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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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Mar 6, 2021 • 6min
Dilip Buildcon and the Highway Project
This week, shares of Dilip Buildcon hit new highs (in over two years) after the company announced that it bagged projects worth Rs. 2,200 crores. The rally went into overdrive soon after the management vouched to double its revenues in five years. So considering there have been so many developments, we thought we could review the company’s journey so far.

Mar 5, 2021 • 5min
Do job reservations help?
In today's episode we talk about Haryana's decision to reserve jobs for locals in the private sector.

Mar 4, 2021 • 5min
Why does everybody lend money to the US government?
The US government borrows a lot of money. Currently, they owe roughly $29 trillion—roughly 100% of their GDP. And a big chunk of this—Almost $7 trillion comes from other foreign countries. But here’s the interesting bit. Even India features on this list and as it stands, the US owes us about $216 Billion. So the question is simple — Why are the likes of India lending money to the US and why isn’t anybody talking about it?

Mar 3, 2021 • 6min
The Blue Economy Explained
In today's episode, we talk about the blue economy policy and see how the country could benefit from oceans.

Mar 2, 2021 • 5min
The Mesmerising World of Crypto Art
A few days back Mike Winkelmann (who goes by the name of Beeple online) sold multiple editions of three digital artworks and 21 unique pieces at prices well above $100,000. All in all, he raked in a cool $3.5 million over a single weekend by selling what most people call crypto-art. So in today's episode, we take a quick look at the changing landscape of art and culture and see where crypto art fits in.

Mar 1, 2021 • 6min
What are we really “making” in India?
Two days ago Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi announced that it was opening two new mobile manufacturing plants in India after partnering with BYD and DBG India. And if you don’t know who they are, here’s an excerpt from an article in Tech Crunch to help you out — “BYD is China’s largest electric carmaker with a long history of making electronics parts, while DBG has been a major supplier to Chinese telecom firms including Huawei.”
Both vendors will be manufacturing in India. And it seems as if Chinese smartphone makers are increasingly looking to source and produce parts locally. But the real questions still remain — “What are we really making in India and how’s the progress been so far?”

Feb 26, 2021 • 5min
Is Jet Airways making a comeback?
In today's episode, we talk about Jet Airways, a potential revival for the company and what may lie ahead for the beleaguered airline.

Feb 25, 2021 • 5min
The Curious Case of Copper
In today's episode, we talk about the great copper bull run.

Feb 24, 2021 • 5min
Is this the moment the gig economy changes forever?
In today's episode, we talk about how the UK Supreme court might fundamentally change the way the likes of Uber works.

Feb 23, 2021 • 5min
What exactly is the Cairn Arbitration Case?
In today's episode we talk about the Cairn arbitration award that's making a lot of people nervous.


