The Morning Brief

Two years after India's PM Narendra Modi welcomed private players into the space sector under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, Skyroot became the first private sector company to launch its rocket in space last week. Host Kiran Somvanshi talks to Pawan Chandana and Bharath Daka, Co- Founders at Skyroot Aerospace and Chethan Kumar, Assistant Editor at TOI to know the implications of this launch for India and India Inc. Credits: NASA You can follow our host Kiran Somvanshi on his 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.

Digital Personal Data Protection bill after getting a full makeover is now open for public opinion for a month. Regulation, reach and results - does the revamped rulebook cover all the consent concerns? Will our data finally be secure or has the draft diluted critical concerns for consensus? Host Anirban Chowdhury explores and explains the new bill with Rahul Matthan, Partner at Trilegal and NS Nappinai, Supreme Court lawyer & Founder, Cyber Saathi. Credits: TV18You can follow our host Anirban on his social media: Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnirbanET Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anirban-chowdhury-b5067219/   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.

India has hit out at the developed nations for their hot air on addressing climate change. From calling for a phase down of all fossil fuels and not just coal, to pushing for a better definition and tracking of climate finance, India has vehemently placed the onus on the developed world to aid the developing nations in navigating the climate crisis. As India holds the developed world accountable, can it become a messiah for the rest of the world? Or can India be a global climate leader?  Host Mugdha Variyar speaks to Urmi Goswami, Assistant Editor at The Economic Times, who is tracking the developments at Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt, and Vaibhav Chaturvedi, fellow at Delhi-based think tank Council for Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) on India’s many interventions at COP27, as well as what the country needs to meet its own decarbonisation targets. Credits: Channel 4 News, Yahoo Finance, UN Climate Change, The Independent, UNFCC, Rappler and and ANI News 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.

The Hinduja brothers, the richest in Britain, have always been an united front. But an inheritance battle has threatened to split the $14 billion empire wide open. So what's at stake? And why it may not be that simple to cut it into pieces. Host Arijit Barman asks Danish Khan, London based author, journalist and historian if fundamentally this is a battle over patriarchy and privilege.  Credits: NDTV, ET Women's Forum, ET NowYou 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.

Nirav Modi’s extradition request gets rejected, but is the alleged perpetrator of India’s largest banking fraud really coming home? Host Anupriya explores what lies ahead, is there an Asylum request, who is the ‘devil’s advocate’ defending Nirav with UK journalist Naomi Canton. We get you a ringside seat to the scoop and unheard tales from investigation and banking with Sangita Mehta and Rashmi Rajput from The Economic Times. Newsclip credits: Telegraph and Nutshell; Signature tune credits: BCS RagasurYou 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 scrapping an IPO to scrambling for funds are PharmEasy's troubles from terminal or transient? What is the plan with profitable Thyrocare amidst the turmoil? Host Mugdha Variyar, ET Prime sits down for a candid conversation with Siddharth Shah CEO and Co-Founder of PharmEasy's parent company API Holdings. Siddharth Shah responds yo what went wrong for PharmEasy, and will a new prescription pacify the pain and lead to profitability, stave off competition, and help survive the funding winter? 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.

Automation and digitizing is great for the enterprise but what does it mean for the economy desperately seeking more employment and lower prices? In Part II of exploring the new Industrial Revolution or IR 4.0 Host Kiran Somvanshi and Kalpana Pathak of Economic Times question what future for employees does future ready factories hold with guests Dr. Ranjit Date, founder & co-CEO of Wipro PARI, provider of automation solutions. and Sunil C, CEO of TeamLease Digital, one of India’s largest employment platforms for tech and digital jobs.  Additional thoughts on the reality of re-skilling we get a ground check with V. Venkatanarayan,Vice President & Digital Transformation Leader, GMO at Dr. Reddy's Laboratories and Amit Kamat, head of operations, Allcargo Logistics.   You can follow our host Kiran Somvanshi on his social media:Twitter - https://twitter.com/Kiran_ETLinkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiransomvanshi/   You can follow our host kalpana Pathak  on his social media:Twitter - https://twitter.com/PathakKalpana Linkedin - 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 world's richest man, Elon Musk, has been on a firing spree after taking over the reins at Twitter. With over 80% of the Twitter India team laid off, will this affect Twitter's operations in India - one of the most important markets for social media companies? Host Dia Rekhi talks to former Twitter India head Manish Maheshwari and Kevin Curran, Professor of Cyber Security at the Ulster University and an affected Twitter employee on the possible future of the microblogging platform. Credit: NDTV, India Today, BBC News, Leon Idas 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.

What happens when a disruptor like Reliance doubles down in financial services? It’s the network effect really. A large telecom and retail and digital services empire throwing up tons and tons of data … all getting churned from within the Reliance Retail and the Jio ecosystem,  captive and waiting to be mined and then monetized profitably through financial services both for consumers and merchants. It’s the Ant, Tencent, Gojek, Grab or even the Singtel playbook one can argue.  But isn’t it a crowded Indian market with banks, shadow lenders, and fintech upstarts all jostling for market and consumer’s wallet share? Will data privacy be a concern? Host Arijit Barman goes hunting for loans with Mohan Jayaraman, Partner at Bain & Company in Singapore, a specialist in analytics and fintech for a ringside view on the analytics revolution that’s playing out across Asia and senior journalist and TMB co-host Kalpana Pathak, who also tracks Reliance, energy and infrastructure for the Economic Times. Credits: Reliance, CNBC-TV18, Business Standard and DeshGujaratHD 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.

A digital and automation tsunami is sweeping shop floors across global manufacturing hubs. VR, AR and AI are the new tools and workers. But is this digital evolution a true revolution or a FOMO trend? What is Zero-touch and lights-out manufacturing? Host Kiran Somvanshi and Kalpana Pathak give listeners an insider's deep dive into a new era of manufacturing at future-ready factories with Sanjay Sharma, Global Head of Manufacturing, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories and Sanjeev Sharma, CEO of ABB India.You can follow our host Kiran Somvanshi on his social media:Twitter - https://twitter.com/Kiran_ETLinkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiransomvanshi/You can follow our host kalpana Pathak  on his 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.