The Morning Brief

Star gymnast Simone Biles' pullout from the Tokyo Olympics and tennis player Naomi Osaka's withdrawal from the French Open has yet again brought mental health of athletes back in focus. Olympic bronze medalist Gagan Narang shares with us what it's like to be in the pressure cooker of the world's most intense competition, while sports psychologist to elite athletes Vaibhav Agashe shares why it's important to train the mind and not just the body. Clip credits: Netflix, Guardian, Entertainment Tonight, Olympics.com , NDTV, HBO, TODAY

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An RBI-backed central bank digital currency (CBDC) could potentially bring together the best of two worlds - traditional money and cryptocurrencies. Shehnaz Ahmed, fintech lead at Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, WazirX CEO Nischal Shetty and ET’s Sugata Ghosh explain what a digital currency is and its potential impact on cryptocurrencies.

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The Pegasus scandal has raised allegations of snooping on politicians, journalists, and technocrats. Public policy lawyer Vrinda Bhandari, ET Prime's Nirmal John, and ET's Sachin Dave discuss why corporates and civilians should pull up their firewalls and fight for privacy. Credits: CBS, The Guardian, NDTV, WION, Pro Sound FX, Sound Response, Otternest

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Millennial users of the online food delivery app are whetting their investment appetite by subscribing to the public issue. Varun Sridhar, CEO, Paytm Money, Rachana Ranade, CA turned Finance YouTuber & Aditya Kondawar, COO, JST Investments slice and dice the factors behind the frenzy and deliver their verdict on the internet IPO gold rush. Credits: Zomato, Chintamani Jaipuri, TV18, CA Rachana Ranade, CNN, CNBC.

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The electric vehicle market in India is revving up with ambitious plans of product launches and subsidies from the government have helped in making them price competitive. But are consumers willing to get into the driver's seat when charging infrastructure is still lagging behind? Ather Energy CEO Tarun Mehta and ET's Nehal Chaliawala tell us if EVs will live up to the hype. Clips from YouTube channels of NDTV, CNBC-TV18, MOJO STORY, The Car Guide - Rishabh Arora, CA Rachana Phadke’s, Akshat Shrivastava, WION

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The new-found enthusiasm of some states to curb population growth is a misplaced idea that will do more harm than good, experts warn. Poonam Muttreja, executive director of Population Foundation of India and S Irudaya Rajan, chairman of the International Institute of Migration and Development, explain the perils of controlling population through regulations. Credits: CNN-News18, NDTV, Al Jazeera, DW News and Bhandarkar Entertainment

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The pandemic has laid havoc to the traditional college admission timelines, forcing teachers, students, and lawmakers to adhere to an entirely new system. Is a click-and-mortar college system going to be the way forward? Aseem Chauhan, Chancellor, Amity University, Ayush Bansal, Founder & CEO, iDreamCareer, Santanu Paul, CEO & MD, TalentSprint, and ET Prime's Debleena Majumdar discuss. Credits: Pink Floyd, SonyMusicIndiaVEVO, NDTV.

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Amidst massive losses and poor recoveries of corporate dues, India's bankruptcy code is slowly losing its reformatory zeal. Author and founder of financial magazine Moneylife, Debashis Basu, bankruptcy regulator Dr. MS Sahoo and ET’s Mohit Bhalla tell us whether the bankruptcy code is being gamed by opportunistic tycoons and pliant lenders, and ways to fix it. Credits: ET Now, Bloomberg Quint, TV 18, FredsVoice ASMR, Applause Entertainment.

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As the Chinese Communist Party marks its 100th anniversary, we look at how China went from being the world’s factory to almost a superpower-like status. Amitendu Palit, Senior Research Fellow at the National University of Singapore and ET’s Pranab Dhal Samanta help answer the question – Who will stand up to China? Credits: WION, Bloomberg Quicktake, CNA Insider

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Amendments to the Cinematograph Act of 1952 could completely change the way Indian cinema is produced and released. Why is the government trying to supersede the CBFC and take matters into its own hands? We discuss with film industry veteran Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Kaushik Moitra, Partner at Bharucha and Partners, and independent filmmaker Rushabh Nagraj. Credits: Cinecurry Classics, ETernal ET., MOJO Story, The Wire, India Today, Amazon Prime UK, Netflix India.

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