The Morning Brief

From the peak of a $12 billion buyout of Corus Steel to the trough of being forced to sell a steel unit for just £1 to being back in the record books, edging past even TCS to become the most profitable Tata company, Tata Steel has seen it all. Host Arijit Barman chats with the man behind this revival. Up, close and candid with Koushik Chatterjee, CFO, Tata Steel. Credits - CNBC TV18, Euronews, ET Now, VC Invest NewsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A trade pact between India and UK planned for this Diwali may halve import taxes on scotch. How cheap will premium whiskies get? Will this change the way India drinks? Host Anirban Chowdhury finds out from Suresh Menon, Head, International Spirits and Wines Association of India and Keshav Prakash, Founder, The Vault.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Early summers in India and high industrial activity have led to a surge in demand for electricity, exposing the country's proximity to an unprecedented power crisis. What has brought India to the brink of a blackout? Host Nehal Chaliawala finds out from ET's Sarita Singh and Partha Bhattacharya, Former Chairman, Coal India Ltd.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

India Inc and its investors have been quick on the uptake after the government announced the country’s ambitious sustainablity targets last year. But are the plans and funds enough to achieve net zero by 2070? Host Kiran Somvanshi dives deeper with Anirban Mukherjee, MD & Partner, Boston Consulting Group India, Pramod Kumar, Head, Investment Banking, Barclays Bank India and Kalpana Pathak, Senior Assistant Editor, ET.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Amazon-Reliance rivalry has spilled over to the Indian Premier League as they compete for broadcasting rights for the next five years. But beating incumbent Disney and the merged Sony-Zee will be no easy task. Hosts Anirban Chowdhury and Nehal Chaliawala break down the battle for IPL broadcasting rights with TOI’s K Shriniwas Rao, Vinit Karnik of GroupM and Rathindra Basu of IMG Media.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After 17 years, the world’s largest cement maker is looking at exiting India. The sale of Ambuja Cement & ACC can change the rules of the game. But why would one leave a high growth market? Hosts Kiran Somvanshi & Arijit Barman speak to Rakesh Arora, Former Ambuja Executive and Managing Partner, Go India Advisors & Rajesh Ravi, Vice President, Institutional Equities Research, HDFC Securities to figure out who can gain or lose from the likely $10 billion deal? Host - Arijit Barman and Kiran SomvanshiSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A brand founded in 1905 whose 'Give me Red' tagline took the MTV generation by storm is getting new owners -- the Burman family of Dabur. But will the magic of dry cell batteries work now? Host Ratna Bhushan takes a trip back in time to find out how the campaign got created, caught on, and became a cult with the man behind it all Roshan Joseph, Independent Director of Eveready and seasoned marketeer Lloyd Mathias who feels the brand still can pack a punch.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More than 1,700 people have lost their jobs in the latest round of layoffs announced by startups like Unacademy, Meesho, Furlenco, Lido Learning and Trell. Why are well-funded startups trying to save money? Host Bhavya Dilipkumar speaks to employees who've been laid off, Director and CEO, CIEL HR Services, Aditya Narayan Mishra, and ET's Digbijay Mishra on whether there is a crisis brewing in the startup space and if downsizing is the only way for restructuring and cost cutting in addition to exploring themes of how different these layoffs are from those that happened in 2010-2011 at Flipkart or Snapdeal. Credits: ET NowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Bunder mining project in Madhya Pradesh may be one of Asia's largest diamond mines but the development versus displacement debate continues to singe Aditya Birla Group after Rio Tinto. Host Arijit Barman connects the dots with Bhavna Menon, programme manager of Last Wilderness Foundation, Hari Krishna Dwivedi, founding chairman of Pehel Foundation and ET's Anubhuti Vishnoi in this 15-year-long saga that's still simmering Credits: ANI News, NDTV, Madhya Pradesh TourismSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After Coinbase’s UPI fiasco, other crypto exchanges in India too are facing challenges in accepting deposits, hurting trade volumes. Are high taxes, regulatory ambiguity and an averse central bank choking cryptocurrency to a slow death in India? Host Anirban Chowdhury finds out with Vishwas Patel, chairman, Payments Council of India, ET’s Sugata Ghosh and Apoorva Mittal and Nitin Sharma, co-founder of Antler.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.