BusinessLine Podcasts

Replete with parody and self-deprecating humour, anti-ads use reverse psychology to sell — and are hitting a chord with Gen Z. Akshay Gurnani, CEO and Co-Founder of Schbang takes us through the various nuances of anti-advertising Listen in! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/business-line/message

Two recent opinion polls, one by TimesNow-Pollstrat and another by C-Voter predicts much smaller win but a win nonetheless for the BJP. While there are still three months to go for the elections, is the BJP really sitting that pretty? BusinessLine's political editor and Delhi bureau chief poornima Joshi travelled last week to the southern parts of western UP---districts like Mathura, Agra, and Hat...

The tax filing season for assessment year (AY) 21-22 is here. Have you filed your income tax return or ITR yet? Know that it’s not over until you verify your return. Tune into the discussion between Kumar Shankar Roy, Senior Assistant Editor and Satya Sontanam, Research Analyst to understand the ways to go about ITR verification. Listen in. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.c...

On Field Notes this week, we look outside India’s shores, across the Palk Strait. Neighbouring Srilanka in recent months has been ravaged by food shortages. The crisis has been precipitated by a Gotabaya Rajapaksa-government decision that can charitably be called crackpot. In April this year, the country imposed a ban on the use of synthetic or chemical fertilisers. With the stroke of a pen, the g...

The world faces a peculiar problem of overuse of antibiotics, leading to drug resistance, even as some regions are unable to even access these medicines. The problem overarches human use and misuse of antibiotics, besides use in agriculture, farm animals and so. In its latest report on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the Foundation reviews 17 global drug companies that make and supply these produc...

Keerthi Sanagasetti and Kumar Shankar Roy discuss the five key differences between the erstwhile grievance redressal mechanism for banks, NBFC and digital transaction customers and the current unified one. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/business-line/message

Most global investment advisors from UBS to Nomura; Goldman Sachs to CLSA have downgraded Indian equities from overweight to neutral. Businessline's markets editor KS Badri Narayanan tells us more about what this means for the Indian Equity market and what is the way forward. Listen in ! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/business-line/message

One of India's genuine success stories on the global stage has been its prowess in software services and being the back office of the world. Karnataka has led India's charge both in the export of traditional software services and BPM apart from being home to a number of startup unicorns by fostering a culture of innovation.   Ahead of the 24th annual edition of Bengaluru Tech Summit from Nov 17-19...

Despite cryptos remaining unregulated across different countries including India, crypto platforms have come out with various products such as crypto deposits, crypto SIPs and managed crypto portfolios in a bid to popularise the digital currency.  Parvatha Vardhini C and Kumar Shankar Roy discuss the flipside of these new-fangled offerings that are piquing the interest of common people. Tune in! -...

Chana or chickpea is India's most important protein crop. While India produces 80% of the world's chickpea, its productivity can go up significantly to ensure the country's nutrition security. But how do we do it?  Scientists across eleven countries led by Rajeev Varshney, the director of the genetic gains programme at the Hyderabad-headquartered ICRISAT have done the whole genome sequencing for m...

In the centenary year of Insulin, the inconvenient truth is that one in two people living with diabetes in the world are unable to access or afford insulin, according to the International Diabetes Federation. Making an impassioned pitch, diabetologist Dr. V Mohan calls for insulin to be made available to anyone who needs it. Especially so, since Frederick Banting and Charles Best, who discovered i...

The much-anticipated IPO of PayTM or One 97 Communications – with an issue size of Rs 18,300 crore -  is opening on November 8, 2021. In this podcast, Keerthi Sanagasetti and Satya Sontanam, Research Analysts from our Research Bureau help us understand what this business is all about and whether the IPO is worth subscribing to. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/b...

At the turn of the century, in 2000, ITC launched an ambitious programme called e-choupal. Long before agritech had become a buzzword, ITC tried to put tech into agri.  In the 21 years since its launch, e-choupal has had a rollercoaster ride. Where does e-choupal stand today? Has the context of Indian agriculture and the regulatory environment completely changed for e-choupal to be relevant?    TR...

A reporter is often the liaison between those that become the story and the persons that listen to those tales. They have often seen the rise and fall of many a great thing. In this episode, K Giriprakash shares his experiences with the BusinessLine as he bids adieu to his tenure with the publication. Giriprakash also tells us about the controversial tales surrounding the Indian aviation industry...

India reinforced its commitment to a “free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region” when Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed two conferences with leaders of East Asian nations earlier this week. What are some of the strengths of the relationship and what are the pressure points? And, most importantly, where will the ties go from here? Listen: India and the Quad --- Send in a voice message: http...

The festive season is here and retailers have bombarded customers with numerous offers to rev up the animal spirits further. With their tie ups with certain financiers, e-commerce websites and other stores are now offering customers products with No-cost EMI options. Tune into this conversation between Maulik Madhu Principal Research Analyst and Keerthi Sanagasetti, Research Analyst to understand ...

Covid-19 was mission critical even for well-established businesses. When this is placed in the context of a global pandemic, with a start-up at the centre, the struggle becomes existential. In this conversation, Paul Ravindranath G, Head of Google Accelerator, Google India, speaks to Akshaya Chandrasekaran about the challenges faced by start-ups, new opportunities that emerged during this difficul...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Pradhan Mantri Atmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana today. It is touted to be one of India’s largest schemes for strengthening the healthcare infrastructure. What is it about?  Here’s all you need to know. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/business-line/message

Energy harvesting is an emerging technology, which refers to producing electricity, even if only in tiny amounts, from movements of vibrations of things. Energy harvesting can power billions of sensors, which are needed in the world of IoT. Listen in! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/business-line/message

With stock markets entering uncharted territory, valuations are on every investor's mind.  Kumar Shankar Roy and Hari Viswanath discuss enterprise value-based valuation metrics and their relevance, especially at a time when new-age companies are hitting the IPO mart. Listen in! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/business-line/message

Palliative care is little understood, but its importance cannot be emphasised enough. The definition of palliative care is slowly changing from “end-of-life” care to being more supportive care and pain-management, brought early into the course of treatment. In its 25th year, the Cipla Palliative Care & Training Centre (CPCTC) launched India’s first national palliative care helpline to support pati...

With barely two weeks to go before the next round of climate talks, COP26 begins, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) has brought out a report which shows that far from cutting down carbon dioxide emitting fossil fuels, most major countries are using more of them, putting the planet into the frying pan. Listen in! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/busin...

In the past six months, between April-September 2021, the top three cryptocurrency exchanges – WazirX, CoinSwitch Kuber and CoinDCX – have blocked over two lakh accounts citing malicious activities. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/business-line/message

With IPOs of two Third-Party Administrators (TPAs) expected to come up soon, Sai Prabhakar and Maulik Madhu discuss their role in the insurance industry. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/business-line/message

The Government has underlined Air India’s special dispensation in terms of foreign direct investment (FDI) policy that dictates a cap of 49 per cent on all foreign investments. listen in! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/business-line/message