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 latest episode of Energonomics.  Currently, all players have maintained that they continue to supply power to...

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 latest episode of Energonomics.  In this episode of the Energonomics podcast, Richa Mishra speaks with Dr. Khondaker...

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 opacity in their dealings, SEBI has also said that Ms Buch had been making disclosures from time to time and that...

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. Currently as CEO of Karmayogi Bharat, he is at the centre of online training initiatives that help competency and...

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 natural disasters, attributing them largely to the monsoon season. Kurian explains that while the north of Kerala...

Hardeep Singh Puri, India's oil minister, has announced plans to include petrol, diesel and natural gas under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as part of the new cabinet. This is what he said the day he took office. This has led to debates and discussions. In this latest episode of Energonomics Podcast, businessline's Richa Mishra and Shishir Sinha get into an interesting conversation on whether GST could solve India's rising fuel price problem.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been revolutionising various sectors and industries. This technological innovation has created numerous changes, from IT services to the legal industry. In this podcast, businessline’s Anjana PV speaks to Anushita S P Karunakaram, Co-Founder & CEO, of LawyerDesk Advocacy Pvt. Ltd., on the transformative impact of artificial intelligence in the legal industry.   Anushita says AI's integration into law is crucial because the legal sector has historically...

In this episode with the context of a new coalition government at the centre, how do organisations with Co-CEOs function, what happens when there are multiple power centres at work, or when a leader feels their mandate or role is unclear. Joining Kamal is Navin Upadhyaya, CHRO at 360 ONE –a leading asset and wealth management services firm. Listen in! 

Sandeep Patil, Partner, QED Capital joins in to decide how lending oriented fintechs may have better shot at success compared to others. 

Amit Agarwal, President and Head – Private Credit, Edelweiss Alternatives joins in to discuss how the private credit market is set to evolve with tighter regulations gripping in.

Has India’s foreign policy undergone a change? The recent turn of events: Importing oil from Russia and more recently India and Iran have signed Long Term Bilateral Contract on Chabahar Port Operations and willing to handle the American warning, what has changed in India’s stance globally? In this episode of the energonomics podcast, Richa Mishra speaks to Talmiz Ahmad — former Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Oman (2003–04), and the UAE (2007–10) on what has brought about this change in...

Has India’s foreign policy undergone a change? The recent turn of events: Importing oil from Russia and more recently India and Iran have signed Long Term Bilateral Contract on Chabahar Port Operations and willing to handle the American warning, what has changed in India’s stance globally? In this episode of the energonomics podcast, Richa Mishra speaks to Kabir Taneja, a fellow in the Strategic Studies Programme at the Observer Research Foundation, India, about the dynamics of the India-Iran...

This episode of our monthly podcast People@Work hosted by Kamal Karanth, co-founder of specialist staffing firm Xpheno, looks at the dynamics involved in leadership hiring. There has been a lot of movement in CXO roles over the past 12 months. For a senior executive looking for a change, are there any hacks to follow when searching for a leadership role? Monica Jasuja, Chief Growth Product Officer of Twid and a LinkedIn Top Voice feels projecting your authentic persona on social media...

In conversation with Sandeep Patil, partner, QED Investors, to understand what's hold back PEs and VCs from writing the big cheques they did for fintechs until a few years ago. 

India faced one of its biggest farmers’ protest during the NDA government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi which ended after a year with the withdrawal of three controversial farm laws. However, the narrative in the last 10 years changed towards farmers’ income from production-centric in the previous decade. Former agriculture and food secretary T Nandakumar in conversation with Prabhudatta Mishra spoke about the changes in policy initiatives to reflect the growing needs of farmers for...

In this 10 Years of NDA podcast, businessline’s Abhishek Law speaks to Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya, a Rajya Sabha MP from the CPI(M) and also a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth, on the state of education in India and where efforts need to be made by the next government. 

In this NDA @10 episode, we take a look at how healthcare and pharmaceuticals have fared in the last 10 years. It’s been among the most tumultuous years when it comes to health, when Covid-19 brought our lives to a grinding halt, in many ways. But the last decade, has also seen schemes like the Ayushman Bharat (health insurance) or the Jan Aushadhi stores (that sell less expensive medicines) evolve and grow in strength. The pharmaceutical sector has built on existing legacy in supplying to...

With the resounding success of the Chandrayaan-3 moon mission and the Aditya L-1 mission, India has earned an enviable measure of respectability across the world. Countries that once denied India technology are today eager to collaborate with India. Though much of the success was achieved in the last ten years, the foundations for success were laid in the preceding decades. And, the excitement has just begun.  In this episode of the NDA@10 podcast, businessline's M Ramesh talks to Dr....

Shishir Mankad, Partner – Strategy & Transaction, EY Parthenon joins in to explain if the right steps are being taken to popularise central bank digital currency (CBDC) or E-Re (Retail) as it is popularly called.

In this episode of the ‘NDA@10’ series, businessline’s Dalip Singh talks to Rajinder Singh Bhatia, President of the SIDM, about the transformation of India’s defence sector over the past decade.   Bhatia starts the discussion by commending the government's policy implementation and underscores the importance of export orientation and preference for Indian products as game changers.   Bhatia also talks about how India has been pushing towards policy transparency in defence procurement,...

Energy transition, reforms in oil and gas sector, shift to gas-based economy so on and so forth, we have heard all during the two terms of NDA regime led by Narendra Modi. But what is the real story? Here is a detailed conversation with Vandana Hari , CEO & Founder Vanda Insights fossil fuel and India coming of age in dealing with geopolitical challenges.

The Modi led NDA government probably faced one of the biggest challenges of cleaning the county's coal sector which was marred with controversy. Feeling the heat was also the power sector. A key person who was part of the cleansing process, Anil Swarup, former secretary coal in conversation with Richa Mishra shares the challenges faced and the journey so far.