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Back to SearchWhat do health insurers have against pregnancies?
Episode 248
When 29-year-old Deepa delivered a healthy baby boy six months ago, she thought her health insurance would cover her hospital expenses. But unfortuna…
1 year, 8 months ago
Why Cleartrip could learn a thing or two from old school travel agents
Episode 247
When e-commerce giant Flipkart acquired online travel aggregator (OTA) Cleartrip back in 2021, the hope was that it would be able to turn things arou…
1 year, 8 months ago
Energy drinks are the hot new category in India and PepsiCo's Sting is its king
Episode 246
Last year, Indians collectively drank nearly 600 million litres of energy drinks. This was almost 30X more than 2018. Among all the go to drinks in …
1 year, 9 months ago
Daybreak Special: Inside the world of 'datrimonial' apps in India
Episode 245
Desi dating apps are vying for parental approval. And their strategy seems to be working.
A couple months ago, Agrima Srivastava, a 29-year-old media…
1 year, 9 months ago
What is suddenly sending shivers down the spines of 350,000 CAs?
Episode 244
It has been a tough couple of years for India’s Chartered accountants.
This was and to some extent still is one of the most sought after jobs in the …
1 year, 9 months ago
Why reining in financial influencers is a Catch-22 problem
Episode 243
According to a survey by S&P, more than 75% of Indian adults do not understand basic financial concepts. The gap is 5% more when it comes to women.
So…
1 year, 9 months ago
EVs aren’t everybody's cup of tea. Maruti-Toyota are making the most of it.
Episode 242
Since 2021, Toyota and Maruti have been engaged in somewhat of a marriage of convenience.
The terms were pretty simple. Toyota would share its hybrid…
1 year, 9 months ago
Why free airport lounge access is not so free anymore
Episode 241
Credit card companies, in their rush to sell more and more cards use a whole gamut of attractive offers—the most popular one being free access to air…
1 year, 9 months ago
Why we date, marry, or breakup with Swiggy Instamart, Blinkit, Zepto & BigBasket
Episode 240
In today’s special Friday episode, The Ken’s Praveen Gopal Krishnan (aka PGK) joins hosts Snigdha and Rahel to talk about India’s complicated relatio…
1 year, 9 months ago
After UPI, NPCI feels the pressure to build its next hero product
Episode 239
At the time of demonetisation, the country was desperately seeking an alternative to cash. And a payments regulator called NPCI or the National Payme…
1 year, 9 months ago