Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhy investors find it almost impossible to get money back from the IEPF
Episode 18
Unclaimed funds at the government-run Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) are likely to have risen to Rs 50,000 crore ($6 billion) by now.…
3 years, 3 months ago
How Mahindra Finance dealt with the RBI curb on recovering loans via third party agents
Episode 17
For Mahindra Finance, the RBI directive against it couldn't have come at a worse time.
The rural financier had barely recovered from the effects of t…
3 years, 3 months ago
How some edtechs are forcing tutors to drive sales
Episode 16
With the funding crunch and slow growth, edtechs like Unacademy and Vedantu are giving teachers monthly targets to sell online courses to students.
No…
3 years, 3 months ago
How fried chicken helped McDonald’s become an investor’s favourite
Episode 15
In May 2020, McDonald's decided to launch the McSpicy Fried Chicken in the southern states of India where majority of the population consumes meat.
Tw…
3 years, 3 months ago
The antitrust case that forced Google to approach India’s top court
Episode 14
Last year, the CCI found Google guilty in two of the four antitrust cases against the tech giant.
In one of the cases that involves Google's dominanc…
3 years, 3 months ago
Why occupancy at the country’s largest multiplex chain is declining
Episode 13
PVR, the country’s largest multiplex chain, made up for the pandemic-induced revenue loss by raising the prices of tickets and food and beverages.
But…
3 years, 3 months ago
How ZestMoney can help PhonePe meet its goals
Episode 12
ZestMoney, the BNPL platform, is in the final stages of being acquired by online-payments giant PhonePe.
But ZestMoney has been unable to get enough …
3 years, 3 months ago
How cooking-oil companies have been misleading consumers in India
Episode 11
The packaged-food market is rapidly growing in India and along with it so is the edible oil market. It was estimated to be worth nearly Rs 2 lakh cro…
3 years, 3 months ago
What Sula's IPO means for its public-market investors
Episode 10
After 23 years of business in India, Sula has grown to become the giant that dominates the Indian wine market.
Last month, the wine-maker decided to g…
3 years, 3 months ago
Why Airtel is witnessing an exodus of its regional CEOs
Episode 9
While the Indian telecom sector is expected to grow by 12.5 billion dollars every three years, the rate of attrition in the industry is at a six quar…
3 years, 3 months ago