Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWill Paytm still decide PhonePe’s IPO price?
Episode 682
PhonePe is heading to the public markets as India’s largest UPI player. On 21 January, the company made its IPO papers public, setting up one of the …
2 months, 1 week ago
Decathlon is testing if fashion can learn to move at grocery quick-commerce speed
Episode 681
In November, Decathlon began piloting two-hour deliveries across 10 Indian cities.
It's a surprising move for a company that just swung into losses—an…
2 months, 1 week ago
What does it take to build a new tech city? Ask Karnataka’s neighbours
Episode 680
Karnataka keeps talking about decentralizing tech beyond Bengaluru. Its neighbors are actually doing it.
Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh are…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Why the ‘mother of all trade deals’ wasn’t enough against Trump's tariffs
Episode 679
Two days ago, the United States said it would cut tariffs on Indian goods to 18%, down from levels that had gone as high as 50%. Markets reacted fast…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
AI probably can't do your job yet. But it might get you fired anyway
Episode 678
Amazon fired 16,000 workers last month. Oracle is set to cut up to 30,000 more.
Tech layoffs have increasingly been attributed to AI. But Oxford Econo…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
India wants to teach natural farming in a system built on chemicals
Episode 677
In December, India’s top agricultural research body sent a letter to 74 universities with a clear message: natural farming is now a subject of nation…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
India’s AI still doesn’t speak India. Can it?
Episode 676
ChatGPT butchers Punjabi with spelling errors and Bollywood-style Hindi bleeding through. Hindi bots trained on newspapers miss dialects like Awadhi …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Is banning social media for children a cure or a cop-out?
Episode 675
This week, Goa said it is actively considering a ban on social media for children under 16, inspired by Australia’s new law. Andhra Pradesh has also …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The "mother of all trade deals" promises cheaper imports. Prices are another story
Episode 674
This week, India and the European Union signed a sweeping trade deal that cuts or removes tariffs on over 90% of goods traded between them. The headl…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Gita Gopinath says pollution hurts more than tariffs
Episode 673
Every winter, Delhi chokes. Masks become mandatory, air purifiers work overtime, and life somehow goes on. But beyond the health crisis lies an econo…
2 months, 3 weeks ago