriar, Trustee, National Restaurant Association of India and Ratna Bhushan, ET.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 265Punjab’s Guns, Gangs and Gore
How did the state and more importantly its pop music abandon its folksy roots to become so sexualised, violent, drug dependent and gun toting? Host Arijit Barman ask Abhishek Chaubey, Director of Udta Punjab, Rajesh Gill Former Professor of Sociology at Punjab University along with ET’s Indrajit Hazra to explain the phenomenon and the difference between what’s subversive and seditious.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 264Sanjiv Kapoor: The Man Flying the New Jet
A lifetime aviation geek and an outspoken executive, Kapoor has been roped in to get Jet Airways airborne again. He talks about the challenges that lie ahead for Jet, his ambitions of starting his own airline and more in a candid interview with Anirban Chowdhury.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 263India's war against inflation: who is winning?
The government has taken a slew of measures to tackle the inflation menace. A ban on wheat exports, slashing excise duties on petrol and diesel, making steel imports cheaper.But is it too little too late? Host Bhavya Dilipkumar talks to Rathin Roy, Senior Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Policy Research and Vinay Pandey, Resident Editor Delhi and North, Vinay, The Economic Times.Credits:NDTV, India Today, ET NowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 262The Great MNC Migration
From Holcim to Metro to Harley Davidson, around 2,783 MNCs have exited India since 2014. Host Ratna Bhushan asks Shiv Shivakumar, president of corporate strategy & business development at Aditya Birla Group and ET Mumbai's deputy resident editor Arijit Barman why India is such a difficult pin code to crackSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 261Fuel Feuds
Fuel dealers are facing significant losses due to rationing of fuel by refineries further aggravated by the government's move to cut excise duty. What is causing this crisis? Will this lead to a fuel shortage in the country? Host Kiran Somvanshi delves deeper with Kalpana Pathak, from ET and Probal Sen, Senior Research Analyst, Oil & Gas sector, Institutional Equities, ICICI Securities. Credits - India Today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 260Is Funding Winter here?
After a remarkable funding boom that the Indian startup ecosystem enjoyed in 2021, there are concerns that investment may slowdown this year. What caused this, and do Indian start-ups have the resilience to weather the storm? Host Dia Rekhi poses some of these difficult questions to Karthik Reddy, Co-founder Blume Ventures and Harshil Mathur, CEO and Co-founder, Razorpay. Credits: Bloomberg Markets and Finance, CNBC Television, editorji.com, Yahoo FinanceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 259ONDC: Democratising E-commerce
The government owned Open Network Digital Commerce (ONDC) platform is expected to transform the e-commerce landscape in India. It will enable consumers and sellers to engage and trade online regardless of the app they are using. How will this work? Will it enable local stores to compete with Amazon and Flipkart? Hosts Bhavya Dilipkumar and Surabhi Agarwal click into this new reality with T Koshy, CEO of ONDC and Sujith Nair, CEO and Co-Founder of Beckn Foundation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 258India's Veto on Wheat
India was supposed to fill the world’s wheat void created due to the Russia-Ukraine war. It couldn’t, as a record heat wave stifled domestic output and spiked prices forcing it to ban wheat exports. How will India cool atta prices at home and the anger of its global friends outside? Credits - TRT World, SABC News, Reuters, Wion, NDTV, NewsX, India Today, National HeraldSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 257Peyush Bansal: Through the Looking Glass
The founder of Lenskart.com gets candid with host Arijit Barman. He speaks about his vision on building a unicorn, manufacturing,future tech,parenthood, mentoring young entrepreneurs he found on Shark Tank and being eternally "discontent."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 256Virtual (not-so) Private Network
Virtual private network providers are in the soup as the Indian government's security agency issuing a notification to store user log details for five years and share when demanded. Host Dia Rekhi in conversation with Salman Waris, partner head of TMT (telecom, media and technology) and IP practice at TechLegis and ET’s Priyanka Sangani decode the tussle and its consequences on users' data and privacy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 255Charging Up: India's EV space
Electric vehicles (EV) are fast becoming mainstream in India with top automakers committing billions of dollars in investments. Host Anirban Chowdhury finds out if 2022 will be the landmark year in India’s EV journey with ET’s Ketan Thakkar and ET Auto’s Sumant Banerji.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.