Podcast Episodes

Reliance is going after DTH and cable TV subscribers

Episode 48

With the IPL set to begin today, a few days ago Jio announced a move that many say could be the next big disruption. The Reliance Group, which has the digital rights of the event, is streaming the ga…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Foreign phone makers are capitalising on "Make in India" but Indian firms are lagging behind

Episode 47

The Indian government has set an ambitious goal with the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) program for mobile-phone manufacturing. By 2026, it aims to push the country's annual exports to a whopping …

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Bringing millets back to our plates will take more than declaring 2023 the year of millets

Episode 46

 2023 has been declared the International Year of Millets after India, the largest producer of millets in the world, moved a resolution in the UN General Assembly.

The Prime Minister himself has been …

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

JioCinema's big IPL bet has advertisers in a fix

Episode 45

After buying the digital rights for IPL for an eye-popping amount last year, Mukesh Ambani’s JioCinema wants to change the way Indians watch cricket. It wants to replace TV viewing with online stream…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Why AC bills during summers are difficult to control

Episode 44

The Indian Met Dept has predicted that 2023, especially between March to May, is going to be unusually hot for most parts of India. Air conditioners and electric fans account for nearly one fifth of …

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Shark Tank India is inspiring retail investors to pour in crores on risky investments

Episode 43

Last week, Season 2 of one of the country’s most popular reality TV shows, Shark Tank India, came to an end. The show has given rise to a significant demand for startup investing.

Investors are able t…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

The FAME subsidy is working just fine for India's EV sector

Episode 42

A few months ago, a whistleblower alleged that some of the top EV makers in India were misusing the FAME subsidy. The government began an investigation and withheld the subsidy for multiple EV manufa…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Credit-card issuers can't count on their favourite users anymore

Episode 41

For credit card issuers, 'revolvers' are the most profitable customers. They are users who carry over a balance from one month to another instead of paying the entire due amount.

These users pay as mu…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

India's electricity distribution companies are getting disintermediated

Episode 40

With summer around the corner this year, the Indian government is scrambling to make sure the country does not face power outages.

But as this demand for power rises, the country is also working on in…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

ITC's sin good is now fuelling the reversal in its fortunes

Episode 39

ITC's stock had been lagging for years. Many institutional investors stayed away from ITC because the company's shares are considered sin stocks. 

The company, meanwhile, has avoided acknowledging the…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago