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At the turn of the century, in 2000, ITC launched an ambitious programme called e-choupal. Long before agritech had become a buzzword, ITC tried to put tech into agri.  In the 21 years since its launch, e-choupal has had a rollercoaster ride. Where does e-choupal stand today? Has the context of Indian agriculture and the regulatory environment completely changed for e-choupal to be relevant?    TR Vivek is in conversation with S Sivakumar, the Hyderabad-Based Group Head of Agri & IT Business, ITC.   For feedback or any particular requests write to TR Vivek at [email protected]

A reporter is often the liaison between those that become the story and the persons that listen to those tales. They have often seen the rise and fall of many a great thing. In this episode, K Giriprakash shares his experiences with the BusinessLine as he bids adieu to his tenure with the publication. Giriprakash also tells us about the controversial tales surrounding the Indian aviation industry too. 

India reinforced its commitment to a “free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region” when Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed two conferences with leaders of East Asian nations earlier this week. What are some of the strengths of the relationship and what are the pressure points? And, most importantly, where will the ties go from here?

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The festive season is here and retailers have bombarded customers with numerous offers to rev up the animal spirits further. With their tie ups with certain financiers, e-commerce websites and other stores are now offering customers products with No-cost EMI options.

Tune into this conversation between Maulik Madhu Principal Research Analyst and Keerthi Sanagasetti, Research Analyst to understand how the no cost is a misnomer and what customers miss noticing with such EMI options.

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Covid-19 was mission critical even for well-established businesses. When this is placed in the context of a global pandemic, with a start-up at the centre, the struggle becomes existential.

In this conversation, Paul Ravindranath G, Head of Google Accelerator, Google India, speaks to Akshaya Chandrasekaran about the challenges faced by start-ups, new opportunities that emerged during this difficult time, and skill-sets needed to build a scalable start-up. He also touched upon the need for building support structures and tailoring mentoring sessions to nurture women entrepreneurs, and more. Listen on.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Pradhan Mantri Atmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana today. It is touted to be one of India’s largest schemes for strengthening the healthcare infrastructure. What is it about? 

Here’s all you need to know.

Energy harvesting is an emerging technology, which refers to producing electricity, even if only in tiny amounts, from movements of vibrations of things. Energy harvesting can power billions of sensors, which are needed in the world of IoT.

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With stock markets entering uncharted territory, valuations are on every investor's mind. 

Kumar Shankar Roy and Hari Viswanath discuss enterprise value-based valuation metrics and their relevance, especially at a time when new-age companies are hitting the IPO mart.

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Palliative care is little understood, but its importance cannot be emphasised enough. The definition of palliative care is slowly changing from “end-of-life” care to being more supportive care and pain-management, brought early into the course of treatment.

In its 25th year, the Cipla Palliative Care & Training Centre (CPCTC) launched India’s first national palliative care helpline to support patients and caregivers. (*number given below)

Rumana Hamied, Managing Trustee, Cipla Foundation and CPCTC, gives us an insight into the work being done on palliative care across the country, and how hospitals and mainstream doctors are becoming part of this conversation.

Saath-Saath national palliative care helpline: 1800-202-7777

With barely two weeks to go before the next round of climate talks, COP26 begins, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) has brought out a report which shows that far from cutting down carbon dioxide emitting fossil fuels, most major countries are using more of them, putting the planet into the frying pan.

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