CNBC-TV18 Special Podcast

The World Health Organization said on August 5 that the Delta variant of coronavirus has been reported in 135 countries and the global case count could exceed 200 million in the second week this month. In this edition of the COVID Fight Podcast, CNBC-TV18's Kanishka Sarkar brings you the top developments on the pandemic from around the world. She talks about reports suggesting that the Centre coul...

Even as concerns are being raised over the rise in fresh COVID-19 cases across multiple states, experts suggest that there is no need to panic and instead people must mask up and get vaccinated. Moreover, though they pointed to the worrying R-factor in some states, they said it is too early to declare the beginning of a new wave. In this edition of the COVID Fight Podcast, CNBC-TV18’s Kanishka Sar...

India's two-wheeler market is having a moment. The roughly 20 million units sales of two-wheelers in India are looking at a moment of ostensible disruption as electric vehicle upstarts invest in capacities to build these vehicles at scale and scramble to grab a spot at the leaderboard of this nascent transition. However, a leading manufacturer of two and three-wheelers —one that caters to the worl...

The Maharashtra government has eased COVID-19 restrictions in a number of districts across the state. However, it has held back on clarifying whether it would allow fully vaccinated people to travel on Mumbai locals. State Health Minister Rajesh Tope on August 3 said that Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will discuss the issue before a decision is taken. In this episode of the COVID Fight Podcast,...

India is expected to witness a spike in COVID-19 cases in August in what experts are suggesting would be the third virus wave in the country. According to researchers Mathukumalli Vidyasagar and Manindra Agrawal, the third wave would peak in October. In this edition of CNBCTV18.com 's COVID Fight Podcast Yashi Gupta shares updates on the coronavirus situation from India and around the world. Apart...

In this edition of the Market Unplugged Podcast, CNBC-TV18 National News Editor Prashant Nair and CNBVTV18.com Executive Editor Santosh Nair discuss all the action from the Indian markets in the week gone by and what to look forward to in the coming week. Here's a look at the key points the duo discussed and the key triggers to watch out for Why the market continues to have a bullish undertone des...

The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) on July 30 favoured the mixing and matching of Covishield and Covaxin vaccine doses, reports said.  The panel has recommended that permission be granted to Christian Medical College, Vellore, for conducting a clinical trial on the mixing of the two shots. In this edition of the COVID Fight Podcast, CNBC-T...

Bharat Biotech’s chairman and managing director Krishna Ella on July 29 said public behaviour is very irresponsible and it is what will decide the course of the third COVID-19 wave. In this edition of the COVID Fight Podcast, CNBC-TV18’s Kanishka Sarkar talks about top developments on the pandemic from India and around the world. She talks about a recent Maharashtra cabinet meeting where authoriti...

A Parliamentary panel report has said that the stimulus package announced by the government for the revival of the COVID-19 pandemic-hit economy has been found to be "inadequate." The panel has recommended that the government should immediately come out with a larger economic package aimed at bolstering demand, investment, exports, and employment generation to help the economy. In this episode of...

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya confirmed on July 27 that India would soon start administering COVID-19 vaccines to children. At a BJP parliamentary meeting in Delhi, he said that the government is likely to start vaccinating children from August. In this episode of the COVID Fight Podcast, CNBC-TV18's Kanishka Sarkar shares updates on the progress of India's vaccination drive and reports...

Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company Biological E Limited (BE) told CNBC-TV18 on July 26 that phase III trial of its vaccine Corbevax is underway and it would apply for emergency use authorisation in August 2021. The company said it that initially it will supply a minimum of 300 million doses of vaccine to the Central government after obtaining an Emergency Use Licence (EUL), which it hopes to s...

The chief of the All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Dr. Randeep Guleria on July 23 suggested that it is possible to delay the third COVID-19 wave. In this episode of the COVID Fight Podcast, CNBC-TV18’s Kanishka Sarkar talks about how, according to the AIIMS director, the third wave can be delayed and even flattened.  She also discusses why the government said it may be premature to c...

The government has once again dismissed claims of COVID-19 deaths being underreported in India in the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament. In his statement in Rajya Sabha, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya refuted the allegations of underreporting COVID-19 deaths and said that the Centre only compiles and publishes data sent by state governments. Meanwhile, China has rejected a World Health Orga...

Even as the second COVID-19 wave has almost plateaued across India and most states have eased restrictions, the possibility of the third wave continues to be a cause of worry. Mizoram on July 20 reported the highest single-day spike of COVID-19 cases as 807 people tested positive, a Health Department official said. He added that more than 150 children were among the newly infected people. Meanwhil...

India now has a total of 16 states that have formulated or proposed dedicated electric vehicle policies. And increasingly, it is customers and not manufacturers who are at the centre of the initiatives, which include cash incentives and tax exemptions or subsidies.  In this edition of the Smooth Ride podcast, CNBC-TV18's Alisha Sachdev delves into the working of these policies, of which the most r...

In this edition of the Market Unplugged Podcast, CNBC-TV18 National News Editor Prashant Nair and CNBVTV18.com Executive Editor Santosh Nair discuss all the action from the Indian markets in the week gone by and what to look forward to in the coming week. Here's a look at the key points the duo discussed and the key triggers to watch out for going forward: The current mood of the market Why invest...

The Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, has developed a vaccine formulation that has proven effective against all current COVID-19 variants of concern, according to a study on animals. Research shows that this formulation, which is heat tolerant, unlike other vaccines that require refrigeration, triggered a strong immune response in mice. Meanwhile, in England, a recent study has found that mo...

A 90-year-old Belgian woman, who had contracted the Alpha as well as the Beta variants of coronavirus, recently died, triggering concerns about the implications of contracting two variants of the virus at the same time. In this episode of the COVID Fight Podcast, CNBC-TV18’s Kanishka Sarkar shares what experts have said about the situation and how vaccines and treatment work when a person is infec...

As people continue to throng hill stations in India, trying to catch a break after months of staying indoors, the government on July 14 raised an alarm about "blatant violation" of COVID-19 norms. On the contrary, Tourism Minister of Greece said tourists cannot be blamed for a surge of COVID-19 infections in the European country. Meanwhile, Cuba's state-run pharma firm BioFarma said that it has su...

Even as the daily COVID-19 cases in the country are declining gradually, the active cases in northeastern states have witnessed an uptick. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 13 held a review meeting with the chief ministers of the northeastern states and noted that the COVID-19 situation is "worrisome" in some districts. He also cautioned against the overcrowding at tourist spots in hill station...

Even as efforts to ramp up vaccination against COVID-19 in India continue, week-on-week data on the CoWin platform points towards a declining trend when it comes to average doses being administered daily. Zydus Cadila's vaccine for children aged above 12 years will be examined this week by Subject Expert Committee of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO). The SEC could soon autho...

In this edition of the Market Unplugged Podcast, CNBC-TV18 National News Editor Prashant Nair and CNBVTV18.com Executive Editor Santosh Nair discuss all the action from the Indian markets in the week gone by and what to look forward to in the coming week. Here's a look at the key points the duo discussed and the key triggers to watch out for going forward: The undertone of the market after two con...

Two cases of the deadly Kappa variant of the novel coronavirus have been detected in Uttar Pradesh, sparking concerns in the state, while Delhi has chalked out a plan to tackle a possible third COVID-19 wave. On the global front, as the Delta variant continues to spread, Australia has decided to extended lockdown restrictions in Sydney, while a Pakistan minister has talked about "clear early signs...

The World Health Organisation on July 8 said that the COVID-19 situation continues to remain "fragile and critical" around the world. WHO Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan, in an exclusive interview with CNBC-TV18, said that India needs to be extremely careful since large sections of the population in the country remain vulnerable to COVID-19. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister of Japan has formall...

InMobi's Group's Glance that provides dynamic content on lockscreens for Android users has reached 130 million daily active users and is now looking to capture 1 billion users. One of the fastest entities to become a unicorn, Glance has entered into a joint venture with Collective Artists Network to help celebrities and influencers co-create their own brand. In this episode of the Building Unicorn...