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Mar 11, 2021 • 5min

From 4G to 5G

In today's episode we talk about the recent spectrum auctions that could have great significance for the telecommunication space as a whole.
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Mar 10, 2021 • 5min

The Text Messaging Problem

In today's episode we talk about why you probably aren't receiving your OTPs on time
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Mar 9, 2021 • 5min

The Labour Codes Revisited

In today's episode we look at the labour code and see what kind of impact it might have on your wages
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Mar 7, 2021 • 17min

How to be a Rational Investor? | Finshots Special

In today's episode we talk about how to be a rational investor.  We have relied on excerpts from “Adaptive Markets: Financial Evolution at the Speed of Thought” by Andrew Lo and Nate Silver’s “The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail-but Some Don’t”, to put this story together
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Mar 6, 2021 • 6min

Dilip Buildcon and the Highway Project

This week, shares of Dilip Buildcon hit new highs (in over two years) after the company announced that it bagged projects worth Rs. 2,200 crores. The rally went into overdrive soon after the management vouched to double its revenues in five years. So considering there have been so many developments, we thought we could review the company’s journey so far.
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Mar 5, 2021 • 5min

Do job reservations help?

In today's episode we talk about Haryana's decision to reserve jobs for locals in the private sector.
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Mar 4, 2021 • 5min

Why does everybody lend money to the US government?

The US government borrows a lot of money. Currently, they owe roughly $29 trillion—roughly 100% of their GDP.  And a big chunk of this—Almost $7 trillion comes from other foreign countries. But here’s the interesting bit. Even India features on this list and as it stands, the US owes us about $216 Billion. So the question is simple — Why are the likes of India lending money to the US and why isn’t anybody talking about it?
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Mar 3, 2021 • 6min

The Blue Economy Explained

In today's episode, we talk about the blue economy policy and see how the country could benefit from oceans.
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Mar 2, 2021 • 5min

The Mesmerising World of Crypto Art

A few days back Mike Winkelmann (who goes by the name of Beeple online) sold multiple editions of three digital artworks and 21 unique pieces at prices well above $100,000. All in all, he raked in a cool $3.5 million over a single weekend by selling what most people call crypto-art. So in today's episode, we take a quick look at the changing landscape of art and culture and see where crypto art fits in.
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Mar 1, 2021 • 6min

What are we really “making” in India?

Two days ago Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi announced that it was opening two new mobile manufacturing plants in India after partnering with BYD and DBG India. And if you don’t know who they are, here’s an excerpt from an article in Tech Crunch to help you out — “BYD is China’s largest electric carmaker with a long history of making electronics parts, while DBG has been a major supplier to Chinese telecom firms including Huawei.” Both vendors will be manufacturing in India. And it seems as if Chinese smartphone makers are increasingly looking to source and produce parts locally. But the real questions still remain — “What are we really making in India and how’s the progress been so far?”

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