Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchIndia’s data law is giving rise to a new consent economy for banks
Episode 672
India’s new data protection law is reshaping how companies talk to customers on WhatsApp. Messages that once felt routine now carry legal weight and …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The rivalry between hospitals and insurers will always be heated
Episode 671
When your insurance card suddenly stops working, it is not just a glitch. It is the symptom of a deeper crisis in Indian healthcare.
Hospitals say ins…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Your E-Bus Will Be Fixed. Eventually. Probably.
Episode 670
When a public electric bus breaks down in India, three agencies get notified.
None of them can actually fix it.
The buses don't belong to the cities …
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Why India’s data centre boom is heading for water bankruptcy
Episode 669
India is building data centres at unprecedented speed to support cloud services, AI, and digital growth. At the same time, cities across the country …
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Sam Altman said ads were a "last resort." Welcome to last resort
Episode 668
Sam Altman called ads a "last resort" in late 2024. That day has arrived.
OpenAI just announced ChatGPT is running ads—personalised ones based on you…
3 months ago
Make in India pushed electronics to deliver volume. Depth is still loading
Episode 667
India has become one of the world’s largest electronics manufacturers, powered by scale, assembly lines, and global contracts. But much of the design…
3 months ago
Gandhinagar vs Delaware: Are India's next 1,000 startups ready to live in Gift City?
Episode 666
For over a decade, Indian startups have chosen to be incorporated in Delaware and Singapore when raising venture capital.
Now India wants to change t…
3 months ago
AI is learning healthcare from a broken system
Episode 665
AI is learning healthcare from systems that are stretched and uneven.
In this episode, hosts Snigdha Sharma and Rachel Varghese discuss what tools li…
3 months ago
How Reliance's price war made Pepsi and Coke love 'zero sugar'
Episode 664
India’s soda shelves have changed almost overnight. Coke and Pepsi now sell zero-sugar versions of their drinks at prices as low as 10 rupees. The mo…
3 months, 1 week ago
Meta has an illegal gambling ads problem. It doesn't really care
Episode 663
Four months after India's nationwide ban on online gambling ads, Meta platforms were still running them—140 in December alone.
A Reuters investigatio…
3 months, 1 week ago