Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchIndia's only listed credit-card company is a revolving door of embattled CEOs
Episode 453
Every two years, SBI Cards, India’s only listed credit card company, valued at $9 billion, appoints a new CEO. This time, it's going to be Salila Pan…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Could a cashback convince you to change your go-to UPI app?
Episode 452
Remember that time in 2022 when India’s top digital payments companies Phonepe, Paytm*, and Bharatpe were in a no-holds-barred turf war? Looking back…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Haldiram's vs Bikaji just got spicier
Episode 451
In this episode we fill you in on three standout stories from the past week.
First, why the fight between every Indian’s favourite namkeen brands Hal…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
How pharma companies are chasing newer, better, easier profits by going the FMCG way
Episode 450
Pharma is slow, complicated and tangled in regulatory approvals and compliances. But, consumer healthcare is fast moving, has far fewer rules and enj…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Why India's battery dreams are losing charge
Episode 449
About three years ago, the government decided that it wanted India to become a global powerhouse in cell manufacturing. So it went ahead and dangled …
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Private schools are seeing a drop in enrolment. Where did the kids go?
Episode 448
Private schools across the country are going through quite a crisis right now.
Just last month, The Ken reporter Atul Krishna saw this play out first…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
IV drips move from hospitals to spas—to ‘fix’ the elite’s hangovers and hair loss
Episode 393
IV drip therapy has gone from being a fad among celebrities like the Kardashians, to becoming the wellness treatment for the uber rich. There is a gr…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Will Starlink in India pull off what giants Airtel and Jio couldn't?
Episode 446
In this episode we fill you in on some of the biggest business and tech stories from The Ken newsroom.
We will talk about Reliance and Airtel’s lates…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
The future of work is…whatever you don’t want to do
Episode 445
If there’s one thing urban Indians love to do, it is delegate. Today there’s all manner of apps for anything even vaguely resembling a chore. Need so…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Curefoods is dead set on expanding its menu beyond salads
Episode 444
When the Bengaluru-based Cloud kitchen operator Curefoods went ahead and acquired the distribution rights for the American donut and coffee brand Kri…
11 months, 3 weeks ago