BusinessLine Podcasts

India’s oil and gas sector saw slower consumption growth, increased reliance on imported crude, pressure on gas infrastructure returns, and policy moves like the unified gas tariff in 2025. As part of the BusinessLine Podcast – Year-Ender Series, Rishi Ranjan Kala speaks to Prashant Vasisht, ICRA Vice President & Co-Group Head (Corporate Ratings) on sectoral challenges, recent achievements, and th...

Get today’s top business news, market headlines about the Stock Market, Sensex & Nifty trends, key market insights, economic highlights, and the latest updates from India and global markets.

2025 has been a turning point for AI and tech policy in India. In this year end podcast, businessline's Sindhu Hariharan speaks with Suraj Amonkar, Chief AI Research & Platforms Officer, Fractal Analytics, about how the IndiaAI Mission has accelerated the ecosystem — from GPU access and sovereign model development to AI governance and the rollout of the DPDP Act. Suraj reflects on why this year ma...

Get today’s top business news, market headlines about the Stock Market, Sensex & Nifty trends, key market insights, economic highlights, and the latest updates from India and global markets.

In this episode of the BL year-end podcast on clean tech, Businessline’s M Ramesh speaks to Disha Agarwal, senior programme lead at the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), and Dr Vaibhav Chaturvedi, senior fellow at CEEW, on India’s climate and energy story in 2025. They discuss record renewable energy additions, falling costs, and the growing role of battery storage, alongside persis...

2026 India equity outlook of fund managers: What if ChatGPT, Meta AI, Gemini, DeepSeek and Claude wrote them instead As 2026 outlooks arrive, fund managers once again use familiar language — constructive, selective, disciplined and long term. Five AI models were asked to replicate this exercise, producing views that prioritise reassurance over clear forecasts. The exercise shows a consistent patte...

A member of SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) board will be asked to disclose any interest even that of his family member, while participating in the decision making, under a new proposed Bill -The securities markets code, 2025. Also, the market regulator will have to transfer its surplus to the government. The proposed law, once enacted, will replace the Securities Contracts (Regulati...

High operating costs have long posed a challenge for Indian airlines, and the weakness of the rupee has exacerbated the issue. India is a highly competitive and price-sensitive market. Yet Indian airlines and airports continue to invest in growth and adopt new technologies and solutions to improve efficiency. As part of tbusinessline's year-end podcast, Aneesh Phadnis speaks to Sumesh Patel, Presi...

Your Thursday morning business and economy update Rural jobs revamp, regulatory scrutiny, and IBC reform momentum. 🎧 On today’s episode: The Centre’s MGNREGA spending may drop by nearly a third under the new Viksit Bharat – Gramin Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission law, SEBI reviews a proposal to make top officials disclose their assets amid privacy concerns, and a parliamentary panel calls for tighter...

In this episode of the BusinessLine Podcast – Year-Ender Series, Amiti Sen is joined by Biswajit Dhar, trade expert and former Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University, to explore how India has navigated the geopolitically turbulent waters of 2025 and the impact on its international trade. Highlighting India’s approach to strategic autonomy, “India has actually signalled that it is going to look a...

Your Wednesday morning business and economy update Rupee slides, rural jobs reboot, and record IPL bids. 🎧 On today’s episode: The rupee breaches a historic ₹91 against the dollar as markets tumble on FII outflows, the government introduces the Viksit Bharat Bill to replace MGNREGA sparking a storm in Parliament, and uncapped stars Kartik Sharma and Prashant Veer fetch over ₹14 crore each at the...

Your Tuesday morning business and economy update Trade surge, rural jobs overhaul, and major investment moves. 🎧 On today’s episode: India’s trade deficit narrows sharply on record exports, a new bill proposes replacing MGNREGA with the Viksit Bharat Guarantee, and Mitsubishi UFJ eyes a $3.2 billion stake in Shriram Finance as Japan deepens its push into India.

Your Monday morning markets and industry update IPOs, crude oil, aviation, and food systems 🎧 On today’s episode: The IPO boom faces slowing gains, Russian crude flows rise on discounts, India’s first private trainer aircraft takes shape, and food security is highlighted as a strategic necessity.

1.India among nations hit as Mexico raises import duties up to 50% On December 10, Mexico’s Senate approved tariff hikes of up to 50% next year on imports from China and several other Asian countries, aiming to bolster local industry despite opposition from business groups and affected governments. The proposal, passed earlier by the lower house, will raise or impose new duties of up to 50% from 2...

Amazon to invest over $35 billion in India till 2030 across its businesses E-commerce major Amazon on Wednesday said it will make fresh investments of over $35 billion across all its businesses in the country till 2030. These investments will focus on business expansion as well as driving digitisation and export growth. It added that it plans to create one million additional job opportunities and...

Microsoft commits USD 17.5 billion investment in India: CEO Satya Nadella Microsoft plans to invest USD 17.5 billion (around Rs 1.58 lakh crore) in India to help build infrastructure, skills, and sovereign capabilities needed for the country’s AI future, CEO Satya Nadella said on social media platform X. “To support the country’s ambitions, Microsoft is committing USD17.5B—our largest investment e...

A Crisis Management Group (CMG) of IndiGo officials, set up on December 4, is meeting daily to monitor the ongoing disruption. A sufficient number of pilots, fewer flights and better preparation helped Air India to implement the new flight duty time norms. According to sources, Air India initiated the process to configure crew rostering software two-three months before the November 1 deadline and...

Kick off your Monday with the latest from India’s business and market news! We cover IndiGo’s mass flight cancellations and DGCA scrutiny, HD Hyundai’s $2B shipyard project in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi, and potential accounting irregularities at Kaynes Technology flagged by the Beneish M-Score. Stay updated on Nifty, Sensex, and Bank Nifty rebounds, midcap and smallcap trends, and key stock market...

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In this episode of the Current Account Podcast, host Piyush Shukla talks with Abizer Diwanji , founder at Neostrat Advisors about the RBI’s latest policy changes, including M&A financing, ECL implementation, and banking sector consolidation. They discuss how these moves impact Indian banks, corporate growth, and risk management, providing insights into the future of India’s financial landscape.  D...

Welcome to The Morning Report brought to you by Renil S Varghese — your quick dive into the top stories shaping the business world today. Fast, insightful, and to the point. Check out the top news for the day!

Welcome to The Morning Report brought to you by Renil S Varghese — your quick dive into the top stories shaping the business world today. Fast, insightful, and to the point. Check out the top news for the day!

Welcome to The Morning Report brought to you by Renil S Varghese — your quick dive into the top stories shaping the business world today. Fast, insightful, and to the point. Check out the top news for the day!

Your Monday morning markets brief Mid-caps, small-caps, asset allocation & the global AI wave 🎧 On today’s episode: AI drives global market leadership, India’s mid-caps shine with long-term outperformance, rebalancing proves its power in smoothing returns, and small-cap investors reassess valuations and shift towards consistent outperformers.

🎧 This Friday on The Morning Report, get the latest India business news: Apple challenges India antitrust fines, Tesla wins a trademark case in India, IT Department issues high-risk taxpayer alerts, and India pushes forward on renewable energy and battery projects. Stay updated with fast, focused market news, Stock Market trends, and key economic highlights in under 5 minutes.