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Dr. Kiran Somvanshi
@Kiran_ET
Journalist with The Economic Times I Salzburg Global Fellow I Fulbright Humphrey Fellow I Chevening Scholar I PhD from TISS I Views are Personal.
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Host has a candid conversation with the startup world's OG - , Chairman - , on the story of grit, gumption & growth that have built #Marico as well as how innovators should perceive their businesses.
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My analysis in on the gender gap at the top in Indian FMCG - a sector that closely caters to women consumers.
India's largest FMCG co #HUL missed appointing its first female CEO in recent change of guard.
Only 3 of the 81 cos in BSE FMCG Index have female CEOs
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It was amazing to discover as the woman behind solving some of India's biggest crimes & terror attacks!
Thank you & for rolling out this podcast celebrating the work of India's first forensic scientist on the #InternationalWomensDay
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#ETMorningBriefPodcast | India’s first lady of forensics: Rukmani Krishnamurthy's answer to the question, 'what will a woman do in forensics?' @Kiran_ET dives deep into this supersleuth’s world ranging from lie detectors and DNA tests to data theft 
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interviews India’s 1st woman forensic scientist .
From detecting hazardous material as the root of a train accident to decoding critical details in the 26/11 terror attacks, tune into Krishnamurthy’s story this #WomensDay.
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interviews India’s 1st woman forensic scientist .
From detecting hazardous material as the root of a train accident to decoding critical details in the 26/11 terror attacks, tune into Krishnamurthy’s story this #WomensDay.
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It was a pleasure to host this wonderful panel of young startup founders working in the area of sustainable solutions to the inorganic world.. Making plastic alternatives right from Bamboo to Sea Weed to used sanitary napkins to chocolate & chip wrappers!
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PLASTICS. So far seen as a problem, but not by the innovators in our panel discussion. @Kiran_ET digs beneath the surface of the plastics dilemma and finds shining opportunities that each one of these innovators have identified during this engaging and inspiring.
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A must listen #TMB podcast on one of the biggest yet hardly talked about healthcare crisis that Indian women are increasingly facing!
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Thanks for the flawless execution of a topic that needs attention. @ratnabhushanET @anupria @AnirbanET @garimamanon More power to The Morning Brief team @arijitbarman76 twitter.com/MyEconomicTime…
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PLASTICS. So far seen as a problem, but not by the innovators in our panel discussion. digs beneath the surface of the plastics dilemma and finds shining opportunities that each one of these innovators have identified during this engaging and inspiring.
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Some small or remote states in India should have elections more frequently than five years.. so that the rest of the country gets to know about the conditions in those states more frequently rather than just once in five years!
#Meghalaya #Tripura #Elections2023
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If you are curious about the growing business of drones, today's #TMB episode provides lowdown on India's drone industry as country's largest drone maker gears up for stock market debut. I chat with , & & visit factory
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#ETMorningBriefPodcast | The journey of UAV usage in India. Host @Kiran_ET speaks to @ankit_ideaForge, CEO @ideaforge_tech, @BlameItOnSmit, President, @dronefed and @prateek181283, founder and MD of @DroneAcharyaIN. Listen in - bit.ly/40VssXm
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On #WorldCancerDay this painting at the Breast Cancer Department of depicts India's fight against Cancer, now 2nd leading cause of deaths in India
Check out my podcast capturing the moments of my visit to the ground zero of cancer in India
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Ahead of #WorldCancerDay2023, a must listen episode on India’s war with cancer, its growing costs. and team talk to patients,doctors,nurses,one of India’s oldest cancer NGOs and a disruptor in affordable cancer drugs
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Amazing insights from and on how India is fighting the threat of cancer, what's worked and what's the way out.
Do listen in to know India is faring in its fight against cancer and why this should matter to you
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Today's episode of #TMBpodcast is special for me.
Ahead of the #worldcancerday, we visited . And what a humbling experience it was talking to the patients, doctors & nurses to know the changes and challenges in cancer treatment & untiring work of doctors & nurses..
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#ETMorningBriefPodcast | Meet behind the scenes champions of #cancer care: @cspramesh, Director,@TataMemorial, @DharmeshShahBDR, founder, @BDRPharma & Usha Thorat, former dep. governor, @RBI & managing trustee, @ics_1951 with @Kiran_ET.
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The curious case of increasing royalty payments by Indian subsidiaries of MNCs. I talk to @Kiran_ET of @EconomicTimes on #ETMorningBriefPodcast m.economictimes.com/news/morning-b @Our_Gopal @gajaria @arijitbarman76 @sgurumurthy @TataCompanies @ITCCorpCom @HUL_News @Unilever #Budget2023
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#HUL upping royalty payment to its parent Unilever has brought to the fore an old MNC issue.
Is royalty actually lagaan to a foreign master?
talks to R Gopalakrishnan
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In today's #TMB #podcast, I rope in experts & to delve into the issue of MNCs charging royalties to their local arms and is it unfair to the minority shareholders
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#shareholderactivism
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#ETMorningBriefPodcast | MNCs raising royalties has always been a touchy issue for Indian investors. Why pay royalty? How much is fair? Does it have to be recurrent? Isn't it discriminatory to minority shareholders? These are the prime concerns
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In today's #ETMorningBriefPodcast I delve into MNCs raising royalties and why does it irk the Indian investors. How much is fair? Is it discriminatory to minority shareholders? in an insightful discussion with experts and
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The quality of boards in India is poor: Harsh Mariwala of Marico
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#Employees have become the most dispensable stakeholder. Be it business plans going awry or cost cutting or underperformance or over-hiring or cooking of books - employees are the first to be jettisoned. #TheGreatResignation or #quietquitting be damned.
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Check out this interesting behind-the-scenes chat of with three popular Youtube creators emphasising the power of content and the platform!
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I talk to three Youtube creators and its director, APAC twitter.com/EconomicTimes/…
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Right from size of the pockets to the pay, women typically have to contend with having the smaller or lesser one..
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I used to complain about my Levi's jeans back pockets being too large and deep because it meant I sat on my wallet!
Then I got to know about the size of pockets in women's jeans... and stopped complaining!
Here's why: bit.ly/herjeans
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Morning Brief Podcast: Will foreign degrees be made in India? Listen in to the latest #podcast from the ecoti.in/YrA0ob94 via
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A medical evidence of how financial dependence and migraines can be related in women!
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Woman in whom #migraine #headaches were triggered by financial dependence on husband
1. 35-year old Mahima- "Dr, my husband locks entire cash in a safe and takes the keys to office. I have no back account, so can't use UPI on mobile. I can't even buy a chocolate for my son."
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Its time more CXOs look beyond their luxury cars and avail of the new mass transit systems that have come up across the country - to send the right signals to their employees, peers in other companies & general public! Its not just about traffic but also about environment..
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A first.. On the Chennai Metro - to ensure I catch my flight.. Thank you Chennai!
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A master class in analysing a startup/co. breaks it all down w/o making it personal. Am sure will have their PoV. Would love to sit down with the Alaghs: Varun & Ghazal for another episode.
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Why are people panning the #Mamaearth #IPO?What’s behind the pre-listing buzzkill?Has the market wisened up to startup valuation spiel? Also, what is Mamaearth? D2C? ecomm?FMCG?
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#ETMorningBriefPodcast | Mamaearth maange more: Another startup IPO amid valuation worries
Host @Kiran_ET talks to @aviralbhat, venture capitalist at Venture Highway, contra investor @lalitinvestor of LKR Advisors & CA Mehul Shah of Rashesh Shah & Co
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Insightful discussion on the #Mamaearthipo with
A must listen to know the prospects and business risks of #Mamaearth and why it has chance to be the first unicorn to make money for the retail investor
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#ETMorningBriefPodcast | Mamaearth maange more: Another startup IPO amid valuation worries
Host @Kiran_ET talks to @aviralbhat, venture capitalist at Venture Highway, contra investor @lalitinvestor of LKR Advisors & CA Mehul Shah of Rashesh Shah & Co
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Will performance of #Mamaearthipo prove to be a reality check for FMCG companies buying out DTC startups?
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We have had a maximum number of admissions this month of tourists who are on a pilgrimage. Will explain this phenomenon in detail.
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Women in uniforms outgrowing the social compulsion of long hair...
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If you have heard #ETMorningBriefPodcast.. you will discover that today's #2022 lookback episode is one of the best..
And just in case you haven't got hooked on to #TMB..then this episode offers a strong reason for you to do so!
Happy Listening!
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#ETMorningBriefPodcast | Rewind 2022: From Omicron to Ukraine, the news and newsmakers.
We recap all the headlines and beyond in this special time capsule with host @arijitbarman76 and the entire team.
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#ETMorningBriefPodcast: A social stock exchange: An idea that can become the game changer in giving
@Kiran_ET talks to Hemant Gupta, BIL Ryerson Technology Startup Incubator Foundation, @naikpriya and Sanjeev Singhal, ICAI.
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Incredible indeed..! Wonder which are some of the product advertisements that are fooling us these days...?
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And while we're at it, here is a mega thread of vintage tobacco advertisements.
You won't believe your eyes.
They're so bad.
But some are also so gorgeous...
By the way, don't believe a word you read.
Just because these doctors said so, doesn't mean it was good for you...
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Proud to be part of this amazing team of journalists & producers churning out superb, insightful episodes every week..
Here are some of the many reasons why you need to get hooked on to #TheMorningBrief podcasts..
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