2: Money: Now You Have It, Now You Don’t
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Ever since the current crisis at the Punjab Maharashtra Co-operative Bank hit the news, social media and WhatsApp have been rife with misinformation regarding finance and banking.  From cash going defunct, to banks shutting down, people are sharing highly panic inducing messages all over the internet. But can such fake news cause offline damage to the state of banking and finance in our country?  Join us, as we sit down with author Vivek Kaul to discuss ways to protect ourselves from such a fate
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