The Morning Brief

After Paytm, Star Health Insurance failed to shine upon listing on the bourses. This is despite the hype around the Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed company being the first standalone health insurer to go public. Host Bhavya Dilipkumar speaks to CA Pranav Goyal, Managing Partner at ValueMonks Solutions LLP as well as Kumar Saurabh, Founder, Scientific Investing and ET's Sanam Mirchandani to see if the c...

Rollup ecommerce companies-firms that acquire multiple brands and help them scale up rapidly—are the latest disruptors in the ecommerce space. They are also the fastest entrants to the $1 billion unicorn club. Nitin Agarwal, CEO of Global Bees brands and Aqib Mohammed, co-founder of Powerhouse91 explain. Credits: DHL, ET Now, This Week in Startups See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...

The new variant of the novel coronavirus has got the world on the edge as experts fear it could be more infectious and vaccine evasive. Host Dia Rekhi talks to Amesh Adalja, senior scholar at John Hopkins Center for Health Security and ET's Teena Thacker and Anirban Chowdhary to take stock of the situation. Credits: NDTV, CNBC-TV18, Capone See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As All India Trinamool Congress expands beyond Bengal, party chief Mamata Banerjee's national aspirations become more apparent. Is she already prepping for the 2024 national elections? Host Arijit Barman talks to parliamentarians Sukhendu Sekhar Roy and Sushmita Dev and ToI’s Mohua Chatterjee to better understand Didi’s politics. Credits: India Today, CNN-News18, ANI News, Hindustan Times, The Pri...

Paytm's IPO has left a bitter aftertaste for investors and upcoming IPOs, especially in the fintech space, may pay the price. Host Nehal Chaliawala talks to ET's Nishanth Vasudevan and Arijit Barman about how IPOs today are not very different from gambling and what led to Paytm's lacklustre listing. Credits: CNBC TV18 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The news on the ban of private cryptocurrencies by the centre has jolted the investors, crypto companies and analysts. Host Devina Sengupta talks to Rameesh Kailasam, CEO of India Tech, Nischal Shetty, CEO of WazirX and ET’s Sugata Ghosh about the inherent issues of Crypto as currency and as an asset in India and whether the ban is the right way ahead for India’s nascent crypto economy. Credits: E...

PM Modi announced the repeal of the three controversial farm laws which triggered the biggest farmer protests in India. Host Anirban Chowdhury along with Avik Saha,Secretary of All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee, Ashok Gulati, Agricultural Economist and ET’s Kumar Anshuman takes us through the controversies, what led to the repeal and find out whether this is a successful election st...

India’s COP-26 coal stand of ‘phase down’ over ‘phase out’ has stirred a debate. Host Arijit Barman in conversation with Deepayan Basu Ray, Climate Initiative lead at Climate Outreach, Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, Managing Director, Apraava Energy and ET’s Urmi Goswami discuss the reason behind defending coal and whether the promised targets are attainable? Credits: Breathe by Pink Floyd from Dark Side Of...

Costs are spiralling for consumers, thanks to a high rate of inflation in the Indian economy. Anirban Chowdhury gets the final word on why wallets are getting lighter from Sonal Varma, managing director and chief economist at Nomura; Madan Sabnavis, chief economist at CARE Ratings and ET's Chaitali Chakravarty. Credits: Peepli Live (Raghubir Yadav, Bhadwai Village Mandali, T-Series), BJP See omnys...

After making a stellar stock market debut, what will it take for Nykaa to sustain its sky-high premium? VS Kannan Sitaram, Venture Partner at Fireside Ventures and Neeraj Shrimali, Executive Director at Avendus Capital discuss what’s next for Nykaa with host Ratna Bhushan. Credits: ET Now, Nykaa, Mridul Walia, Shivangi Sharma See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new start-up called Plaeto is out to disrupt the Indian sneaker market for kids that is dominated by Bata, Campus and Nike. Listen to host Arijit Barman chat with Ravi Kallayil, one of Plaeto's founders and Mathew Cyriac, CEO of Florintree Advisors and one of the angel investors in the company to figure out how science & design is being used to make kids more active through sports. But it is no...

Why is India’s Narcotics, Drugs & Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act of 1985 in need of a revamp? Host Devina Sengupta in conversation with Dr Rajesh Kumar, executive director at Society for Promotion of Youth & Masses, Bharat Chugh, advocate and former judge, Neeraj Kumar, former Delhi police commissioner and ET’s Anubhuti Vishnoi delves deeper into the Drug Act and finds out what can make the la...

Much rides on the COP26 conference as the effects of climate change become more real around the world. From Glasgow, Sumant Sinha of ReNew Power and ET’s Urmi Goswami give a ground report about the tussle between the developing and the developed nations, India’s sustainability goals and how successful the conference has been. Credits: United Nations, UN Climate Change, CNBC Television, Times Now,...

Your mother's favourite Kanjeevaram and Banarasi saris are now back in vogue. Join us in this special Diwali episode, where we explain the economics behind the handloom sari's revival. We bring to you special ground reports from the weavers in Varanasi and Kanchipuram, and inputs from designer Gaurang Shah, textile scholars Rta Kapur Chisti and Sabita Radhakrishna and Sujata Biswas, co-founder of...

The online beauty and personal care products industry in India is growing fast but challenges posed by the draft e-commerce rules and high customer acquisition costs remain. With market leader Nykaa going public, is the sector coming of age? Manish Taneja, the CEO of Purplle, Darpan Sanghvi, Co-founder at MyGlamm and Aditya Kondawar, the COO at JST Investments explain. Credits: Chetali Chadha, Shi...

Two new teams in the Indian Premier League were sold earlier this week for astronomical sums of money. Is the valuation justified, and how long will it take for the teams to break even? Can the IPL have the long lifespan of international sporting leagues? Mohit Burman, owner of IPL team Punjab Kings and vice-chairman of Dabur India, as well as K Shriniwas Rao, sports journalist at The Times of Ind...

With Bitcoin back in the news for touching a new high and NFTs making a splash too, is it a good time for investors to take the plunge into the crypto world? Or is another bubble building? We decrypt the hype and hoopla surrounding everything crypto with Sathvik Vishwanath, CEO at Unocoin and ET's Associate Editor Sugata Ghosh. Credits: Arirang News, CNBC Television, Rajshri, CoinDCX, Zee Music Co...

Popular Indian brands are under attack on social media for allegedly hurting the sentiments of a group of people through their TV commercials. Communications strategy consultant Kartik Srinivasan, Advertising Standards Council of India’s secretary general Manisha Kapoor, and corporate strategy advisor Sandip Ghose tell us what’s behind the hostility and what are some realistic solutions to overcom...

From Afghanistan to Bangladesh and Kashmir in the middle, a spate of violence has unleashed fear across different minority communities. ET's Pranab Dhal Samanta, Rahul Tripathi, Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury and a special ground report from ET's Hakeem Irfan Rashid from Srinagar tell us whether the Taliban triumph in Afghanistan is firing up extremists across South Asia. Credits: Wion ,India Today Aaj Ta...

Minority shareholders' voices are getting louder and they're pushing back against management decisions that they think are unfair to investors. What's behind the rise of shareholder activism? Shriram Subramanian, MD, InGovern Research as well as Amit Tandon, MD, IiAS, and ET's Pavan Burugula explain this phenomenon. Credits: Flame of Truth (RIL), CNBC-TV18, MoneyControl, News in 30 Seconds, Wipro,...

While the government is looking at approving Covaxin for those between 2-18, experts advise exercising caution amidst a lack of choices and data for healthy kids before they return to school. Virologist Dr. Gagandeep Kang and Dr. Anand Pillai, Assistant Professor, Global Institute of Public Health, Ananthapuri Hospitals and Research Institute, Trivandrum, discuss the issue. Credits: T-Series, Mait...

India is facing one of its worst ever coal crises in decades, with power outages hitting several states. What led to the problem, and how long is it likely to last? Partha Bhattacharyya, former chairman and managing director of Coal India, and Sanjiv Sahai, former power secretary, along with ET’s Sarita Singh explain what kindled the shortage. Clip credits: WION, India Today, NDTV, CNBC-TV18, Walt...

Ritesh Agarwal's Oyo Rooms is entangled in many legal battles and controversies even as the hospitality sector was severely hit by the pandemic, yet, an ambitious IPO plan. What does the SWOT analysis say? Hear from our guests Anirudh A Damani, Managing Partner, Artha Venture Fund, S. Sundareswaran, former head of Morgan Stanley’s M&A team and ET’s Anumeha Chaturvedi on whether this is the right t...

Almost a century before Air India became a white elephant that had to be sold, it was a successful startup by a young Parsi businessman. ET’s Anirban Chowdhury tells the story of the Maharajah through the eyes of the women and men who spent their lives working at the airline. Credits: Air India, Rajiv Mehrotra, Indian National Congress, Shemaroo Filmi Gaane See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

It’s Lights, Camera, Action, all over again! Daniel Craig’s No Time to Die lit up screens last week and has set the box office ringing. But can the Friday magic return? Join us as we ask PVR joint MD Sanjeev Bijli, MD of Roy Kapur Films and President of the Producers Guild of India, Siddharth Roy Kapur, renowned film critic and editor at Film Companion South Baradwaj Rangan and ET’s Assistant Edit...