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Back to SearchWhat can BITS Pilani do that the IITs can’t?
Episode 86
For decades, the 60 year old BITS Pilani, one of the most prestigious science and engineering institutions in the country, has been second to India's…
2 years, 8 months ago
Another knockout punch for Byju's. This time from NBFCs
Episode 85
Starting April, major non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), including Avanse Financial Services, Aditya Birla Finance, and Fullerton India, which …
2 years, 8 months ago
Byju's auditor Deloitte says “I quit”
Episode 84
On Thursday evening news broke that Deloitte, the biggest audit firm in the world, has resigned as Byju's statutory auditor. This couldn't come at a …
2 years, 8 months ago
Indian pharma is in the news again. For all the wrong reasons
Episode 83
Despite being called ‘the pharmacy of the world,’ time and again, the Indian pharmaceutical industry has received criticism for substandard quality. …
2 years, 8 months ago
Tata needs BigBasket to fulfill its retail ambitions
Episode 82
When Tata acquired the e-grocer, BigBasket, at a reported valuation of $2 billion in mid-2021, the company was loss-making. For those at BigBasket, i…
2 years, 8 months ago
Why aren't insurance companies super busy after the Odisha train crash?
Episode 81
The Indian Railways exclusively provides travellers a 10 lakh rupees worth insurance cover on booking train tickets online for less than half a rupee…
2 years, 8 months ago
No, your refined cooking oil cannot be heart-friendly nor can it control your diabetes
Episode 80
Over the years, the more health conscious we became, the more cooking oil-markers pushed different variations of words associated with 'health' in th…
2 years, 8 months ago
How many cars does it take to change Uber’s driver model? 10,000
Episode 79
In the last few years post-pandemic, fleet-management companies like Everest have become the silent battalion in Uber's army of cabs. In fact, 90% of…
2 years, 8 months ago
Quick commerce is dead? Zepto doesn't think so
Episode 78
Just two years ago, quick commerce became all the rage. Now, it's slowly becoming a relic of the pandemic. The biggest names in the business have bee…
2 years, 8 months ago
WTFinancials is going on at Byju's?
Episode 77
Last week, edtech giant Byju's saw its valuation come crumbling down from $22 billion to $8 billion. And June 5, 2023 happened to be the last day for…
2 years, 9 months ago