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The Government sold Air India to escape its problems. The fix is to buy back in
Episode 833
In 1967, Air India paid Salvador Dalí for a custom ashtray with a live baby elephant, flown all the way to Spain. (Yes, really! Here's the proof.)
Th…
1 month, 1 week ago
Nykaa cracked fashion at last. Myntra sees no reason to panic
Episode 832
After years of struggling to grow, Nykaa Fashion has finally found its footing. The past year brought a real resurgence. For a long time, the platfor…
1 month, 1 week ago
Rapido broke the ride-hailing duopoly. Now it's coming for Zomato and Swiggy
Episode 831
For over a year, India's restaurant association couldn't get Swiggy to return its calls. Then Rapido launched a food delivery app that charges restau…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
India's call centres are using AI to make agents sound American
Episode 830
When you call an Indian call centre these days, the person answering might sound American — even if they've never left India. A new kind of AI can ch…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Meta's $18 billion child-safety settlement has India looking for the wrong answer
Episode 829
Last week, Meta agreed to pay up to $18 billion to settle American lawsuits over how Instagram and Facebook treat children. The app will now be rebui…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
India got cheap Ozempic. No one knows how to sell it
Episode 828
Ozempic went off-patent in India this year, and everyone from Novo Nordisk to Nestlé has rushed in expecting a billion-dollar market.
Instead, growth…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
A worker-owned Uber is India's fix for its ever-expanding gig workforce
Episode 827
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah launched Bharat Taxi, a government-backed, driver-owned ride-hailing service built to take on private p…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The best savings product your bank offers is the one it advertises less
Episode 826
At least 44% of Indians have their money sitting in savings accounts. These accounts earn only about a fraction of what a fixed deposit pays. But eve…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The great Indian sugar trap: how a decade of surplus left India with nothing to spare
Episode 825
India is importing sugar for the first time in nearly a decade — a million tonnes, duty-free — to cool prices before the festive season. Four years a…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Welcome to the 'brain gym': DIY neurotech is now in India, no prescription required
Episode 824
For decades, sending an electric current into the brain meant a hospital, a doctor, and a diagnosis. A Bengaluru startup called Mave Health wants to …
1 month, 3 weeks ago