The Morning Brief

As India rolled out its massive immunisation drive against Covid-19, we look at the action behind the scenes. Kunal Agarwal, Cofounder of Kool-Ex, tells us about the cold-chain logistics involved, Dr. Swadhina Mohanty gives us her account of getting the jab on the first day, and ET’s Nidhi Sharma explains how the government plans to deal with vaccine hesitancy.Host - Devina SenguptaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The growing number of unregulated loan apps, many with Chinese links, and the harassment of borrowers has caught the regulator's eye. Srikanth L of advocacy group Cashless Consumer and ET’s Shailesh Menon and Venkat Ananth discuss the modus operandi of these apps, how they proliferated with ease and the red flags to watch out for.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What's it like to see Ratan Tata up close and personal? Shantanu Naidu, the 28-year-old personal assistant to one of India's most reclusive tycoons, recently wrote a book about the man behind the mystique. Naidu tells us how he unexpectedly - and delightfully - found a friend, mentor and comrade for life in Tata.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

7 months of protests, 8 rounds of talks, and one Supreme Court stay order later, the impasse continues. Where do the protesters and government go from here? Jai Kisan Andolan Coordination Committee's Avik Saha and ET's Aman Sharma discuss.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WhatsApp's new policy guidelines have raised questions about data privacy and stirred a storm among users. techARC Founder Faisal Kawoosa and ET Prime’s Tech Policy Editor Sandhya Sharma tell us how safe our data is with WhatsApp and help us make sense of what data privacy is and how to protect it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cinema stardom and politics seem to go hand in hand in many Indian states. Following actor Rajinikanth’s decision to not enter politics, political observers Vaasanthi and Telakapalli Ravi, and ET’s KR Balasubramanyam dissect the reasons behind this move, its ramifications and the relevance of film stars in today’s political landscape.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a year of many lows, cryptocurrency Bitcoin’s value rose 300% in 2020. As investors grapple with the fear of missing out, CEO of Bitbns Gaurav Dahake and ET Prime’s Sidhartha Shukla decode the recent boom in the cryptocurrency market and tell us why Bitcoin is the new digital gold for several investors today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Swift approval for Bharat Biotech's indigenous Covid-19 vaccine and Serum Institute of India's version of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has raised more doubts than enthusiasm. We talk to Dr. Amar Jesani, Editor of the Indian Journal of Medical Ethics, and ET’s Divya Rajagopal to understand the concernsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Indians opened their wallets and hearts to help others in the pandemic, but that left non-Covid programs cash-strapped. Pushpa Aman Singh, CEO Guidestar India, Amit Chandra, MD Bain Capital, and Ashok Kumar ER, President Give India talk about the social service sector.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A pandemic, incursions by an aggressive China and a rollercoaster market - 2020 saw all this and more. As we get ready to step into the new year, ET editors Bodhisatva Ganguli, Pranab Dhal Samanta and Sriram Ramakrishnan break down the biggest news developments of 2020 and what 2021 might hold for the economy, the political landscape and the markets.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.