In today’s episode for 28th March 2023, we discuss Amul’s pathway to becoming more than just a dairy brand.

In today’s episode for 27th March 2023, we explain the latest googly the Indian government has thrown at the mutual fund industry.

In today’s episode for 25th March 2023, we explain whether Indian banks are on solid ground or if we should fear a Silicon Valley Bank-type collapse.

In today’s episode for 24th March 2023, we explain the larger implications of the Spotify India and Zee Music face-off.

On Tuesday, the Mint reported that the government plans to run an onion irradiation pilot to reduce the rot and increase their shelf life before tossing them into storage. So, in today’s episode for 23rd March 2023, we use this story to dive into India’s broader post-harvest loss problem of not just onions, but all perishable crops. And how irradiation can be a tiny part of the solution.

In today’s episode for 22nd March 2023, we break down the Black Sea Grain Initiative and see what it has done to cushion the global food crisis.

In today’s episode for 21st March 2023, we discuss calcium carbide as a commercial yet unethical fruit ripener and why fruit traders and vendors love it so much.

In today’s episode for 20th March 2023, we explain why NSE and BSE have banned the promoters of Patanjali Foods from selling their shares

Last week, Tata Technologies announced that it had filed its papers for an IPO. Think of Tata Tech as the company that supplies a bunch of tech that goes into engineering Tata Motors and making the supply chain of Jaguar Land Rover more efficient. Now we don’t know when the Tata Technologies IPO will happen. And when it does, we’ll probably do a full-fledged explainer on it. But in the meantime, when we went down the rabbit hole of Tata Tech’s Draft Red Herring Prospectus, it opened our eyes to the world of auto technology stocks. And we found one listed company staring right in our faces — KPIT Technologies. So in today’s episode for 18th March 2023, we explore the growing role of these auto tech companies in our lives. Also, before we start today's story, a quick sidenote from team Ditto. If you're someone who has prior experience in a customer facing role and are really proficient in Microsoft Excel, Ditto is looking to hire an Operations Analyst. So if you're interested or know someone who is, please click the link here - https://joinditto.freshteam.com/jobs/JPLGBWyTfRU3/operations-analyst

In today’s episode for 17th March 2023, we explain why the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Treaty or what’s informally known as the High Seas Treaty is a massive win for the earth’s oceans.

In today’s episode for 16th March 2023, we take a look at WWE’s (World Wrestling Entertainment Inc’s) attempt to legalise betting on wrestling matches.

In today’s episode for 15th March 2023 we explain why there’s a furore over the pension system in India.

In today’s episode for 14th March 2023, we tell you how the Toblerone chocolate lost its Swissness.

On 7th March, Silicon Valley Bank tweeted, “Proud to be on @Forbes’ annual ranking of America’s Best Banks…” By 10th March, SVB’s stock price had tanked by 60% and the bank was taken over by an arm of the US government. What on earth happened? In today’s episode for 13th March 2023, we try to break down what’s turning out to be the biggest financial disaster since 2008. Remember, this is a simplified explainer so we’ll have to sidestep some of the nuances of the US banking system. With that, let’s dive in.

In today’s episode for 11th March 2023, we’re not talking about a stock. We’re not talking about an industry. Instead, we’re taking the microscope to a sub-niche market — fried chicken.

In today’s episode for 10th March 2023, we explain what’s up with the bond markets and the yield curve.

In today’s episode for 9th March 2023, we explain how the government has been attempting to make medicines more accessible to Indians.

When we wrote a story for women’s day last year we told you how women’s role in the economy gets easily distorted because their unpaid work at home isn’t officially considered while measuring economic growth. So, in today’s episode for 8th March 2023, we thought we’d expand on it a bit and dive into the value of women’s unpaid household chores and whether it calls for monetary compensation. But before we get to today’s story, if you’re someone who loves to keep tabs on what’s going on in the world of business and finance — why aren’t you subscribed yet? We’ll send you this newsletter every morning with crisp financial insights straight to your inbox. Subscribe now!

This weekend, every startup person in India (or maybe just Bengaluru?) had only one question — “Did you read the Blume Ventures report?” And we didn’t want you to feel any FOMO. So we read the 125-page ‘Indus Valley’ report prepared by the venture capital firm and picked out some really cool things. By the way, it’s not just data from Blume, but we’ve peppered our observations into this as well. Let’s dive in.

In today’s episode for 6th March 2023, we discuss El Niño and why India is fearing its inflationary effect this year