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Your phone number is at the center of a fight between Zomato and Indian restaurants
Episode 630
India's restaurants just won a four-year battle for customer data access from Zomato and Swiggy. But here's the twist: this "victory" comes precisely…
3 months, 1 week ago
Big AI is writing India’s startup rules faster than the regulator can read them
Episode 629
There's a quiet tension underlying India’s AI boom. Startups are swiftly building bold products on foundations they don’t control.
From synced ride-h…
3 months, 1 week ago
The price Havells paid to become a household name
Episode 628
Eight years ago, Havells acquired Lloyd to become a household name in consumer electronics. Today, that dream has become its biggest headache.
Lloyd's…
3 months, 1 week ago
Who wants instant fashion more? You or Myntra and Ajio?
Episode 627
Instant fashion is everywhere now. Open Myntra or Ajio and you will see the option to get clothes delivered in minutes. But who is this really for?
A…
3 months, 1 week ago
India's farmers got faster loans. Then the prices crashed
Episode 626
Arya.ag helped India's farmers escape the grip of moneylenders.
They could now store their grain in proper warehouses, get loans in seven minutes, an…
3 months, 1 week ago
The AI running India isn't Indian. Can that still change?
Episode 625
India is using more AI than ever. But most of that intelligence is not Indian. OpenAI, Google and others are expanding in India fast. They already sh…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Why foreign stents still rule Indian hearts
Episode 624
A cardiologist in Nagpur performs two similar angioplasties. But the stents inside his patients tell two very different stories. One gets Indian-made…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Why PVR Inox wants to run its cinemas like hotels
Episode 623
India’s largest cineplex chain, PVR INOX, has pulled off a major financial reversal, posting a ₹100 crore profit this quarter, a drastic recovery aft…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
How Trump became Indian apparel makers’ unlikely saviour
Episode 622
Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu, India’s knitwear capital, has long depended on massive U.S. orders that shaped its factories, products, and growth. But when th…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
India wants third graders to learn AI. The teachers are not loving it
Episode 621
India's largest school board, CBSE, has announced that students as young as Class 3 will begin learning Artificial Intelligence.
This isn't the first …
3 months, 2 weeks ago