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Daybreak

The Ken
India
Openai
Artificial Intelligence
Meta
Anthropic
Bangalore
Zomato
Indigo
Amazon
Blinkit
Zepto
Quick Commerce
Google
Meesho
Ola
Swiggy
Reliance Industries
Lightrock
China
Cybercrime

Business news is complex and overwhelming. It doesn’t have to be. Every day of the week, from Monday to Friday, Daybreak tells one business story that’s significant, simple and powerful. Hosted from The Ken’s newsroom by Snigdha Sharma and Rachel Varghese, Daybreak relies on years of original reporting and analysis by some of India’s most experienced and talented business journalists.

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India is the world's top sunflower oil buyer, and Black Sea attacks have sent it hunting across South America. Shipments from Russia and Ukraine are running weeks late, and prices are climbing.

The substitutes are squeezed too. Indonesia is divertin... more

Assam is enduring some of its worst flooding in years, with the death toll inching to a hundred and lakhs affected. It is also happens to be the state that recently landed India's first chip assembly plant, a ₹27,000 crore Tata facility, and the cent... more

Last Tuesday, Trump announced 100% tariffs on generic medicines imported into the US. By Wednesday, Indian pharma stocks were already falling even though the tariff doesn't take effect for two years.

Trump wants import companies to reshore their man... more

Burger King India is one of the country's better-run quick-service chains. Gross margins are at record highs, restaurant-level profits have doubled, and the burger chain has posted five straight quarters of same-store-sales growth.

So why does its ... more

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Recent Guests

Ayush Agarwal
Owner/entrepreneur behind Lenexis Foodwork and part of Ajanta Pharma family
Lenexis Foodwork; Ajanta Pharma
Episode: Burger King India finally works but its stock still refuses to celebrate
Rajat Luthra
Former head of KFC India, CEO of Third Wave Coffee
Third Wave Coffee
Episode: Third Wave built a coffee brand. Now it's betting against it
Divangshu Dutta
Consultant at Third Eyesight
Third Eyesight
Episode: Third Wave built a coffee brand. Now it's betting against it
Tabrez Maner
Mumbai-based healthcare investor and strategist
KGS Consulting (as described)
Episode: AI gets its health advice from hospitals. Hospitals get it from AI. Neither is right
Sujit Kattiyar
Healthcare consultant (KGS Consulting)
KGS Consulting
Episode: AI gets its health advice from hospitals. Hospitals get it from AI. Neither is right
Maan Zawati
Medicine professor at McGill University
McGill University
Episode: AI gets its health advice from hospitals. Hospitals get it from AI. Neither is right
Ashish Rajchura
Founder of diagnostic AI company Scanbo
Scanbo
Episode: AI gets its health advice from hospitals. Hospitals get it from AI. Neither is right
Jyotsana B
Principal, CGR International School, Hyderabad
CGR International School
Episode: Inside India’s 90-day countdown for CBSE schools to embrace AI
Mary Shanti Priya
Principal, Vista International School, Hyderabad
Vista International School
Episode: Inside India’s 90-day countdown for CBSE schools to embrace AI

Hosts

Snigdha Sharma
Host of Daybreak and part of The Ken newsroom
Rachel Varghese
Host of Daybreak

Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars from 925 ratings
  • Love the podcast but….

    I’m listening to this podcast since last year. And I love the topics getting covered, they are different from regular news podcasts.

    Now let’s come the but part. Sometimes the podcast becomes too monotonous and difficult to concentrate on the topic. We definitely need some pauses or voice modulations.

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    4
    Avid_Listener_1357
    India3 months ago
  • My go to news podcast

    Been a listener of DB since 2022. Snigdha and Rahael are doing a phenomenal job in bringing the right news that tech professionals like me deserve to know. The duo does their best to simplify the analysis without dumbing down.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Blockhole yorker
    India5 months ago
  • 9th Jan podcast

    Unfollowed after 2 years

    “So...

    Men, of course. Why should we say users? Mostly must be men, right?”

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    TheMaddala
    India7 months ago
  • Good news podcast, but too much bloat before and after news

    The news stories are good. Casual discussions around big stories in the country.

    However constant sale messages of events, music outro intro is too much.

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    Its-a-boy
    Indiaa year ago
  • AI DRIVEN CONTENT

    A lot of the voice overs are AI driven. This is not appreciated.

    Also a lot of the facts are not true especially the podcast on Doctors, Healthcare and Pharma. They are very very biased.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    ProudFrog
    Indiaa year ago

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Listeners praise concise, rigorous reporting and clear explanations of complex business topics.
Earlier episodes are viewed as tightly focused, though some listeners note drift toward general chatter or sponsored content.
Some listeners feel intro and ads can be overly long or distracting.
Quality and depth are often cited as strengths, with praise for on-the-ground research and credible guests.

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From Bengaluru to Mumbai to Pune, metro projects are colliding with India’s monsoons
Q: What exactly happened on the day of the April hailstorm and why is it significant for understanding metro-related flooding?
The hailstorm coincided with collapsed walls and deaths, underscoring how sudden extreme weather can expose the vulnerabilities created by construction near drainage systems and highlight the deeper governance gaps in planning and preparedness.
Miss a smartphone EMI, and your lender can now wirelessly strip the ‘smart’ out of it
Q: Why did the RBI ban this practice, and what were the immediate consequences for borrowers and lenders?
The RBI banned remote disablement due to invasions of privacy and coercive recovery practices; as a result, delinquencies rose and lending slowed dramatically, with many devices going off the market again.
Miss a smartphone EMI, and your lender can now wirelessly strip the ‘smart’ out of it
Q: How did this recovery tool actually work in practice for borrowers like Naresh the Rapido driver?
It remotely locked or disabled the phone if EMI payments were missed, effectively turning the phone into a secured asset and pressuring borrowers through loss of income and access to essential services.
Google is now Andhra Pradesh's first private electricity company. You'll be paying for that
Q: Why was the deemed distribution license considered necessary for Google and the Andhra Pradesh government?
To meet Google's enormous power needs and enable direct sourcing from generators, bypassing the state DISCOM, which could make the data centers viable while potentially shifting tariff and subsidy dynamics in the state.
How one FMCG giant's complaint changed how IPL advertising works
Q: Why couldn't Hindustan Unilever simply switch off IPL ads or reduce spend given the problems?
Because IPL is the marquee event with unmatched reach and value, so brands cannot scale back; they needed better measurement and governance to continue investing wisely rather than pulling back entirely.

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What is Daybreak about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Daybreak delivers daily business-focused analysis that distills complex Indian market, policy, and corporate stories into concise, actionable insights. Episodes span from how big conglomerates shape media and entertainment ecosystems to regulatory shifts, technology impacts, and macroeconomic trends, with a habit of pairing investigative reporting with data-driven context. Notable strengths include a steady stream of high-signal guests—ranging from industry leaders and policymakers to researchers and journalists—and a clear emphasis on practical implications for professionals in finance, tech, and strategy. A recurring edge is its ability to translate intricate topics (like CNG policy, AI model safety, and global supply chains) into accessi... more

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1. Ayush Agarwal
2. Rajat Luthra
3. Divangshu Dutta
4. Tabrez Maner
5. Sujit Kattiyar
6. Maan Zawati
7. Ashish Rajchura
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