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In today's episode on 4th July 2025, we climb onto our rooftops to see why a grand 40-gigawatt solar dream has stalled at barely a quarter of that mark.

In today's episode on 3rd July 2025, we tell you why Grasim Industries has dragged Asian Paints to the Competition Commission of India (CCI) and why, despite investigating a similar case earlier, the CCI has decided to investigate it again.

In today's episode on 2nd July 2025, we tell you why India is diverting its record rice surplus for ethanol production and whether it's a sustainable fix for the long term.

In today's episode on 1st July 2025, we talk about Amazon's foray into India's diagnostics space and whether it can disrupt the industry.

In today's episode on 30th June 2025 we take a look at why SEBI fined BSE and what that tells us about how information moves money in markets.

In today's episode on 28th June 2025, we tell you why IndiaMART InterMESH is making analysts happy.

In today's episode on 27th June 2025, we tell you why the Strait of Hormuz won't shut down and why that tiny strip of water could still move your portfolio.

In today's episode on 26th June 2025, let's take a look at the Indian Government's dividend portfolio and understand whether such a portfolio would help you & me, as retail investors.Want to join the ever-creative marketing team at Ditto and Finshots? Find all open roles here - https://joinditto.freshteam.com/jobs

In today's episode on 25th June 2025, we break down the latest Fossil Fuel Finance Report and tell you why banks can't seem to keep up with their climate commitments.Ditto and Finshots are hiring across different marketing roles. Check out all open roles here - https://joinditto.freshteam.com/jobs

In today's episode on 24th June 2025, we break down HDB Financial Services' long-awaited initial public offer (IPO), which opens its offer on 25th June (Wednesday).

In today's episode on 22nd June 2025, we explore how Siri might be holding Apple back in the AI (artificial intelligence) race, and whether that means it's time to kill Siri already.Want to join the creative folks at Ditto and Finshot's Marketing Team? Take a look at all open roles here - https://joinditto.freshteam.com/jobs

In today's episode on 18th June 2025, we tell you why Karnataka desperately needs a policy framework on bike taxis.

In today's episode on 16th June 2025, we dive into the government's plan to standardise air conditioner temperatures between 20℃ and 28℃, and whether it makes sense.

In today's episode on 13th June 2025, we tell you why India is thinking of building its own Big 4 equivalent of advisory firms and why it hasn't had one until now.

In today's episode on 12th June 2025, we take a look at NHAI's new asset monetisation strategy and whether it can really fuel India's highway ambitions.

In today's Finshots, we dive into whether the micro-finance industry's ₹2,440-crore write-off spree is a genuine reset or just a fresh coat of paint on an old crack.

In today's episode on 10th June 2025, we explain what it means when the World Bank raises the International Poverty Line (IPL) and if and how India helped curb the net rise in global poverty.

In today's episode on 9th June 2025, we take a look at India's evolving counter-drone ecosystem and what it means for the defence industry.

In today's episode on 7th June 2025, we decode how a little-known defence electronics firm is quietly building a big-bang future.

In today's episode on 6th June 2025, we tell you about what India needs to fix in aviation to truly compete on a global scale. 

In today's episode on 5th June 2025, we take a look at why the government wants to roll out more lower denomination notes and what that means for you and the economy at large.

In today's Finshots, we explain how China's rare earth export restrictions is stalling global vehicle production and why India, despite sitting on huge rare earth element reserves, still can't step in to help.

In today's episode, we trace a record-speed rescue of an infant using CRISPR gene editing and weigh the growing calls to freeze the very science that pulled it off.

In today's episode, we tell you why the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) wants opinion trading platforms to be regulated and why that hasn't happened yet.

In today's episode, we look at the draft laws that could crack open one of India's most tightly regulated sectors – nuclear energy.

In today's episode, we talk about the IPO of Borana Weaves, a Surat-based fabric maker that's weaving a profitable story.

In today's story, we break down India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS). Yup, that's it!

In today's episode 16th May 2025, we talk about the global race to build humanoid robots and what it could mean for India's labour edge.

In today's episode on 13th May 2025, we look at India's long line of corporate bailouts and ask a simple question: When the government swoops in with taxpayer money, does it actually fix anything?

In today's episode on 12th May 2025, we tell you why Pepsi is losing its fizz in the American soda market and how Sprite and Dr Pepper bubbled their way to the top.

In today's Finshots, we break down what India's new free trade agreement with the UK really means and what's at stake. 

In today's episode on 7th May, 2025, we look at how a thousand of crores worth of a resolution plan was tossed out years later and why it could shake the very core of India's insolvency law.

In today's episode on 6th May 2025, we tell you why Indian FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) companies are chasing protein packed foods.

In today's episode on 5th May 2025, we look at how far ONDC has come since it began and what went wrong with the food delivery revolution it promised.

In today's episode on 3rd May 2025, we break down why Mahindra & Mahindra is betting on electric trucks and buses.Speak to Ditto's advisors now, by clicking the link here - https://ditto.sh/9zoz41 

In today's episode on 2nd May 2025, we explain why Mastercard is betting on stablecoins and how it might change how money moves.Speak to Ditto's advisors now, by clicking the link here - https://ditto.sh/9zoz41 

In today's episode on 30th April 2025, we unpack why Reliance is going all in on quick commerce and why this business is more complex than just building scale.Speak to Ditto's advisors now, by clicking the link here - https://ditto.sh/9zoz41 

In today's episode on 29th April 2025, we tell you why OpenAI, PerplexityAI and Yahoo are lining up to buy Google Chrome and who's most likely to end up owning it.Speak to Ditto's advisors now, by clicking the link here - https://ditto.sh/9zoz41 

In today's episode on 28th April 2025, we tell you how keeping the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance affects the economies of both India and Pakistan.Speak to Ditto's advisors now, by clicking the link here - https://ditto.sh/9zoz41 

In today's episode on 25th April 2025, we talk about how dinosaur fossils have become luxury collectibles and why that's a big problem for science. Speak to Ditto's advisors now, by clicking the link here - https://ditto.sh/9zoz41 

In today's episode on 24th April 2025, we tell you why MTNL's rescue is stuck in a limbo and how it could end up hurting Indian banks, and you.Speak to Ditto's advisors now, by clicking the link here - https://ditto.sh/9zoz41 

In today's episode on 23rd April 2025, we tell you why Devyani International, the largest franchisee of KFC and Pizza Hut in India, wants to scoop up Sky Gate Hospitality, the company that runs Biryani By Kilo.Speak to Ditto's advisors now, by clicking the link here - https://ditto.sh/9zoz41 

In today's episode on 22nd April 2025, we take a look at whether foreign investors are pulling out of US assets and why ditching them isn't as easy as it sounds.Speak to Ditto's advisors now, by clicking the link here - https://ditto.sh/9zoz41 

In today's episode on 21st April 2025, we tell you if the big bet on appliance subscriptions could be viable in India.Speak to Ditto's advisors now, by clicking the link here - https://ditto.sh/9zoz41 

In today's episode on 19th April 2025, we take a look at the Gensol–BluSmart–Jaggi brothers' saga and see how deep the financial misgovernance ran.Speak to Ditto's advisors now, by clicking the link here - https://ditto.sh/9zoz41 

In today's episode on 18th April 2025, we unpack why India ranks at the very top of one global happiness survey and near the bottom of another. And why happiness, like many things in life, depends on when, how, and whom you ask.Speak to Ditto's advisors now, by clicking the link here - https://ditto.sh/9zoz41 

In today's episode on, 17th April 2025, we tell you the real reason why Indian kirana stores are dying, and why quick commerce can't completely kill them.Speak to Ditto's advisors now, by clicking the link here - https://ditto.sh/9zoz41 

In today's episode on April 13th, 2025, we talk about why India's listed jewellery players are on a roll and whether the shine might last.Speak to Ditto's advisors now, by clicking the link here - https://ditto.sh/9zoz41 

In today's episode on 11th April, 2025, we tell you about what's up with tariffs and how they could affect the global economy.Speak to Ditto's advisors now, by clicking the link here - https://ditto.sh/9zoz41 

In today's episode on 10th April, 2025, we tell you why Trent's stock has been on a downward spiral of late.Finshots is hiring Financial Writer. If you have the knack to turn market trends, economic policies and business stories into crisp, engaging reads, apply here - https://joinditto.freshteam.com/jobs/Q8NLuVui6Odo/financial-writer