As India's most valued startup Byju's faces a tough test from auditors, regulators and customers, EdTech is across the board is learning a harsh lesson in business realities. Has the dream run ended and do investors and founders need to upskill for new post-pandemic business realities. Host Dia Rekhi talks to Amit Ratanpal, founder and MD at BLinC investment management, Tarush Bhalla, Senior Assistant Editor at Et and Digbijay Mishra, Deputy Editor (Startups) at ET
Credits: Byju's, Unacademy, Upgrad

As India's most valued startup Byju's faces a tough test from auditors, regulators and customers, EdTech is across the board is learning a harsh lesson in business realities. Has the dream run ended and do investors and founders need to upskill for new post-pandemic business realities. Host Dia Rekhi talks to Amit Ratanpal, founder and MD at BLinC investment management, Tarush Bhalla, Senior Assistant Editor at Et and Digbijay Mishra, Deputy Editor (Startups) at ET Credits: Byju's, Unacademy, Upgrad

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Edtech: Funding to Failing, Its Not Adding Up

India grows 40% of the world’s mangoes. Yet exports less than 1%.

So where does the rest go?

In this episode of The Morning Brief, Anirban Chowdhury and Forum Gandhi talk to T Damodaran, Director, ICAR-CISH, Jyotsna Kaur Habibullah, founder of Lucknow Mango Festival, Kaushal Khakhar,  CEO, Kay Bee Exports and mango farmers to unpack the hidden economics of India’s favourite fruit — from climate change destroying flowering cycles and farmers battling middlemen, to irradiation rules, export bottlenecks and fake Alphonsos flooding markets.

The episode travels from Ratnagiri orchards to American supermarket shelves, from mango diplomacy to mango kombucha.

At stake is far more than a summer delicacy.

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India grows 40% of the world&rsquo;s mangoes. Yet exports less than 1%.
So where does the rest go?
In this episode of The Morning Brief, Anirban Chowdhury and Forum Gandhi talk to T Damodaran, Director, ICAR-CISH, Jyotsna Kaur Habibullah, founder of Lucknow Mango Festival, Kaushal Khakhar, &nbsp;CEO, Kay Bee Exports and mango farmers to unpack the hidden economics of India&rsquo;s favourite fruit &mdash; from climate change destroying flowering cycles and farmers battling middlemen, to irradiation rules, export bottlenecks and fake Alphonsos flooding markets.
The episode travels from Ratnagiri orchards to American supermarket shelves, from mango diplomacy to mango kombucha.
At stake is far more than a summer delicacy.
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Mangonomics

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says India could become Uber’s largest market globally over the next decade and on whether he is open to a partnership with Travis Kalanick. In this conversation with ET’s editor, ETtech.com, editor-startups, emerging business, new economy Samidha Sharma and Pranav Mukul, he explains Uber’s India strategy across AI, EVs, bike taxis, logistics, and autonomous driving. He discusses the company’s new partnership with the Adani Group, why India’s engineering talent is central to Uber’s AI stack, and how the company sees itself evolving into a broader logistics and work platform. The discussion also covers competition, quick commerce, public transport integration, and whether AI will augment workers or eventually replace them.

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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says India could become Uber&rsquo;s largest market globally over the next decade and on whether he is open to a partnership with Travis Kalanick. In this conversation with ET&rsquo;s editor, <a href="http://ettech.com">ETtech.com</a>, editor-startups, emerging business, new economy Samidha Sharma and Pranav Mukul, he explains Uber&rsquo;s India strategy across AI, EVs, bike taxis, logistics, and autonomous driving. He discusses the company&rsquo;s new partnership with the Adani Group, why India&rsquo;s engineering talent is central to Uber&rsquo;s AI stack, and how the company sees itself evolving into a broader logistics and work platform. The discussion also covers competition, quick commerce, public transport integration, and whether AI will augment workers or eventually replace them.
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Corner Office Conversation: Dara Khosrowshahi—India To Be Uber’s No. 1 Market

Amaravati Meets Quantum

Pallavi the Early Settler

Temporary Campus Setup

Naga Lakshmayya Moves In

Swades Return Story

Naidu Dream Capital Reboot

Why Startups Choose Here

Policy Clarity and City Plan

Challenges and Closing Notes

Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh's under-construction capital, is still a landscape of earthmovers and iron poles — but its Quantum Valley is already drawing scientists and engineers from across India and abroad. Young engineers have left metro jobs, postdoctoral researchers have returned from the US, and retired scientists are converging on this unfinished city to work on quantum computing — technology that promises to transform drug discovery, artificial intelligence and beyond. Built around nine theme-based precincts, Amaravati is Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu's grand vision. Quantum Valley is its economic anchor — and its earliest settlers are already betting their careers on it. 
Nidhi Sharma reports and narrates.

You can follow our host Nidhi Sharma on her social media: Twitter & Linkedin

Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh's under-construction capital, is still a landscape of earthmovers and iron poles &mdash; but its Quantum Valley is already drawing scientists and engineers from across India and abroad. Young engineers have left metro jobs, postdoctoral researchers have returned from the US, and retired scientists are converging on this unfinished city to work on quantum computing &mdash; technology that promises to transform drug discovery, artificial intelligence and beyond. Built around nine theme-based precincts, Amaravati is Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu's grand vision. Quantum Valley is its economic anchor &mdash; and its earliest settlers are already betting their careers on it. Nidhi Sharma reports and narrates. You can follow our host Nidhi Sharma on her social media: <a href="https://twitter.com/nidhi_sharma">Twitte</a>r &amp; <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nidhi-sharma-4439b47/">Linkedin </a>

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