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The forgotten struggle: How India’s mill workers earned the right to a weekly off

Jan 14 2025 4 mins  
The recent remarks by Larsen & Toubro chairman S.N.Subrahmanyan, suggesting employees should work 90 hours a week without taking Sundays off, have sparked outrage across the country. But what many people may not realise is that the concept of a weekly off in India was not handed down easily — it was earned after a long and relentless struggle by workers in the country’s first i

What is the great FMCG slowdown about?

Jan 07 2025 38 mins  
In this interview to Vinay Kamath and Meenakshi Verma Ambwani of businessline, Saugata Gupta, MD & CEO of Marico Ltd, talks about the factors that have contributed to a slowdown in FMCG consumption and about rural and urban consumption. He also talks about how digital will be a big driver of growth for the group and how it has emerged as a strong pillar of growth for the group, com

Why experts aren’t alarmed by hMPV’s recent spread

Jan 06 2025 15 mins  
In this episode of the businessline podcast, Aishwarya Kumar speaks with Dr. Suraj Jain, Clinical Operations Head at Manipal TRUtest, to address the growing concerns about human metapneumovirus (hMPV). With cases of hMPV emerging across various Indian states, the discussion clears up misconceptions about the virus. Jain explains that hMPV, while resembling the flu in its symptoms,

Energonomics Episode 19 | What could Donald Trump's return mean for US-India relations in the energy sector?

Nov 25 2024 11 mins  
In this episode of EnergOnomics podcast, Richa Mishra explores the potential impact of Donald Trump's return to the White House on US-India relations, particularly in the energy sector. How might his policies shape the future of energy trade between the two nations? Peter Jarka-Sellers, Climate and Energy Policy Professional, helps examine Trump’s energy agenda, which is expecte

What’s at stake in the 2024 Maharashtra assembly elections?

Nov 19 2024 12 mins  
Maharashtra is all set to go to the polls on November 20, 2024. The battle for control of the 288-member Assembly has seen shifting alliances, ideological clashes, intricate caste equations, and emotional appeals over the past few years. The major alliances in the fray include the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti alliance and the Congress-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), with

Energonomics Episode 18 | India-Bangladesh power issue: Why has India decided to revisit its energy trade relations with Bangladesh?

Sep 14 2024 15 mins  
Cross-border trade of electricity is nothing new. It has been happening for some time now through bilateral agreements, memorandum of understandings or power trade agreements between the two countries. But the recent developments in Bangladesh have once again generated the debate on the policy side and the element of risk involved for the players involved, this and more in the late

Energonomics Episode 18 | India-Bangladesh power issue: What is Bangladesh’s stance?

Sep 14 2024 25 mins  
Cross-border trade of electricity is nothing new. It has been happening for some time now through bilateral agreements, memorandum of understandings or power trade agreements between the two countries. But the recent developments in Bangladesh have once again generated the debate on the policy side and the element of risk involved for the players involved, this and more in the late

Hindenburg vs SEBI: Govt must satisfy itself that there has been no conflict of interest, says TT Ram Mohan

Aug 12 2024 19 mins  
Hindenburg Research is again in the news, this time with allegations against the chairperson of the Securities & Exchange Board of India Ms Madhabi Buch. It claims that she and her husband had invested in a fund that was founded by a former director at Adani Enterprises. The US-based shortseller points to a conflict of interest. While both she and her husband have denied any opaci

The smart future of online learning

Aug 04 2024 31 mins  
In this episode of Digital Gadfly, host Shubho Sengupta, a digital marketing expert, chats with Abhishek Singh, IAS, and one of the prime architects of Digital India. The freewheeling chat takes a nostalgic dive into an era when the Internet was just taking off in the country and Mr Singh was posted in Nagaland from where he shares some fascinating stories of early initiatives. Cur

How can Kerala prevent disasters like the Wayanad landslide?

Jul 31 2024 22 mins  
Kerala’s Wayanad was hit with a landslide on Tuesday killing close to 170 people. This is not the state's first time facing a crisis related to monsoons. In this businessline podcast, Anjana PV talks to Vinson Kurian, Consultant,businessline, about the recurring issues of landslides and extreme weather events in Kerala. The podcast highlights the frequency and severity of these