The Morning Brief

What is ChatGPT and what is behind its massive hype? How is it answering existential questions, writing love poems, articles, reports and even code? Is it a disruptor to the biggest disruptor Google? Will it and other AI-chatbots replace millions of jobs?What are its relevant use cases in a market like India? Host Dia Rekhi tries to answer these questions about the latest rage in the tech world, by talking to Ajay Agrawal, Professor at Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto,  Author of Power and Prediction: The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence (Ranked among 10 best books for 2022 by Forbes) and Aakrit Vaish, Co-Founder & CEO of Haptik.   Credits:  Wall Street Journal,  Adrian Twarog, CNBCTV18,  The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Yahoo Finance    You can follow our host Dia Rekhi on his social media:Twitter - https://twitter.com/diarekhiETLinkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dia-rekhi-702438104/   Catch the latest episode of ‘The Morning Brief’ on ET Play, The Economic Times Online, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Amazon Music and Google Podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Air pollution is no longer just a Delhi dilemma. With AQI dipping across there are pollution hotspots mushrooming across India. Are grey skies and itchy throats are the new normal. Are purifiers and nebulisers safe solutions? Is cough syrup the  drink of choice this season? As India gasps for clean air.  Ratna Bhushan quizzes to Dr Arvind Kumar, Chairman, Institute of Chest surgery, at Medanta Hospital, specialist in treating chest and lung-related surgeries, Anumita Roychowdhury, executive director, research and advocacy, at Centre for Science and Environment and PV Bharadwaj, Managing Director at Aura Air on the solutions and how to breath easy. Credits: WildFilmsIndiaYou can follow our host Ratna Bhushan on her social media:Twitter - https://mobile.twitter.com/ratnabhushanETLinkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ratna-bhushan-aa83aa21 Catch the latest episode of ‘The Morning Brief’ on ET Play, The Economic Times Online, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Amazon Music and Google Podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On 6th October, India’s capital markets regulator SEBI passed an order for the 17-year-old Brickwork Ratings to wind up its operations within six months which raises the question, what prompted SEBI to ask Brickwork to wind up? what are the systemic issues and challenges with the credit rating businesses in India? and was Brickwork made a whipping boy or is there merit in the regulator's action? To decode all this, Host Kiran Somvanshi gets into conversation with R. Gandhi, Former Deputy Governor of RBI; D.R.Dogra, Former MD & CEO of CareEdge Ratings and Jyotindra Dubey, Associate Editor at ET Prime. Credits: The Big Short Film Scene If you like this episode, check out Kiran Somvanshi’s episode on Making India Inc Accessible, The Social Stock Exchange - A Game Changer In Giving, and more.  You can follow our host Kiran Somvanshi on her social media:Twitter - https://twitter.com/Kiran_ETLinkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiransomvanshi/ Catch the latest episode of ‘The Morning Brief’ on ET Play, The Economic Times Online, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Amazon Music and Google Podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Russia continues to top India's list of oil importers for the second month in a row.  Despite cheaper oil imports, the price at the pump is not coming down. Host Kalpana Pathak explores the economics and politics behind the fuel bill with Sanjeev Choudhary of the Economic Times and Kanwal Sibal, Former Indian Foreign Secretary. Credits: Aljazeera, WION, World Music and Hindustan Times  If you like this episode, check out Kalpana Pathak’s episode on Industry 4.0: Enterprise vs Employee?, Can diamonds be for every pocket? and more!  You can follow our host Kalpana Pathak on her social media:Twitter - https://twitter.com/PathakKalpanaLinkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kalpana-pathak-40395012/ Catch the latest episode of ‘The Morning Brief’ on ET Play, The Economic Times Online, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Amazon Music and Google Podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The digital rupee or the e-rupee is the newest avatar of money. How does it work? What are its advantages for consumers? And what are the challenges? Host Mugdha Variyar decode with Ajay Rajan, country head for transaction banking at Yes Bank, Vivek Belgavi, Partner, Financial Services Technology Consulting and FinTech Leader at PwC India, and Saloni Shukla, Deputy Banking Editor at The Economic Times Credits: Reserve Bank of India You can follow our host Mugdha Variyar on her social media:Twitter - https://twitter.com/Mugdha_VariyarLinkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mugdha-variyar-97387625/ Catch the latest episode of ‘The Morning Brief’ on ET Play, The Economic Times Online, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Amazon Music and Google Podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Close to four decades in the making, the redevelopment of Asia's largest slum has got underway. Home for all vs new business district in making. Host Arijit Barman explores the project granularities with ET's senior assistant editor and real estate specialist Kailash Babar; Dr. Amita Bhide, Professor at Center for Urban Policy & Governance who discusses the past, the present and future models of redevelopment in the Maximum City & joining the show all the way from Sao Paolo, Raquel Rolnik, Brazilian architect, urbanist, President Lula's aid and former Special Rapporteur at the UN on the Right to Adequate Housing to talk about her work across favelas in Brazil, Columbia, Mexico and other Latin American countries as well as informal settlements in South Africa. Credits: CNBC-TV18, Vox, Ace, T-series, Epic On, Excel Movies and Wunderbar FilmsIf you like this episode, check out Arijit Barman’s episode on The Hinduja Hullabaloo, Dark Truths about Truecaller and more. You can follow our host Arijit Barman on his social media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/arijitbarman76Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arijit-barman-7233a129/ Catch the latest episode of ‘The Morning Brief’ on ET Play, The Economic Times Online, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Amazon Music and Google Podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities observed on the 3rd of December, Host Kiran Somvanshi speaks with corporate lawyer Amar Jain involved in advocacy for the rights of people with disability, Shilpi Kapoor, CEO, BarrierBreak Solutions, and Yogesh Desai, Chief Executive Officer at Helen Keller Institute for Deaf & Deafblind to discuss what are the challenges that people with disabilities go through? Are their job prospects improving? Is India and India Inc truly moving towards disability inclusion? Are the laws for them actually getting implemented? What is the ground reality? All this and much more. If you like this episode, check out Kiran Somvanshi’s episode on The Social Stock Exchange - A Game Changer In Giving, World Heart Day Special: India's Dil Ki Baat and more.  You can follow our host Kiran Somvanshi on her social media:Twitter - https://twitter.com/Kiran_ETLinkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiransomvanshi/ Catch the latest episode of ‘The Morning Brief’ on ET Play, The Economic Times Online, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Amazon Music and Google Podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As funding dries up and survival of the fittest mantra kicks in to the startup ecosystem the ‘winter’ is truly here. Big layoffs are the starting point but what comes next? Byju’s valuation shocker has sent ripples in the system as many now are questioning. Will founders have to bite the bullet and face down rounds? Will tougher times mean looser principles and governance. Pankaj Naik of Avendus Capital and Amit Tandon of IiAS gives us a sneak peek into “Survivor Island: The Startup Finale” Credits: NDTV, Republic World, Times Now, CNBC TV-18, Akash Badre, and Flipkart ET Startup Awards You can follow our host Anupriya Bahadur on his social media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/anupriaLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anupriya-nair-297b4a7/ Catch the latest episode of ‘The Morning Brief’ on ET Play, The Economic Times Online, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Amazon Music and Google Podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From Bikaner to the BSE, ethnic snacks makers or the 'Bhujia billionaires' have raked in consistent revenues, rich valuations and created wealth out of namkeen and mithai. But can these family-owned businesses continue to ride the snack wave amid intense competition, the health wave, governance challenges, inflation and regulatory scrutiny on nutrition? Can the namkeen and mithai empires withstand the inevitable winds of change, also at a time when consolidation is sweeping every sector. Host Ratna Bhushan talks to Deepak Agarwal, Managing Director at Bikaji Foods, Navroz Mahudawala -  MD at Candle Partners and Sachin Bhartiya, Partner at Lighthouse Funds to find out what’s ahead for the sector. Credits: Bikaji and Business Today. You can follow our host Ratna Bhushan on her social media:Twitter - https://mobile.twitter.com/ratnabhushanETLinkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ratna-bhushan-aa83aa21 Catch the latest episode of ‘The Morning Brief’ on ET Play, The Economic Times Online, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Amazon Music and Google Podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A European regulatory authority has decided to derecognize as many as six Indian clearing houses that settle trade for European banks like Deutsche Bank and BNP Paribas in India. The regulator, European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), wants to inspect Indian trade clearing bodies. RBI and SEBI have said it has no jurisdiction over the clearing houses. At stake are the businesses of all European banks operating in India. Ministries of finance in India and European countries are trying to convince their regulators to come to a middle ground, given India and the EU’s improving relations. Sebi is willing to relent. RBI is not. Who will blink? TMB host Dia Rekhi and Anirban Chowdhury speak to Viraj Kulkarni, Founder of Pivot, Asia's Largest Consulting Company in the Securities Services Space, and Sugata Ghosh, Associate Editor at The Economic Times to discuss more. You can follow our host Anirban on his social media:Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnirbanETLinkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anirban-chowdhury-b5067219/ You can follow our host Dia Rekhi on her social media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/diarekhiETLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dia-rekhi-702438104/Catch the latest episode of ‘The Morning Brief’ on ET Play, The Economic Times Online, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Amazon Music and Google Podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.