Podcast Episodes

India's data privacy bill may infringe on your freedom of choice

Episode 38

The fourth draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill is all set to be presented in the Parliament during the ongoing Budget session.

 While it makes a strong case for creating laws to prevent…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Why Big Pharma stayed away from developing male contraceptives

Episode 37

The introduction of the contraceptive pill in the 1960s was one of the most significant events in the history of human society. But it still left the burden of birth control largely on women.

Now, how…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Chinese surveillance companies are prospering in India despite global sanctions

Episode 36

CP Plus, a CCTV camera brand, procures 80% of its supplies for its parent company Aditya Infotech Ltd (AIL) from the Chinese security-equipment manufacturer Dahua Technology.   

Dahua and Hikvision, a…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Why India hasn't met its solar energy goal yet

Episode 35

In 2015, the current government set an ambitious target. It said we would have 100 GW of solar capacity by 2022 and 40% of it would come from rooftop solars or RTS. Back then, the country’s solar cap…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

The battle between telcos and content companies over 'fair share'

Episode 34

Years ago, a tug of war began between tech companies including OTT platforms and telecom companies.

Telecom and internet service providers believe that content and tech companies should pay them for d…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Why it's time for Disney+Hotstar to level up in India

Episode 33

Hotstar has remained the undisputed OTT leader in India boasting of half of India's 90 million paid OTT subscribers. A part of this success has come via the IPL streaming rights and from bundling wit…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Why Indian Pharma struggles with quality control

Episode 32

From February 26, the Union Health Ministry will organise a two-day 'Chintan Shivir'  to explore ways to build trust on Indian drugs, cosmetics and medical devices.

Despite being called 'the pharmacy …

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Is UPI ready to go international?

Episode 31

With its phenomenal success, UPI has changed the way Indians interact with money.

Now, the NPCI along with other fintech platforms are making efforts to launch UPI for international use.

But the gover…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

The ray of hope in Zomato's grim quarterly numbers

Episode 30

A few days ago, Zomato announced that it was withdrawing its services from 225 cities in India on account of "not so encouraging" performance.

Last week, the food tech giant also reported its financia…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Why Dabur is reinventing itself

Episode 29

With increased competition within the country, the over-hundred years old Ayurvedic brand, Dabur, is looking to acquire and expand. It wants to change its story.

Just last year in October, it acquired…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago