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Will India’s anti-drone tech fly on the global stage?
In today’s episode on 9th June 2025, we take a look at India’s evolving counter-drone ecosystem and what it means for the defence industry.
What’s the buzz around Apollo Micro Systems?
In today’s episode on 7th June 2025, we decode how a little-known defence electronics firm is quietly building a big-bang future.
Can India become an aviation superpower?
In today’s episode on 6th June 2025, we tell you about what India needs to fix in aviation to truly compete on a global scale.
India wants more lower denomination notes?
In today’s episode on 5th June 2025, we take a look at why the government wants to roll out more lower denomination notes and what that means for you and the economy at large.
When rare earth magnets become auto industry’s weakest link
In today’s Finshots, we explain how China’s rare earth export restrictions is stalling global vehicle production and why India, despite sitting on huge rare earth element reserves, still can’t step in to help.
Are we ready to cure cancer?
In today’s episode, we trace a record-speed rescue of an infant using CRISPR gene editing and weigh the growing calls to freeze the very science that pulled it off.
The curious case of Indian prediction markets
In today’s episode, we tell you why the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) wants opinion trading platforms to be regulated and why that hasn’t happened yet.
Is India about to privatise atomic energy?
In today’s episode, we look at the draft laws that could crack open one of India’s most tightly regulated sectors – nuclear energy.
The Borana Weaves IPO
In today’s episode, we talk about the IPO of Borana Weaves, a Surat-based fabric maker that’s weaving a profitable story.
Understanding PLFS
In today’s story, we break down India’s Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS). Yup, that’s it!
Are Humanoids the next big leap for humankind?
In today’s episode 16th May 2025, we talk about the global race to build humanoid robots and what it could mean for India’s labour edge.
Do government bailouts work?
In today’s episode on 13th May 2025, we look at India’s long line of corporate bailouts and ask a simple question: When the government swoops in with taxpayer money, does it actually fix anything?
Is Pepsi losing its pop?
In today’s episode on 12th May 2025, we tell you why Pepsi is losing its fizz in the American soda market and how Sprite and Dr Pepper bubbled their way to the top.
The India-UK FTA explained
In today’s Finshots, we break down what India’s new free trade agreement with the UK really means and what’s at stake.
The Bhushan Power & Steel rewind no one asked for
In today’s episode on 7th May, 2025, we look at how a thousand of crores worth of a resolution plan was tossed out years later and why it could shake the very core of India’s insolvency law.
Why are FMCG companies suddenly obsessed with protein?
In today’s episode on 6th May 2025, we tell you why Indian FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) companies are chasing protein packed foods.
Has the ONDC experiment failed?
In today’s episode on 5th May 2025, we look at how far ONDC has come since it began and what went wrong with the food delivery revolution it promised.
Mahindra boards the trucks and buses boom
In today’s episode on 3rd May 2025, we break down why Mahindra & Mahindra is betting on electric trucks and buses.
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Why’s Mastercard betting big on Stablecoins?
In today’s episode on 2nd May 2025, we explain why Mastercard is betting on stablecoins and how it might change how money moves.
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Why Reliance wants a bigger slice of quick commerce
In today’s episode on 30th April 2025, we unpack why Reliance is going all in on quick commerce and why this business is more complex than just building scale.
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Why everyone wants Google Chrome and who might get it
In today’s episode on 29th April 2025, we tell you why OpenAI, PerplexityAI and Yahoo are lining up to buy Google Chrome and who’s most likely to end up owning it.
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The economics of the Indus Waters Treaty explained
In today’s episode on 28th April 2025, we tell you how keeping the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance affects the economies of both India and Pakistan.
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How the dinosaur fossil trade is hurting science
In today’s episode on 25th April 2025, we talk about how dinosaur fossils have become luxury collectibles and why that’s a big problem for science.
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The MTNL story - Rescue, repeat, regret
In today’s episode on 24th April 2025, we tell you why MTNL’s rescue is stuck in a limbo and how it could end up hurting Indian banks, and you.
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Devyani wants a seat at the biryani banquet
In today’s episode on 23rd April 2025, we tell you why Devyani International, the largest franchisee of KFC and Pizza Hut in India, wants to scoop up Sky Gate Hospitality, the company that runs Biryani By Kilo.
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Are investors really moving away from US assets?
In today’s episode on 22nd April 2025, we take a look at whether foreign investors are pulling out of US assets and why ditching them isn’t as easy as it sounds.
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Will appliance subscriptions work in India?
In today’s episode on 21st April 2025, we tell you if the big bet on appliance subscriptions could be viable in India.
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SEBI cracks the Gensol and Jagii web, Indian kirana stores vs quick commerce and more
In today’s episode on 19th April 2025, we take a look at the Gensol–BluSmart–Jaggi brothers’ saga and see how deep the financial misgovernance ran.
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How do you measure India’s happiness?
In today’s episode on 18th April 2025, we unpack why India ranks at the very top of one global happiness survey and near the bottom of another. And why happiness, like many things in life, depends on when, how, and whom you ask.
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The quick commerce vs. kirana stores debate is back!
In today’s episode on, 17th April 2025, we tell you the real reason why Indian kirana stores are dying, and why quick commerce can’t completely kill them.
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What's driving the sparkle in India's listed jewellers?
In today’s episode on April 13th, 2025, we talk about why India’s listed jewellery players are on a roll and whether the shine might last.
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A simple explainer on tariffs and the new world order
In today’s episode on 11th April, 2025, we tell you about what’s up with tariffs and how they could affect the global economy.
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Trent's dream run just hit a speed bump
In today’s episode on 10th April, 2025, we tell you why Trent’s stock has been on a downward spiral of late.
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Warren Buffett wanted you to buy this market dip
In today’s Finshots, we tell you how Warren Buffett’s seeing his portfolio grow when most top billionaires bleed losses.
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Goodbye apps, hello AI agents?
In today’s Finshots, we talk about the rise of AI agents and whether they could actually end the world of apps.
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China did it. Can India?
In today’s episode on April 7th, 2025 , we explore why India’s Commerce Minister, Piyush Goyal, is nudging Indian startups to move beyond hyperfast grocery and food delivery and build deep tech startups.
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Making sense of Aditya Birla's breakup with the paper business
In today’s episode on 5th April, 2025, , we tell you why Aditya Birla Real Estate has struck a deal with ITC to sell off its pulp and paper business.
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Why all the helium might disappear into space forever
In today’s episode on April 4th, 2025, we talk about why the world is running out of helium and why that’s a much bigger problem than it sounds.
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The economics of rising natural gas prices
In today’s episode on April 3rd 2025, we tell you why natural gas prices are on the rise and what it means for India.
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BluSmart is knee-deep in trouble
In today’s episode on April 2nd, 2025, we break down what’s ailing BluSmart.
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Why Warren Buffett isn't a fan of gold
In today’s episode on April 2nd 2025, we tell you why Warren Buffett isn’t a believer in gold investments despite the yellow metal hitting all time highs.
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Decoding the Siemens Energy demerger
In today’s episode on April 1st, 2025 , we simply break down the Siemens Energy demerger.
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Risdiplam raises questions about pharma's ethics
In today’s episode on April 1st 2025, we discuss the economics of Risdiplam and why a pharma battle around the drug raises concerns about the industry’s ethics.
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OpenAI's new AI model just made everyone a designer overnight
In today’s episode on 28th March, we tell you if and how GPT-4o, OpenAI’s latest image generation model can change the world of design.
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UK’s waste tyres fueling a crisis in India?
In today’s episode on 27th March, we break down how tyre recycling issues are fueling an environmental crisis in India.
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Trump wants European eggs, but what about tariffs?
In today’s episode on 25th March 2025, we dive deep into the side-effects or rather long-term effects of tariffs.
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Why Adani and Birla are betting big on wires and cables
In today’s episode on 22nd March 2025, we tell you why Indian conglomerates are getting interested in wires and cables.
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Will LIC change the health insurance market in India?
In today’s episode on 21st March 2025, we tell you about the good and the bad if LIC enters the health insurance space.
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What keeps Coke out and Pepsi deep in the snacking market?
In today’s episode on 20th March 2025, we tell you how Coca-Cola and PepsiCo might be seeing the Indian beverages and snacks market.
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Who watches the watchdog?
In today’s episode on 19th March 2025, we examine whether the CAG’s appointment procedure needs a rethink.
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