The Morning Show

What is the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism?

Indian steel and aluminium exporters are staring at tough times ahead as the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism has entered the transition phase. Select imports will face 20-35% tax

What is the Munich AI accord?

AI is marking its presence in every sphere. Major tech companies have recently signed an AI accord in Munich committing to tackle deep fakes and AI generated content that could influence elections

Bitcoin Halving 2024: How does it work?

Do you want to know more about Bitcoin ‘halving’? In our explainer segment, find out what is this event all about, how does it work, and more.

What are economic sanctions?

The US has announced to impose another round of sanctions on Russia as the world marks the second anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war. But ever wondered what economic sanctions are?

What is the Mumbai Megapolis Metaverse?

India’s financial capital has unveiled its ‘digital twin’ called the Mumbai Megapolis Metaverse. It offers an immersive vision of the city’s future where one can explore the proposed transformations

How to deactivate and replace Paytm FASTag?

Recently, the Indian Highways Management Company advised highway users to buy FASTags from 32 authorised banks and not Paytm Payments Bank. But what if you own a FASTag by Paytm Payments Bank?

What is Air Canada's bereavement policy?

Air Canada recently made headlines following a dispute over the ‘refund policy’ offered by its chatbot to a customer. Find out Air Canada’s bereavement policy and a context to the recent developments

What is Sora AI?

The creator of ChatGPT, OpenAI introduced a new advancement in generative artificial intelligence called Sora. The tool is capable of generating short-videos instantly based on written commands

What is Australia's Right to Disconnect Bill?

What drags us down after work hours are the office calls and emails. Australia has now come out with a Bill that will put in place a “right to disconnect”. Here’s more on this interesting concept

What is a 'permacrisis'?

While most crises that hit us eventually come to an end, some seem to persist. This ongoing state of crisis is referred to as ‘Permacrises’. The term found its way to the Collins dictionary in 2022

What are the key features of bullet train corridor?

The railway minister took to platform X to share an animated video explaining the special features of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad train corridor. Shivam Tyagi tells about the key features of this project

What is the government's 'Bharat' brand?

The government has, in a way, made an entry into the FMCG sector. It has launched the Bharat series of products at affordable prices. Kasthuri Akhil has more on it

What is the strategic petroleum reserve?

Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd has inked a pact with HPCL to lease 300,000 mt of storage space for three years in a Vizag Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Ayush Mishra explains what this means

What is CAR-T cell therapy?

After the markets, let us now turn our focus to a new technology which is giving a big hope to those fighting cancer. CAR-T cell therapy successfully pulled three people out of cancer. Find out more

What is Jai Anusandhan?

One announcement in the interim Budget that was praised widely was the govt’s allocation of ₹1 lakh crore to boost private sector research in areas like biotechnology, AI, and renewable energy

What is hot money?

India’s financial markets are set to get a leg up after inclusion into JP Morgan’s emerging market debt index. But it will keep the regulator on its toes because of “hot money”. But what is it?

What is the Parivesh 2.0 portal?

You can access updates on environmental impact assessments, forest & wildlife clearances for projects on the Parivesh portal. The govt has launched a 2.0 version of the portal. Find out more about it

Who are 'Lakhpati Didis'?

The interim budget has offered a roadmap for empowerment of rural women. The number of ‘Lakhpati Didis’ will now be increased to 30 million. But who are they? What is this scheme all about?

What is Rabbit r1?

A compact AI assistant device is taking over the tech world. Known as the Rabbit r1, it is being touted as the latest innovation that may revolutionise personal tech. So, what exactly is Rabbit r1?

Top Budget numbers and what they mean

At about 58 minutes, it was perhaps the shortest budget speech by Nirmala Sitharaman. But it certainly carried a punch. Find out a few important numbers which got newsmakers attention