CNBC-TV18 Special Podcast

This is not just a buy-on-dips market, but that phase of the bull market when you buy well-performing stocks at any price and they climb even higher, CNBC-TV18 Stocks Editor Anuj Singhal said in this edition of the Markets Unplugged Podcast. He said that despite the scorching rally in real estate stocks, the market capitalization of the entire sector put together is still below the market capitali...

From the demise of 40-year-old television actor Sidharth Shukla, India’s first official meeting with the Taliban after Afghanistan's takeover to IPO spree in August, here’s everything that made headlines on September 2. In this edition of the Top News Podcast, CNBCTV18.com ’s Kanishka Sarkar shares all the top developments from India and around the world. She also talks about Indian equity benchma...

From a hike in LPG cylinder prices, the market taking a breather after scaling new all-time highs to the latest on the Afghanistan crisis, CNBCTV18.com 's Kanishka Sarkar shares all the top stories that made headlines on September 1. She also talks about the reopening of schools across states and more on major changes in a few rules that became effective from today. Tune in to Top News Podcast for...

From India’s GDP growth of over 20 percent in the first quarter of 2021-22, Nifty touching 17,000 for the first time, the end to US' longest war in Afghanistan with Taliban's return to power and the forecast about the 3rd COVID-19 wave, here are all the developments that made headlines on August 31. Tune in to this edition of the Top News Podcast as CNBCTV18.com ’s Kanishka Sarkar shares the lates...

In the first edition of the Top News Podcast to find out all that made headlines on August 30 as CNBCTV18.com ’s Kanishka Sarkar shares the top news from across sectors around the world. Indian equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty that ended at record highs today led by strong buying across sectors amid positive global cues. Meanwhile, three hospital chains are likely to launch initial public...

In this episode of the Market Unplugged Podcast, CNBC-TV18 Stocks Editor Anuj Singhal says that the market will resume its climb now that uncertainty over the Federal Reserve's stance on reducing bond purchases is out of the way. At the same time, he cautions that investors need to relook their mid and small cap portfolio and weed out poor quality stocks. The uptrend is likely to be selective here...

A large study led by the University of Oxford has found that a coronavirus infection presents a much higher risk of developing a blood clot than the first dose of either the Oxford/AstraZeneca or the Pfizer/BioNTech jab.  Meanwhile, French Health Minister Olivier Veran has said, the fourth wave of COVID-19 infections is receding in the European country but is not over yet.  Tune in to COVID Fight...

On a day when India recorded the highest daily spike in cases in 55 days with Kerala contributing nearly 70 percent of new cases, Union Minister V Muraleedharan called the situation in the southern state “grave.” Meanwhile, an expert said rates of COVID-19 might increase in winter but not necessarily because the virus thrives in the cold. Tune in to this edition of the COVID Fight Podcast as CNBCT...

The World Health Organization’s chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan has said that India may be entering the endemic stage, which is when a population learns to live with a virus. She added that she hopes by the end of 2022 when a vaccine coverage of around 70 percent is achieved, countries can get back to normal. Meanwhile, UK researchers have said, COVID vaccine protection wanes within six months....

An expert panel, which says the third wave of COVID-19 can hit the country anytime between September and October, has said the country does not have sufficient data to decide on the need for a booster dose yet. Moreover, the government has now allowed people to book vaccination slots via WhatsApp. Tune in to this COVID Fight podcast as CNBCTV18.com ’s Kanishka Sarkar shares the process and more on...

As COVID-19-related restrictions were eased across the country, roots of economic recovery deepened in July 2021, a report by ICRA Ratings said. The unlocking in the country has manifested itself in improving performance across various high frequency industrial and service sector indicators, mobility and toll collections in July 2021, the report added. Meanwhile, India recorded its lowest daily ca...

Zydus Cadila’s three-dose COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D received emergency use authorisation (EUA) from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) on August 20. Adolescents in the age group of 12-18 years can take the shot in India. Meanwhile, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur has said the central Centre is fully ready to tackle a possible third wave of COVID-19 and a provision...

The market had been giving signs of an impending correction from the beginning of the month when the number of declining stocks steadily started exceeding the number of advancing stocks, says Anuj Singhal, Stocks Editor at CNBC-TV18 in this edition of Markets Unplugged Podcast. The correction has suddenly become brutal over the last few days, and this will lead to a reset of investor expectations,...

Catch Gaurav Munjal, co-founder and CEO of Unacademy in a rapid-fire chat with CNBC-TV18’s Mugdha Variyar in this edition of the Building Unicorns podcast.  Munjal says Netflix is his biggest competition, and he wants to do for education what Netflix has done for entertainment.  The duo also discusses how Munjal chased investors Bhavin Turakhia for six months and Deepinder Goyal for a year just to...

A study led by researchers at the University of Oxford says that Pfizer and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines are less effective against the Delta variant of coronavirus compared to the Alpha variant. Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden has said that coronavirus booster shots will be available starting the week of September 20, pending approval by the FDA. Tune in to this edition of COVID Fight Podcast...

Maharashtra COVID task force member Dr Shashank Joshi said on August 18 that Delta plus variant of coronavirus is not a worrying factor as it is forming less than one percent of the current strain. Meanwhile, a study has found that the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is unable to evade the antibodies generated by vaccination. Tune in to this edition of COVID Fight Podcast as CNBCTV18.com ’s...

India administered more than 88 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses on August 16, the highest ever vaccination achieved in a single day, the government said on August 17. This comes alongside a sharp decline in daily new infections.  Meanwhile, experts in the US are likely to recommend COVID-19 vaccine boosters after eight months of vaccination.  Tune in to this COVID Fight Podcast as CNBCTV18.com ’s Kani...

As industries strive to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, a report suggests that business activity rose for the second consecutive week for the week ending August 15, crossing the pre-pandemic level for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 disruption in March 2020. Meanwhile, in the US, the government is mulling COVID vaccine boosters for the elderly as early as fall.  Tu...

In this Independence Day special one-on-one interaction, Principal Economic Advisor Sanjeev Sanyal shares his views on the government's Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative, the pandemic’s effects on our economy, and the need for more 'world-class Indian resources' to succeed in our quest to become a self-sufficient and self-reliant nation. The conversation also touches upon the social and cultural aspe...

BMC Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal said on August 13 that all residents of Mumbai will be vaccinated by the end of November. He also clarified that one vaccine dose is a must for all employees to reopen shops. Meanwhile, in the US, regulators have okayed a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for transplant recipients and others with a weak immune system. Tune in to the COVID Fight Podcast as CNBCT...

In this edition of the Market Unplugged Podcast, CNBCTV18.com Editor Santosh Nair and CNBC-TV18 Stocks Editor Anuj Singhal decode the phenomenal rally so far, the IPO frenzy and delve into why pharma, metals and other sectors are booming. They also discuss which sectors could peak out soon as the COVID-19 situation seems to be returning to normal around the world. To know all about that transpired...

A day after the Maharashtra government further relaxed norms for restaurants and malls, several of them raised concerns against some conditions on August 12 calling them “impractical.” Tune in to this edition of the COVID Fight Podcast as CNBC-TV18’s Kanishka Sarkar discusses in detail the relaxations and the concerns of the stakeholders. She also talks about the situation in the US, where COVID-1...

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has given the nod for conducting a study on mixing doses of Covaxin and Covishield vaccines against COVID-19, according to CNBC-TV18. "Permission has been granted for a research study by CMC Vellore (Tamil Nadu) on mixing of vaccines doses," Dr VK Paul, Niti Aayog member said during a press briefing on August 11. Meanwhile, Indonesian villagers and scie...

In an effort to revive its pandemic battered tourism sector, the Kerala government rolled out a bio-bubble system on August 10, which is expected to insulate tourists from the viral infection. While India’s daily COVID-19 cases were at a 147-day low as only a little under 29,000 new cases were recorded, China saw a spike in cases at 180 infections being reported on August 10. In this episode of th...

US-based pharma giant Johnson & Johnson has applied for emergency use approval of its coronavirus vaccine in India on August 6. If it is granted approval by the regulator, J&J's vaccine will be the first single-dose shot to be available in the country. In this edition of the COVID Fight podcast, CNBC-TV18's Kanishka Sarkar shares details on the single-dose vaccine and more on the pandemic...