The Morning Brief

The recent incidents of EVs from brands such a Ola, Okinawa and Pure EV abruptly catching fire raises serious questions about everything from the safety of these vehicles to whether adequate standards are in place to ensure that the EVs that hit the road are ready to ride. What’s going wrong with EV manufacturing in India? Will these incidents derail the EV movement in India? Host Dia Rekhi speaks to Pankaj Sharma, Managing Director and Cofounder of Log 9 Materials and Sumant Banerji, consulting editor at ET Auto to find out what's at stake. Credits: WION, Business Today, ET Now, CNBC TV-18See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a landmark decision, the CCI (Competition Commission of India) has slammed three large private hospitals for overcharging patients unfairly by sending them notices. Will this lead to finally reigning in inflated medical bills at hospitals? Is the overcharging legal? What can the government do to regulate medical costs? Host Ratna Bhushan finds out from Sujatha Rao, Former Bureaucrat with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Teena Thacker, Senior Assistant Editor at the Economic Times, and Sonam Chandwani, Managing Partner at KS Legal & Associates. Credits: India Today, Mirror Now, Times of IndiaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With market regulator Sebi's changes to the related party transactions (RPT) norms coming into effect from April 1, host Kiran Somvanshi speaks to Hitesh Gajaria, senior partner, KPMG India, Sharad Abhyankar, partner, Khaitan & Co and J N Gupta, who is a former executive director of Sebi and is managing director of Stakeholders Empowerment Services to decode what such transactions entail, their underlying problems, how the regulator wants them to be governed now and what all of this means for corporate India and more importantly, investors. Credits: Bloomberg Quint, HW News EnglishSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Several retail investors withdrew from Baba Ramdev-backed Ruchi Soya Industries' follow on public offer (FPO), after Sebi pulled up the company for the circulation of unsolicited SMSes promising mega returns. Host Bhavya Dilipkumar speaks to leading influencers Rachana Ranade, Aditya Kondawar and lawyer Moin Ladha, Partner at Khaitan & Co, about the growing trend of misinformation on social media, stock manipulation by unscrupulous operators and the safeguards, if any.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Shopee shuts shop in India within six months, several questions arise from ease of doing business for MNCs to geopolitics, even as the future of employees hangs in the balance. Host Anirban Chowdhury talks to ET’s Digbijay Mishra, industry experts and a Shopee employee to understand the reasons behind its exit despite having a stellar run.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The mega-merger of the two major multiplex operators is expected to create compelling synergies but will it pass the smell test of the competition watchdog? Host Arijit Barman speaks with key stakeholders from the movie trade - Akshaye Rathi, Director at Aashirwad Theatre and Kapil Agarwal, Joint MD, UFO Moviez to understand how the tickets, nee cards, are stacked up. Credits - Mirror Now, NDTV, Moneycontrol, myfootage.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Price hikes, food shortages, and power outages, have become a reality for Sri Lankans who battle the country's biggest economic collapse since its independence. With some already fleeing the island nation to seek refuge on Indian shores, could we be staring at a refugee crisis? We examine what has caused this upheaval and how India can act to regain its influence in the Sri Lanka. Our Host Dia Rekhi finds out from Dr. M. Ganeshamoorthy, Economist and Senior Lecturer at the University of Colombo and Akhil Bery, Director of South Asia Initiatives at the Asia Society Policy Institute. Credits - NDTVSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

India’s largest automaker Maruti Suzuki has jumped on the Electric Vehicle (EV) bandwagon after playing wait and watch for years. Host Nehal Chaliawala along with ET’s Ketan Thakkar and ET Auto’s consulting editor Sumant Banerji explores Maruti’s stance on EVs and what could be its game plan. Credits: ET AutoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

India went into its first nationwide Covid lockdown exactly two years ago today. As we finally limp back to normalcy with the third wave ebbing, we find out what the future holds. Host Kiran Somvanshi, speaks to Dr. Aseem Malhotra, NHS-trained Consultant Cardiologist, and Dr. Chandrakant Lahariya, Epidemiologist & Preventive Medicine Specialist on the likelihood of a fourth wave, the usefulness of masks and lockdowns, booster dosages, building immunity, and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Zomato is looking to merge with Blinkit, formerly known as Grofers, as it looks to up its game in the very rapidly growing quick commerce sector. Who will this deal benefit? What does this mean for the investors, quick commerce, and food tech? Ratna Bhushan decodes the deal and sector dynamics with Jaspal Sabharwal, Co-founder, TagTaste Foods, Samir Kuckreja, Founder & CEO, Tasanaya Hospitality, and Tarush Bhalla, Senior Assistant Editor, ET. Credits - CNBC-TV18See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.