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A couple of weeks back, the CEO of Serum Institute of India announced that the launch of a new Covid-19 vaccine Covovax developed jointly in association with Novavax is likely to be delayed to September in the country. This came against the backdrop of a US Ban on exports of key raw materials required to manufacture the vaccine. And if the export controls aren’t lifted soon enough, it could upend the global war on Covid altogether. So in today’s episode, we look at why this is such a massive problem and what are the complications involved.

In today's episode we talk about one of the leading crypto exchanges going public.

The Central Bank of China has started rolling out digital yuan in many cities across the country and it's making a lot of people sweat. So in today's episode, we talk about the advent of a Digital Yuan and how they're fundamentally different from other forms of currency.

Last week SEBI slapped a ₹25 crore fine on members of India’s wealthiest family - the Ambanis, over an alleged takeover violation and we need to talk about it.

In today's episode we discuss a rather elaborate explanation on the rise of the Indian Speciality Chemical Industry.

A couple days ago, the restaurant association noted that new lockdown measures could put 90% of restaurants out of business in Maharashtra. And while the number does seem a bit exaggerated, it's still pertinent to ask - What's the impact of the new lockdown measures going to look like for the food and beverages industry

The Monetary Policy Committee (good folks responsible for setting interest rates in the country) decided to leave them as-is yesterday (at 4%) after deliberating on the matter for three days. However, that doesn’t mean there isn’t a story here.  In fact, the Monetary Policy Report — published on the same day, had a lot of new insights on the current state of the economy. So in today’s episode, we will talk about all the interesting bits from the report and more.

In today's episode, we talk about Supply Chain Financing and the unravelling of Greensill Capital.

In today's episode we talk about gift cards and how this country struggled for years trying to tax these annoying little things

In today’s episode we talk about weaponizing our dependence on oil, and see if there's merit in pursuing such a program