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Daybreak Special: How Indian travel agents are gaming the visa process
Episode 299
The pandemic disrupted everyone's travel plans. But now, everyone is travelling with a vengeance and it's really overloading the systems.
With visa a…
2 years, 2 months ago
Here's what you should know about UPI's latest payments feature
Episode 298
What really makes UPI successful? The number of transactions. In FY2024, for example, more than 130 billion transactions were carried out through UPI…
2 years, 2 months ago
What does Awfis know about co-working that Wework doesn’t?
Episode 297
Many thought the fall of WeWork – as quick and public as it was – was the final nail in the coffin for the fledgling coworking space business. But a…
2 years, 2 months ago
Tanishq wrote the gold-retail playbook. Kalyan Jewellers hijacked it.
Episode 296
For more than two decades, India’s jewellery industry has been dominated by one name and one name only – Tanishq. The Titan-owned brand has managed t…
2 years, 2 months ago
Are Meta and Google doing enough to stop online frauds?
Episode 295
Tech platforms like Google, Meta, or even e-marketplaces such as Olx are increasingly becoming hotbeds of online advertising scams in India. People h…
2 years, 2 months ago
India Olympics 2036: It's all fun and games till you become host
Episode 294
In Mumbai last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India was entering the bid to host the Summer Olympic Games in 2036. Yup, bidding ha…
2 years, 2 months ago
How an e-ticket discount has become IRCTC's Achilles' heel
Episode 293
For many in the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), this year’s Union Budget announcement was a damp squib.
On 23 July, several o…
2 years, 2 months ago
IVF treatment can break the bank. So how are states offering it for “free”?
Episode 292
Fertility rates in India are not looking good. In fact, it has fallen below the necessary replacement fertility level, which is basically the total f…
2 years, 2 months ago
Coaching giant Allen Career Institute's Kota stronghold may soon become history
Episode 291
Every year, nearly three lakh students flock to the city of Kota in Rajasthan, the coaching capital of the country. Almost half of them enroll themse…
2 years, 2 months ago
Merit vs diversity: The lines are being drawn. What side is your company on?
Episode 290
The search for an ideal workplace is a bit like finding El Dorado — that land of endless wealth and opportunities. Like El Dorado, 'the ideal workpla…
2 years, 2 months ago