

Finshots Daily
Finshots
A daily 5-min podcast explaining the most important finance and business happenings in plain English. India focused.
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Dec 5, 2023 • 8min
Is Apollo Hospitals running a ‘cash for kidneys’ scam?
Troubling allegations against Apollo Hospitals and organ trafficking in India. Process of forging documents and creating false stories. Need for organ donation and solutions to address illegal kidney trade.

Dec 4, 2023 • 6min
Decoding India’s 7.6% GDP
This podcast breaks down India's 7.6% GDP growth for July to September 2023, with a focus on the significant role of the manufacturing sector, which experienced a growth of 13.9%. It also discusses concerns about consumer demand, unsecured personal loans, limited contribution of agriculture, and the role of consumption in driving the economy.

Dec 2, 2023 • 8min
Flair pens a successful IPO story
Discover how Flare's recent IPO success and their focus on handwriting and expansion into other products has contributed to their growth and profit margins. Analyze the price to earnings ratio of the company before and after its successful IPO. Discuss concerns about the company's diversification bet, inventory management, and working capital needs.

Dec 1, 2023 • 6min
Will TikTok finally beat Amazon at e-commerce?
TikTok's entry into social commerce through Magellan XYZ in Indonesia, disrupting traditional e-commerce. TikTok's attempt to compete with Amazon in the e-commerce market, launching TikTok Shop and discussing its challenges and plans to be successful.

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Nov 30, 2023 • 8min
Byju’s owes Indian cricket ₹160 crores?
Exploring Byju's sponsorship of the Indian cricket team, its financial performance, and challenges faced. The dispute between BCCI and Byjos over the owed 160 crore rupees and the use of NCLT for debt recovery.

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Nov 29, 2023 • 7min
Did copy-paste really cost TCS $200 million?
This podcast explores the controversy between TCS and CSC in the insurance sector, including their disagreement over the adaptation of B-A-N-C-S. It also discusses a case where TCS gained unauthorized access to Epic's software and the damages awarded in the court case.

Nov 28, 2023 • 8min
India is stepping on the ‘Bio’gas
India's government announces that by 2025, it will be mandatory to blend biogas with natural gases. The podcast explores the process of creating biogas from food waste, sewage waste, and cow dung. It discusses the potential benefits of biogas, including increased farmer income and organic fertilizer production. The episode also discusses the potential advantages of using biogas in India, such as cost savings and environmental benefits. Additionally, the significance of water in biofuel production is highlighted.

Nov 27, 2023 • 7min
SEBI wants to make ‘insider' trading easier?
This podcast explores how a new consultation paper by SEBI could make insider trading easier for company insiders. It discusses the impact of unpublished price sensitive information (UPSI) on executives and proposes rule changes to increase flexibility in the trading plan.

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Nov 25, 2023 • 9min
CDSL is rich thanks to the stock market boom!
India's only listed depository, CDSL, has reached a milestone of 10 crore demat accounts due to the stock market boom. The podcast discusses CDSL's role as a safe keeper of shares, its revenue generation through managing listed shares and transaction fees, and its diversification efforts. It also explores the potential risks associated with the depository business.

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Nov 24, 2023 • 10min
A beginner's guide to stubble burning
The podcast explores the issue of stubble burning among farmers in Punjab and discusses the challenges they face in removing stubble. It also explores potential solutions to stubble burning, such as the use of machines, decomposers, and transportation as fuel. The chapter on using Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) as an alternative method to traditional transplanting in farming is particularly interesting.


