

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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Mar 30, 2023 • 7min
India’s biggest startup scam ever?!
In today’s episode for 30th March 2023, we tell you the story of how India’s biggest startup meet turned out to be a farce.

Mar 29, 2023 • 6min
Why don’t women athletes get equal pay?
The first-ever women’s IPL is over. And the packed stadiums couldn’t have been a better advertisement for women’s cricket. Next year will be even bigger!
But all the money being splashed about also got us thinking about pay parity in sports. So in today’s episode for 29th March 2023, we decided to talk about it.

Mar 28, 2023 • 8min
Amul, Cola and Atta???
In today’s episode for 28th March 2023, we discuss Amul’s pathway to becoming more than just a dairy brand.

Mar 27, 2023 • 8min
1-minute silence for debt mutual funds?
In today’s episode for 27th March 2023, we explain the latest googly the Indian government has thrown at the mutual fund industry.

Mar 25, 2023 • 10min
Are Indian banks out of trouble?
In today’s episode for 25th March 2023, we explain whether Indian banks are on solid ground or if we should fear a Silicon Valley Bank-type collapse.

Mar 24, 2023 • 7min
Why did top Bollywood songs disappear from Spotify?
In today’s episode for 24th March 2023, we explain the larger implications of the Spotify India and Zee Music face-off.

Mar 23, 2023 • 5min
India's post harvest loss problem
On Tuesday, the Mint reported that the government plans to run an onion irradiation pilot to reduce the rot and increase their shelf life before tossing them into storage. So, in today’s episode for 23rd March 2023, we use this story to dive into India’s broader post-harvest loss problem of not just onions, but all perishable crops. And how irradiation can be a tiny part of the solution.

Mar 22, 2023 • 5min
An explainer on the Black Sea Grain Initiative
In today’s episode for 22nd March 2023, we break down the Black Sea Grain Initiative and see what it has done to cushion the global food crisis.

Mar 21, 2023 • 7min
A story about artificially ripening real fruits
In today’s episode for 21st March 2023, we discuss calcium carbide as a commercial yet unethical fruit ripener and why fruit traders and vendors love it so much.

Mar 20, 2023 • 8min
Baba Ramdev can't sell his Patanjali shares?
In today’s episode for 20th March 2023, we explain why NSE and BSE have banned the promoters of Patanjali Foods from selling their shares


