Episode Details

In today's episode of The Daily Brief, we cover a deep dive and another story for the day shaping Indian and global markets:

1.  India’s 25-Minute Commute

 We’ll cover: 

• Why two-wheelers dominate India’s daily commute while mass transit serves only a small share of workers.
• What the 25-minute commute really says about Indian cities, jobs and transport costs.
• How mobility constraints affect women, students and rural households.
   

 2. Why Are Cancer Drugs Marked Up 10x?

We’ll cover:

• How India regulates the prices of scheduled and non-scheduled medicines.
• Why a high initial MRP can still leave room for large margins
• .How the government’s proposed 30% trade-margin cap could affect non-scheduled anti-cancer medicines.
  
  
   

Audio Timestamps

00:04   Intro
01:04   Inside India’s travel survey
14:20   Can cancer drugs get cheaper?
22:29   Tidbits


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