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Many of the new-age company stocks have fallen flat a year or so after their IPO. All the euphoria and hype in the run up to and post the IPO has waned.  There were views justifying their irrational pricing last year, but the flaws in those views and justifications stand exposed today. What was wrong with the approach of the new-age stock bulls? 

'Ketchup Economics' provides some insights. 

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Ahead of the elections, Gujarat is seeing fierce campaigning by the political parties. Along with the fierce campaigning by the BJP and Congress, AAP is also making in to the headlines with its fierce engagement.

What has been interesting is the political trajectory of three candidates who are all well known to the mass- Hardik Patel, Alpesh Thakor and Jignesh Mevani

Patel became famous with his Patidar agitations. After a brief tenure with the Congress, he joined the BJP. Mevani, a Dalit scholar, is running on the Congress ticket. Lastly, Thakor was the founder of the was the OBC-ST-SC Ekta Manch.

Patel, a headstrong leader of the Patidar reservation, had referred to Prime Minister Modi as a “publicity minister.” His attacks against the BJP used to be constant and aggressive. Patel took a U-turn when unhappy with the Congress, he joined the BJP in June this year. After making alliance with the party, Patel has said that the Centre has helped the community with its 10% reservation for the EWS. He has also praised the government for its decision on scrapping Article 370, construction of the Ramjanmanhoomi temple.

Thakor, who led the OBC agitation, won the 2017 elections with the Congress ticket. He joined the BJP in 2019. Ever since, Thakoor has praised the BJP for its groundwork and being in touch with all the party workers. On being asked about his decision to quit the Congress, Thakor has blamed the Congress’s structure.

Mevani, who started as an independent candidate, is now the face of the Congress, has said that the Congress is way better placed this time than the last time. He has added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi no longer appeals the people of Gujarat.

In this podcast, we decode the career trajectory of the three leaders. We also talk about the decision of Patel and Thakor to turn against the BJP and the way the three leaders are campaigning. Listen in.

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businessline Podcast is a daily series of podcasts from The Hindu businessline newspaper. In this series, we take a look at news that matter from around the world and stories to provide quick, critical analysis.  Our reporters, analysts and experts provide context to help you understand what happened, why is it important and how it impacts you. Listen in as we decode a wide range of topics from politics, policy, Indian economy and the world of business.

In the last few weeks, Substack has been adding social features to help content creators interact with their audience. This podcast explains how the newsletter platform has grown since 2017. businessline also spoke to Substack writer Rohini Kejriwal who runs The Alipore Post on how she built her audience and what it means to use Substack.

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Economists have always used letters of the alphabet to describe economic recoveries. V-shaped, W-shaped, and the now-famous K-shaped. While it is easy to brush it off saying these are jargon, mere approximations, it does largely drive public perception. It gives you the big picture and attempts to simplify complex concepts. 

In this episode, B Baskar of businessline discusses the practice of linking letters to recoveries and its relevance these days.

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(Produced by Akshaya Chandrasekaran)

November is the month of Diabetes Awareness. Although it can be easily managed with proper diet and exercise, there are a number of complications (blurring vision, kidney and heart issues) which cannot be taken lightly. The number of people with this medical condition in India is steadily increasing -- 77 million people (9.6 per cent of Indians) were affected by the medical condition in 2021 and the number is expected to go up to 10.4 per cent by 2030.

Gujarat is all decked up to go to polls. The elections will be held in two phases from December 1 to 5. The home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Gujarat, has been a political stronghold for the BJP for a very long time. The 2017 elections saw the BJP win 49.1% of the votes, with the Congress winning 41.4% votes.

2017 was the time when issues such as demonetization, GST and Patidar reservations dominated the polls. This year, poll issues are different. The rising price is one of the issues that’s affecting the mass.

This year is also the time when the AAP has been campaigning aggressively for the Gujarat elections. AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal has said that Gujarat is headed towards a “cyclone of change”.

Will AAP win a significant position in the Gujarat elections? Amid the Bharat Jodo Yatra, how will the Congress perform? Will the BJP continue to play a dominating role in Gujarat? What are the poll issues this year?

In this podcast, we talk to Poornima Joshi, who recently visited Gujarat. Poornima helps analyze the play of power in Gujarat politics; she talks about factors that would dominate the election and the aggressive campaigning done by parties for the election. Read the full story here.

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businessline Podcast is a daily series of podcasts from The Hindu businessline newspaper. In this series, we take a look at news that matter from around the world and stories to provide quick, critical analysis.  Our reporters, analysts and experts provide context to help you understand what happened, why is it important and how it impacts you. Listen in as we decode a wide range of topics from politics, policy, Indian economy and the world of business.

Many marquee companies have announced a series of layoffs. Even as the labour market uncertainty sets up an atmosphere of gloom, now maybe a good time to destigmatise layoffs. Companies typically lay off people due to business restructuring reasons more than on the grounds of performance. Still, employees experience a certain degree of shame while being let go. Setting the right tone for layoffs can help people adopt a more optimistic attitude while looking for the next job without losing face.  

In this episode, Kamal Karanth, host of the people@work series, discusses the cyclicity of hiring boom and retrenchment drives with Narayan Thammaiah, Chief People Officer at Accel Partners, and a certified business coach.   

People@work is a special series from businessline. Each week, Kamal, a veteran talent specialist and co-founder of a staffing solutions firm Xpheno, talks to business leaders and experts on the most trending human resource topics.   

(Produced by Akshaya Chandrasekaran)

The recently concluded G-20 summit had a lot of important takeaways. Held amid rising geo-political tension due to the Russia-Ukraine war, rising fuel prices, the summit saw the leaders agreeing to the fact that, “G-20 is not the forum to resolve security issues...”

The summit also saw several bilateral meetings such as the one between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jingping. The two leaders touched upon several issues such as the military tension in Taiwan, the Ukraine conflict and the North Korean missile tests.

The G-20 summit had added significance as Indonesia handed over its presidency to India for the coming year. India will assume the G-20 presidency from December 1. India will be one of the few developing nations that will be assuming the G-20 leadership.

Created in 1999 during the Asian financial crisis, G-20 assumes more significance at a time when the world is battling several challenges such as increased poverty due to the pandemic, geo-political tensions, and slow global recovery. In this podcast, we discuss the key takeaways from the G-20 summit, the importance of the G-20 summit for India. While decoding several aspects of the G-20 summit, we also see if the opportunity to chair the summit will give India a scope to assume leadership of the Global South. Read the full story here. 

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businessline Podcast is a daily series of podcasts from The Hindu businessline newspaper. In this series, we take a look at news that matter from around the world and stories to provide quick, critical analysis. Our reporters, analysts and experts provide context to help you understand what happened, why is it important and how it impacts you. Listen in as we decode a wide range of topics from politics, policy, Indian economy and the world of business.

State Bank of India has decided to be selective when giving fresh loans. Reluctant to consider risky proposals, the bank has decided to tighten its corporate loan exposures.

Why is the bank unwilling to consider risky proposals? With SBI being more selective, do we expect a fall in corporate loans? Will this move help and address the Non-Performing Assets of the bank? Listen in. 

Finance Ministry has kickstarted preparations for the 2023-24 budget. Recently, the ministry completed the first set of pre-budget meetings. The meeting was held with several Central Ministries and Departments. More pre-budget meetings are underway where various stakeholders would be consulted. The suggestions given by these stakeholders would be taken into consideration while drafting the budget proposals.

What happened in the recently concluded pre-budget meeting? Should we expect a significant cut in the upcoming budget? What are the expectations from budget 2023? Listen in.