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A daily 5-min podcast explaining the most important finance and business happenings in plain English. India focused.
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Apr 23, 2021 • 5min
Why the government changed its vaccination strategy?
In today's episode we talk about the new decentralization strategy and compare it to the centralized vaccination program that has let us down so badly

Apr 22, 2021 • 5min
Why are we running out of medical oxygen?
In today's episode we discuss why medical oxygen is so hard to come by these days.

Apr 21, 2021 • 9min
The day football changed forever
A couple days ago twelve top European football clubs decided to create a new breakaway competition called the European Super league with the stated goal of reforming football. And while this might seem like a rather benign enterprise, the announcement has thrown the footballing world into chaos. So in today's episode we explain why this is the case and lay bare the economic incentives driving outcomes.
This story was written with inputs from Indifoot sports, an Indian startup trying to improve grassroots football in India

Apr 20, 2021 • 5min
Is there a future for Natural Gas?
Natural gas was supposed to be the future. Or at least it was supposed to be the bridge, through which we’d transition to a better tomorrow. However as this report from Bloomberg notes, companies and investment firms are now increasingly moving away from fossil fuels altogether as demand for natural gas continues to plummet. So in today’s episode we look at the factors shaping the future of this relatively clean source of energy and how things might shape for incumbents who’ve bet big on this dream.

Apr 19, 2021 • 5min
Citi's Retail Exit
A few days ago, Citigroup decided to shutter its retail business in India. And while many people have already spoken about it, we wanted to offer a bit more context. So in today's episode we talk about this and more.

Apr 17, 2021 • 6min
Understanding the Sugar industry
This week shares of sugar-producing companies rallied as much as 10% in a single day and while many people have asked us to cover these stocks, we thought maybe we could start by giving a brief overview on the sector. So in today's episode, we talk about the dynamics of the sugar industry.

Apr 16, 2021 • 5min
The Vaccine Scaling Problem
A couple of weeks back, the CEO of Serum Institute of India announced that the launch of a new Covid-19 vaccine Covovax developed jointly in association with Novavax is likely to be delayed to September in the country. This came against the backdrop of a US Ban on exports of key raw materials required to manufacture the vaccine. And if the export controls aren’t lifted soon enough, it could upend the global war on Covid altogether. So in today’s episode, we look at why this is such a massive problem and what are the complications involved.

Apr 14, 2021 • 6min
A $100 Billion IPO for Coinbase?
In today's episode we talk about one of the leading crypto exchanges going public.

Apr 13, 2021 • 5min
What is China's Digital Yuan?
The Central Bank of China has started rolling out digital yuan in many cities across the country and it's making a lot of people sweat. So in today's episode, we talk about the advent of a Digital Yuan and how they're fundamentally different from other forms of currency.

Apr 12, 2021 • 6min
The 21-year Crusade against the Ambanis
Last week SEBI slapped a ₹25 crore fine on members of India’s wealthiest family - the Ambanis, over an alleged takeover violation and we need to talk about it.


