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While car sales are reviving in the post-lockdown period and demand growing, a global shortage in semiconductors has spelled trouble for Automobile manufacturers. This has in turn exerted pressure on production, apart from creating supply constraints and long waiting periods. Welcome to News explained and in today's episode we look into the Demand disruption which has led to semiconductor shortage...

Tamil Nadu has been attracting lot of investments in sectors such as Electronics System Design & Manufacturing, EVs, EV cells & batteries, renewables parts in recent times. To bring in more investments and increase the industralisation in the state, TN CM Palaniswami  announced the new Tamil Nadu Industrial Policy 2021-2025. What's in it? Here's all you need to know. --- Send in a voice message: h...

The most distinctive physical feature of the X7 Pro is Realme’s big tagline ‘Dare to Leap’ vertically right across one side from top to bottom. Listen in. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/business-line/message

The outbreak of coronavirus infecting nearly 10.9 million individuals has pushed our Indian economy into recession. During the recent budget session, it was predicted that the economy would shrink 7.7 per cent in the current fiscal year. Predictions for the next fiscal year comes as a relief. How has the country managed to recover from the recession? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters...

The Budget for 2021-22 may have refrained from tinkering with your taxes, but it has proposed a new levy — Agriculture Infrastructure Development Cess. The new cess will be levied on 29 products, prominent among which are gold, silver, imported apple, imported alcohol (excluding beer), imported pulses, imported palm oil, imported urea, and petrol/diesel including branded ones. BusinessLine's Shish...

Hi and welcome to quick look. The US Senate has acquitted a defiant Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial in just over a year, after the Democrats failed once again to muster enough votes to convict the former president on a charge of inciting the deadly insurrection at the Capitol on January 6. The Senate voted 57-43 on Saturday to convict Trump on a single impeachment count – incitement o...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman defended her Budget on Friday, saying that it has several pro-poor schemes and took steps to provide stimulus to the Covid-pandemic ravaged economy. She also hit out at Opposition parties for building a "false narrative" of the Modi government. Here are three takeaways from the Finance Minister's speech at the Rajya Sabha. Listen in. --- Send in a voice message:...

Poco M3 has some big shoes to fill. Its previous gen, M2, became the best selling phone online across all brands and on all platformsBut the M3 has been given all the weapons it needs to beat the M2 at its own game, not the least of which is a better price. Even without that, there would have been plenty in its favour, including a whacky new design. Listen in to Mala Bhargava's take on the Poco M3...

Good Afternoon and welcome to the news explained In today's news explained, we look at the storm brewing between Twitter and the Indian Government Recently Twitter has been in the eye of a storm with the Indian Government over the blocking of accounts. The Indian government was riled after Twitter in a public blog post said it has taken down only half of the accounts and posts flagged by the gover...

Start-up leaders and tech entrepreneurs seem to be flocking to audio app Clubhouse — perhaps because everyone is a little fatigued with video calls or it’s the flavour of the month, especially after Elon Musk appeared on it. Of course, it’s an iOS-only app, so only those with Apple devices can use it. Mala Bhargava tells us more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show...

In order to simplify insurance product choice for lay investors, the insurance regulator, IRDAI, has been introducing standard products with uniform features in both life and non-life insurance. Recently, a new product has been added to the list — the immediate annuity plan, Saral Pension, which all life insurers have to offer from April 1, 2021. But what is it? Listen to the podcast. --- Send in...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended the three farm laws that his government passed last year once again today. While replying to the Motion of Thanks on the President's Address to the Parliament, the Prime Minister reassured farmers that the government is ready and willing to address their demands. Here are three takeaways from the speech. Listen. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters....

Believe it or not, Covid-19 has triggered a spike in the demand for Health Insurance covers. Especially since the virus is known to affect the fit and healthy too. On this episode of Portfolio Podcasts, BusinessLine's T R Vivek and Aarti Krishnan give us a few insights into the various aspects surrounding the ideal health insurance scheme. Listen. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.sp...

Good afternoon and welcome to Quick look A glacier broke off in Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Sunday, causing a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river. More than 150 labourers working at the Rishi Ganga power project may have been directly affected. PM Narendra Modi reviewed the situation in Uttarakhand following floods caused by a glacier burst at Joshimath in Chamoli district a...

The RBI plans to provide retail investors online access to the government securities (G-Sec) market — both primary and secondary — directly through the Reserve Bank (‘Retail Direct’). RBI says this will broaden the investor base and provide retail investors with enhanced access to the G-Sec market. Per the plan, retail investors will be allowed to open Gilt Accounts with the RBI. Surabhi, from the...

ccording to a new study, smokers are more vulnerable to Covid 19. The study was conducted by King's College London and published in the journal Thorax. It examined the data from March to April which included 2.4 million people. Out of these, 11 per cent of people were smokers. In a study in the medical journal-Thorax, The data analysis of the Zoe Covid Symptom Study app used by Dr. Brigitte Gomper...

India is ready to supply various weapons systems, including missiles and electronic warfare systems, to countries in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday. "India is ready to supply various types of Missile systems, Light Combat Aircrafts/Helicopters, Multi-Purpose Light Transport aircraft, Warship and Patrol Vessels, Artillery Gun systems, Tanks, Radars, M...

On February 1, 2021, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, announced a tax holiday for aircraft leasing companies along with tax exemption for aircraft lease rentals paid to foreign lessors operating out of the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) in GIFT City, Ahmedabad. But was this a wise move? BusinessLine's Ashwini Phadnis tells us more. --- Send in a voice message: https://pod...

With the Central government continuing with its strategy to hike customs duties in the latest Budget in a bid to boost domestic manufacturing, consumer durables and footwear companies said they are re-looking at their supply chains to step up focus on sourcing of components or parts domestically. The government has decided to hike customs duty on compressors to 15 per cent from the earlier 12.5 pe...

Thomas K Thomas, the Chief of Bureau - Mumbai, BusinessLine, tells us what the Union Budget offers the corporate sector as well as its likely impact --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/business-line/message

How will Budget 2021 impact the Central Government's Atmanirbhar Bharat Scheme? What other policies would see the light of day? Richa Mishra, Chief of Bureau - Delhi, BusinessLine, tells us more. Listen. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/business-line/message

Parvatha Vardhini C, Head, Research Bureau, BusinessLine gives a brief overview of the changes on the personal finance front from the Union Budget 2021-2022. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/business-line/message

What is the country's financial situation likely to be in the days ahead? Lokeshwarri S K of The Hindu BusinessLine shares her thoughts about what the Union Budget 2021 offers on these lines. Listen  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/business-line/message

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1 proposed more than doubling of healthcare spending while imposing a new agri cess on certain imported goods and raising customs duty on items ranging from cotton to electronics in a bid to pull the economy out of the trough. BusinessLine's Aarthi Krishnan gives a macroeconomic perspective of the Union Budget 2021-2022. --- Send in a voice message:...

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed to enhance the foreign direct investment (FDI) limit in insurance to 74 per cent along with relevant safeguards. BusinessLine's Political Editor Poornima Joshi gives the political take of the Union Budget 2021-2022. Listen in. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/business-line/message