BusinessLine Podcasts

Now that many employees are remote or hybrid, sending home sweets and gifts is even more important. As the entire family judges you? The idea of gifts, goodies, and giveaways during the festive season always gets polarising reactions. While some argue that it boosts engagement and productivity at the workplace, others say it unwittingly ends up creating an entitlement mindset. In this episode, Kam...

As per BSE data, over 4000 shareholders have not claimed their final dividend distributed for FY22. Dividends remain unclaimed on account of multiple reasons such as address change and bank account details mismatch among others. Tune in to the podcast for understanding the reasons for unclaimed dividends and process to claim the same. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod...

The 47th GST Council meeting was conducted on June 28 and 29. According to Rule 6 of the Procedure and Conduct of Business Regulations of the Goods and Services Tax, the council should meet “at least once in every quarter financial year.” Per the rule, the council should have met by September 30. However, as of now, the meeting didn’t take place. In the last GST Council meeting, it was said that t...

In a big policy shift, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has allowed Insolvency Professional Entities to act as Insolvency Professionals. India is one of the few countries that took the move. Why did the IBBI introduce the reform? How will it help? What is the industry’s reaction towards it? Listen in. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/business-...

The Tamil Nadu assembly has passed a resolution not to impose Hindi in the state. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin urged the government to not implement the recommendations of the Committee of Parliament on Official Language.  What are the recommendations of the Parliamentary panel? Let’s also take a look at Tamil Nadu’s resistance to Hindi imposition in the state. Listen in. --- Send in a voic...

The Congress presidential election took place today. The result of the election would be out on October 19. Congress’s Shashi Tharoor and Mallikarjun Kharge did a tough campaign for the post of Congress President. This is the first time in almost twenty-four years that Congress will get its non-Gandhi president. While Tharoor portrays himself as a symbol of change, Kharge portrays himself as someo...

Recently, the Cabinet approved a bill to amend the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002. The amendment will help improve governance and electoral reforms for multi-state cooperative societies. Shishir Sinha, Senior Deputy Editor, businessline, explains in detail the amendments to the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act. Listen in. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify....

Former US Fed chief Ben Bernanke, Douglas Diamond and Philip Dybvig were awarded this year’s Nobel prize in economics “for research on banks and financial crises”. Bernanke studied the role of the financial sector in prolonging the Great Depression of the 1930s. Diamond and Dybvig studied the role trust plays in the banking system. In this podcast, V Nivedita talks to Senior Deputy Editor Baskar B...

Various incidents in Canada against the Indian sovereignty has become a cause for concern and the Narendra Modi government has served the Canada High Commission a demarche to be conveyed to the Prime Minister of Canada. The Indian govt urges the Canadian government to stop the Khalistan referendum which is scheduled to be organised in Ontario on 6th November. Recently, the External Affairs Minsite...

The 80-year-old Amitabh Bachchan has been able to capture the attention of the audience for generations. From being the ‘Angry Young Man’ in the 1970s and 1980s, to the host of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ gameshow in the 2000s, he has reinvented himself multiple times. He is still a fan favourite in the era of OTT platforms. In this podcast, AJ Vinayak takes a look at the star’s popularity. --- Send i...

Mulayam Singh Yadav, founder of the Samajwadi Party and three-time Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh is no more. Coming from a humble background, Yadav made his way into politics and symbolised resistance to the rise of BJP’s aggressive nationalism. His demise has created a vacuum in Indian politics. Yadav leaves behind a rich legacy with his son being the next face of the Samajwadi party. How will...

In 2005, the stock of Suzlon made a debut at Indian bourses providing investors with close to 100 per cent listing gains. The company and stock continued to see robust performance for the next 2 years. However, post 2008 global financial crisis, the company’s fortunes changed as demand environment waned, and excess leverage taken to fund growth backfired. Post a decade of dealing with debt overhan...

Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC+) agreed to its deepest cuts to production since the 2020 Covid pandemic, despite opposition from many countries. The 2 million-barrel-per-day cut could spur a recovery in oil prices that have dropped to about $90 from $120 three months ago on fears of a global economic recession, rising US interest rates and a stronger dollar. What is the impact...

Late on Wednesday, the World Health Organisation issued an alert that four “contaminated” medicines manufactured by Maiden Pharmaceuticals – an Indian company -- have been “potentially linked” to the death of 66 children in the Gambia. The WHO and the Indian government have launched investigations. In this podcast, Deputy Editor Jyothi Datta puts things in context. Listen in! --- Send in a voice m...

Ashwini, a sugarcane cutter from the Beed district of Maharashtra, says that women work like machines, and their entire life is crushed like sugarcane in the mills. She is not the only one. Out of approximately 10 lakh sugarcane cutters, half of them are women. These women are deprived of their basic rights and discriminated constantly. Why do they still have to fight for recognition as sugarcane...

The sugar industry plays a massive role in Maharashtra. As per the state government of Maharashtra, the state has a 35 percent share in India’s ethanol production. There is also a growing nexus between politics and the sugar industry in the state. How does politics play a role? How important is the sugar industry for the state of Maharashtra? Listen In.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcas...

Two weeks ago, we gave you a brief overview of External Minister Jaishankar’s meetings you had to look out for during the UN high week. In this podcast, we take a look at some significant developments from the MEA’s trip that you don’t want to miss. Listen in! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/business-line/message

The rules of the digital marketing game has radically changed, thanks to technology, agile work, and fledgling creative agencies.  In this episode of Digital Gadfly, a monthly podcast series on all things digital marketing, host Shubho Sengupta speaks to Mayur Hola who's at the top of his game driving digital marketing at Oyo. Mayur Hola, Senior Vice-President and Global Head of Brand at Oyo, is a...

Introducing a brand new podcast series People@Work. As the name suggests, it will look at trending human resource issues and is hosted by our regular columnist Kamal Karanth. Kamal is a veteran talent specialist, and co-founder of Xpheno, a staffing solutions firm. In the first episode, we have as our guest leading management thinker Shiv Shivakumar, Group Executive President, Corporate Strategy a...

In many cases the holding company discount in India is quite significant and way above what has been observed in developed markets. There are instances of companies even trading at discounts as high as 85 per cent to underlying asset value. Why is the discount so high? Are these value traps or great opportunities? Listen in to find out.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/...

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is participating in the high-level UN General Assembly session, with a packed diplomatic week ahead that will include more than 50 official engagements including bilateral, plurilateral and multilateral meetings. Listen in to know more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/business-line/message

Recently, A major foodgrain storage scandal in China has raised questions over foodgrain stocks across the world. What caused the food grain scandal? what is the repercussion of this scandal on world food security, and where does India stand with regard to food security? MR Subramani, head, of Commodities and Agri-Business, The Hindu BusinessLine, explains. Read the full story here --- Send in a v...

Financial gain has been the main factor behind investment decisions taken by investors. But, of late, some investors across the world are also becoming conscious of how companies make money, instead of focussing solely on the money made. And this takes us to ESG investing, which has formed the basis of over $35 trillion in assets coming from investors globally. Investors are increasingly applying...

Electric vehicles and their adoption has grown globally over the last few years, and India is also looking to make the best of the EV revolution with domestic EV sales growing year on year. India’s Electric Vehicles landscape-What are the challenges that it faces, and what is the way forward? G Balachandar explains. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/business-line...

The IDF's World Dairy Summit 2022 is an annual meeting of the global dairy sector, bringing together participants from all over the world.    The participants’ profile includes CEOs and employees of dairy processing companies, dairy farmers, suppliers to the dairy industry, academicians and government representatives etc.   An exhibition space of over 6,900 square metre will be available to the ex...