The Morning Brief

For Indian investors, the question of MNCs raising royalties has always been contentious. Why is royalty due? And what amount is just? Does it have to happen repeatedly? Additionally, isn't it unfair to the minority shareholders? These are the main worries regarding the payout. Host Kiran Somvanshi talks to R. GopalaKrishnan , an author and business commentator, Sandip Ghose , an experienced marke...

A bleak outlook for the world economy has compelled a number of IT companies and Wall Street giants to lay off employees across offices in different countries. The tech quartet-Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta—have already announced mass layoffs. Indian employees have been affected too. But tech is just part of the story. Elsewhere, especially in India, there are hundreds of jobs with no takers...

In 2021, 7.5 lakh employment was supported by YouTube's ecosystem, according to a recent Oxford study, the creative ecosystem contributed Rs 10,000 crores to India's GDP. Anirban Chowdhury , delves deeply into the discussion with Ajay Vidyasagar , Director of YouTube at Google Asia Pacific, and a group of exceptional YouTubers, including Akash and Santosh Jadhav from Indian Farmer , Khwaja Moinudd...

The rules of the game are changing! Players of Rummy, Poker, Ludo and many other online games are now going to have a governing body but wait…it’s going to be regulated by the gaming industry itself. Host Dia Rekhi , gets the gamers perspective from poker players Ashwath Harikumar , Varun Sridhar and lawyers Jay Sayta , Dhruv Garg as they break down the new regulation, taxation and the eternal deb...

Varun Berry , now steering a larger and crucial role at the Wadia empire, as Chairman of Go First Airline (formerly Go Air) and Vice chairman and MD of Britannia Industries, in a candid conversation with Ratna Bhushan on what next for Britannia, how it differs from the airline business, intensified competition, and much more. Credits: Britannia Industries , GoFirst and Bombay Dyeing If you like th...

From Make in India to Educate in India, UGC has rolled out the red carpet for the likes of Harvard, Oxford, NUS to set up campuses in India but will it have any takers ? What will it mean for the budding private education institutes in India and is it a death knell of public institutions that are struggling for autonomy in academia and support in expansion? Host Kalpana Pathak breaks down the issu...

Vodafone-Idea, one of the biggest telecom networks in India is going through challenging times. From a constant downfall of the network users to zero relief from the government on equity conversion, the so-called 'India's fastest 4G' network is going through a lot. Recently, Vodafone Idea have been in the news when they called for an emergency loan of Rs. 7000 crores. Will the company be able to r...

Mamaearth’s potential IPO has created a social media furore, spreading from valuation worries to whiplash from startup IPOs. But what is beyond the allusive valuation, we take deep dive and explore the following in the podcast. With soaring advertising and marketing expenses is the revenue rate sustainable? Who is Mamaearth’s competition - E-commerce lead Nykaa or FMCG Giant HUL? On an acquisition...

There will be over 2 crore gig workers by the end of this decade. But what are the conditions they work in? How do the platforms that rely on these gig workers to fulfill their deliveries support them? And how much do they pay them? The answer to each of the questions is dismal. Host Mugdha Variyar speaks to Balaji Parthasarathy , Professor at IIIT, Bangalore and Principal Investigator at Fairwork...

CBI recently arrested the former MD and CEO of ICICI bank Chanda Kochhar and her husband businessman Deepak Kochhar for allegedly fraudulent granting of loans to Videocon. The loans are a decade old, the investigation was ongoing for three years and dormant for at least a year. Why did the CBI take so long? What is its case? What is Chanda’s defence? What impact will this have on the banking secto...

From Omicron to war in Ukraine, macro jitters to Musk's misadventures, from Adani's M&A spree to startup meltdown, team TMB deep dives together in this episode with all the mega trends, the news makers and the trailblazers, we recap all the headlines and beyond in this special time capsule with host Arijit Barman & the entire team.  Catch the episodes of ‘The Morning Brief’ on ET Play , Th...

As India's original startup turned 40, its founder and face NR Narayana Murthy said he wants to reverse its biggest unwritten rule of not allowing family into the management.  How will this impact the company’s succession plan? Are the founders’ children willing and worthy? Does it really need a reversal of its brilliant run? Host Anirban Chowdhury talks to Peter Bendor-Samuel, founder, Everest Gr...

This month the Maharashtra government relaxed its almost non-existent four-year ban on single-use plastic. Using disposable items and containers made of compostable material has been permitted with immediate effect. Can the economic benefit of using plastic be greater than the environmental benefits of shunning it? Host Kalpana Pathak talks to Lalit Gandhi, President, Maharashtra Chamber of Commer...

What is ChatGPT and what is behind its massive hype? How is it answering existential questions, writing love poems, articles, reports and even code? Is it a disruptor to the biggest disruptor Google? Will it and other AI-chatbots replace millions of jobs? What are its relevant use cases in a market like India? Host Dia Rekhi tries to answer these questions about the latest rage in the tech world,...

Air pollution is no longer just a Delhi dilemma. With AQI dipping across there are pollution hotspots mushrooming across India. Are grey skies and itchy throats are the new normal. Are purifiers and nebulisers safe solutions? Is cough syrup the  drink of choice this season? As India gasps for clean air.  Ratna Bhushan quizzes to Dr Arvind Kumar, Chairman, Institute of Chest surgery, at Medanta Hos...

On 6th October, India’s capital markets regulator SEBI passed an order for the 17-year-old Brickwork Ratings to wind up its operations within six months which raises the question, what prompted SEBI to ask Brickwork to wind up? what are the systemic issues and challenges with the credit rating businesses in India? and was Brickwork made a whipping boy or is there merit in the regulator's action? T...

Russia continues to top India's list of oil importers for the second month in a row.  Despite cheaper oil imports, the price at the pump is not coming down. Host Kalpana Pathak explores the economics and politics behind the fuel bill with Sanjeev Choudhary of the Economic Times and Kanwal Sibal , Former Indian Foreign Secretary. Credits: Aljazeera , WION , World Music and Hindustan Times   If you...

The digital rupee or the e-rupee is the newest avatar of money. How does it work? What are its advantages for consumers? And what are the challenges? Host Mugdha Variyar decode with Ajay Rajan , country head for transaction banking at Yes Bank , Vivek Belgavi , Partner, Financial Services Technology Consulting and FinTech Leader at PwC India , and Saloni Shukla , Deputy Banking Editor at The Econo...

Close to four decades in the making, the redevelopment of Asia's largest slum has got underway. Home for all vs new business district in making. Host Arijit Barman explores the project granularities with ET's senior assistant editor and real estate specialist Kailash Babar ; Dr. Amita Bhide , Professor at Center for Urban Policy & Governance who discusses the past, the present and future model...

On the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities observed on the 3rd of December, Host Kiran Somvanshi speaks with corporate lawyer Amar Jain involved in advocacy for the rights of people with disability, Shilpi Kapoor , CEO, BarrierBreak Solutions , and Yogesh Desai , Chief Executive Officer at Helen Keller Institute for Deaf & Deafblind to discuss what are the challenges...

As funding dries up and survival of the fittest mantra kicks in to the startup ecosystem the ‘winter’ is truly here. Big layoffs are the starting point but what comes next? Byju’s valuation shocker has sent ripples in the system as many now are questioning. Will founders have to bite the bullet and face down rounds? Will tougher times mean looser principles and governance. Pankaj Naik of Avendus C...

From Bikaner to the BSE, ethnic snacks makers or the 'Bhujia billionaires' have raked in consistent revenues, rich valuations and created wealth out of namkeen and mithai. But can these family-owned businesses continue to ride the snack wave amid intense competition, the health wave, governance challenges, inflation and regulatory scrutiny on nutrition? Can the namkeen and mithai empires withstand...

A European regulatory authority has decided to derecognize as many as six Indian clearing houses that settle trade for European banks like Deutsche Bank and BNP Paribas in India. The regulator, European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), wants to inspect Indian trade clearing bodies. RBI and SEBI have said it has no jurisdiction over the clearing houses. At stake are the businesses of all Eu...

Two years after India's PM Narendra Modi welcomed private players into the space sector under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, Skyroot became the first private sector company to launch its rocket in space last week. Host Kiran Somvanshi talks to Pawan Chandana and Bharath Daka, Co- Founders at Skyroot Aerospace and Chethan Kumar, Assistant Editor at TOI to know the implications of this launch for I...

Digital Personal Data Protection bill after getting a full makeover is now open for public opinion for a month. Regulation, reach and results - does the revamped rulebook cover all the consent concerns? Will our data finally be secure or has the draft diluted critical concerns for consensus? Host Anirban Chowdhury explores and explains the new bill with Rahul Matthan, Partner at Trilegal and NS Na...