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The Core Report
Every Monday to Saturday, tune in as financial journalist and host Govindraj Ethiraj gives you the latest news in business, economy and technology
Episodes
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#782 Why CNG Is Beating Petrol & Diesel In India’s Cities | Govindraj Ethiraj x Kamal Kishore Chatiwal, Indraprastha Gas Limited | India Energy Week 2025 | The Core Report
Why CNG is beating petrol and diesel in India’s cities is no longer a prediction. It is already changing everyday mobility and household energy choices across…
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#781 From Oil To Hydrogen: BPCL’s Roadmap For India’s Energy Transition | Govindraj Ethiraj x Sanjay Khanna, BPCL | India Energy Week 2026 | The Core Report
From Oil To Hydrogen BPCL’s roadmap for India’s energy transition is at the heart of this special episode of The Core Report from India Energy Week 2026…
The Core Report#780 The Head Spinning Greenland U-Turn Lifts Markets
On Episode 780 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Vijai Mantri, Founder & Chief Investment Strategist at JRL Money as well as…
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How India’s Oil Giants Are Preparing for Energy Shocks in 2026 | Govindraj Ethiraj x Vikas Kaushal, Chairman & Managing Director of HPCL | India Energy Week 2026 | The Core Report
India Energy Outlook 2026 looks at how India’s oil giants and oil CEOs are preparing for energy shocks amid global uncertainty. In this India Energy Week 2026…
The Core Report#779 Indian Markets Are Taking The Hardest Hit Of All
On Episode 779 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Monisha Advani, one of the founding partners of Emmay Entertainment (the…
The Core Report#778 India Joins Global Markets In Greenland-Triggered Fall
On Episode 778 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Professor Prasanna Tantri, Associate Professor of Finance and Executive…
The Core Report#777 Weak Earnings Are Now Putting Pressure On Indian Markets
On Episode 777 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks you through the top business news of the day. We are also featuring excerpts…
The Core Report#776 Markets Operate In Technical Territory
On Episode 776 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Rahul Charkha, Partner at Economic Laws Practice. We also feature an excerpt…
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#775 Why Oil Prices May Stay Low in 2026 & What It Means for India | Govindraj Ethiraj | The Core Report
Why Oil Prices May Stay Low In 2026 and what it means for India is a question shaping business decisions, policy debates, and household economics across the…
The Core Report#774 Iran Tensions Lead To Markets Flip Flopping
On Episode 774 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Nishank Goyal, CEO at Masters India.SHOW NOTES(00:00) Stories of the…
The Core Report#773 Markets Fall As Fresh Tariff Jitters Hit India
On Episode 773 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Ajay Bagga, Market Expert as well as Uday Ved, Partner – Tax services at…
The Core Report#772 Markets Rise But On The Basis Of Signals That Seem Early
On Episode 772 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to C S Vigneshwar, President at the Federation of Automobile Dealers…
The Core Report#771 Q3 Results Unlikely To Provide Significant Market Boost
On Episode 771 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Lloyd Mathias, Investor and Board Director. We also feature an excerpt from…
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#770 Why Natural Gas Is Becoming India’s Most Important Energy Fuel | Govindraj Ethiraj | India Energy Week 2026 | The Core Report
Why natural gas is becoming India’s most important energy fuel and how GAIL is using AI and gas pipelines to power India’s growth is the focus of this Core…
The Core Report#769 Markets Take A Beating On 500% Tariff Threat
On Episode 769 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Sushil Choksey, Director, Indus Equity Advisors. We also feature an excerpt…
The Core Report#768 Geopolitical Tensions Are In Full Sway Over Indian Markets
On Episode 768 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Vandana Hari, Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Vanda Insights as well…
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How Indian Oil Is Turning Fuel Pumps Into Energy Hubs | Govindraj Ethiraj x Arvinder Singh Sahney | India Energy Week 2026 | The Core Report
Indian Oil is turning fuel pumps into energy hubs and it signals a fundamental shift in how India will power mobility and growth. In The Core Report India…
The Core Report#767 Global Markets Including Asia Zoom Ahead As India Lags
On Episode 767 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Dinshaw Irani, Managing Director and CEO at Helios Capital as well as Dr…
The Core Report#766 Why Markets Are Not Really Going Anywhere
On Episode 766 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Amit Goel, Co-founder and Chief Global Strategist at PACE 360 as well as…
The Core Report#765 Will Third Quarter Results Power Markets Further?
On Episode 765 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Indrani Bagchi, CEO, Ananta Aspen Centre. We also feature an excerpt from…
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#764 Solar Cookers to Modular Nuclear Reactors: The Engineers Transforming India | Govindraj Ethiraj | The Core Report
India’s energy transition is entering a decisive phase. In this India Energy Week 2026 Energy Special episode of The Core Report, we explore how solar cookers…
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#763 Is 2026 India’s Biggest Reform Moment Since 1991? Gurcharan Das Explains | Govindraj Ethiraj | The Core Report
In this episode of The Core Report Special Edition, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj is in conversation with Gurcharan Das, author and commentator, on…
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#762 Will We Say Goodbye to OTPs in 2026? The Next Authentication Era | Govindraj Ethiraj | The Core Report
Will We Say Goodbye to OTPs in 2026? As India enters the next authentication era, this episode of The Core Report explores whether one-time passwords are…
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#761 Growth Up Inflation Down: How India Defied Economic Logic? | Govindraj Ethiraj | The Core Report
Growth Up Inflation Down. How India Defied Economic Logic? That question shapes this Core Report Special Edition with Govindraj Ethiraj, as India closes out…
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#760 How India Is De-Risking Oil Exploration One Well At A Time | Govindraj Ethiraj | The Core Report
How India Is De-Risking Oil Exploration One Well At A Time is the focus of this in-depth conversation on The Core Report with Govindraj Ethiraj. As India looks…
The Core Report#759 Markets Have Thinned Out Now As Traders Take A Break
On Episode 759 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Saurav Ghosh, co-founder of Jiraaf as well as Amit Prothi, Director General…
The Core Report#758 The Markets Are Up As Fiis Step In For Some Late Or Early Buying
On Episode 758 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Sandip Agarwal, Fund manager at Sowilo Investment Managers LLP as well as…
The Core Report#757 Financial Stocks Are Doing Well
On Episode 757 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Ranjit Rath, Chairman & Managing Director, Oil India Limited (in an excerpt…
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#756 How An Indian Oil Giant Is Leading The Critical Minerals Race? | Govindraj Ethiraj | The Core Report
How an Indian oil giant is leading the critical minerals race is now central to India’s energy security and industrial future. In this Core Report Energy…
The Core Report#755 Shares Drift Down The Fourth Consecutive Session
On Episode 755 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Manas Majumdar Partner and Leader Oil & Gas, Fuels & Resources, PwC…
The Core Report#754 Markets Need 2 Cues To Turn Around
On Episode 754 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Biswapriya Bhattacharjee, Director, B2B and Technology- South Asia, Kantar…
The Core Report#753 Why The Markets Are Caught In A Perfect Storm Involving The Rupee
On Episode 753 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Dr. Ajit Ranade, Economist and Former Vice Chancellor of Gokhale Institute…
The Core Report#752 The Markets Slip Further On Weakening Cues And Outflows
On Episode 752 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Ajay Srivastava, Founder of the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) as…
The Core Report#751 New Industries Opening Up Are A Trigger For Long Term Markets
On Episode 751 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Pranav Haldea, Managing Director at Prime Database and Sanjaya Mariwala…
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#750 IndiGo Meltdown Lessons for Indian Aviation Passenger Rights and DGCA | The Core Report
In this episode of The Core Report weekend edition, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj examines the IndiGo meltdown that disrupted Indian aviation, led to…
The Core Report#749 Federal Reserve Rate Cuts Cheer Markets
On Episode 749 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Vinish Bawa, Partner and Leader at Telecom PwC India and Karan Taurani…
The Core Report#748 Markets Slide Further As Fresh Set Of Bullish Brokerage Calls Arrive
On Episode 748 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Garima Kapoor, Chief Economist at Elara Securities and Dr. Vandana Singh…
The Core Report#747 Markets Slip Again As Santa Rally Hopes Fade
On Episode 747 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Ajay Bhalotia, General Secretary at All India Rice Exporters Association…
The Core Report#746 Unrelenting Foreign Portfolio Investor Outflows
On Episode 746 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Gautami Gavankar , President Banking Solutions at Kotak Mahindra Bank…
The Core Report#745 Markets Recover On A Rate Cut
On Episode 745 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Dharmakirti Joshi, Chief Economist at Crisil. SHOW NOTES(00:10) The…
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#744 The Secret To Keep Indian Students From To Foreign Universities | The Core Report
India is sending more students abroad even as visa rules tighten and costs rise. So why are so many young Indians still choosing foreign universities over…
The Core Report#743 Markets Snap A Four Day Losing Streak
On Episode 743 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Capt. Amit Singh a Pilot and an Aviation Safety Strategist.SHOW NOTES(00:00)…
The Core Report#742 Markets Hesitate And Slide
On Episode 742 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Indrani Bagchi, CEO at Ananta Aspen Centre and Venkata Satish Guttula who is…
The Core Report#741 Market Highs Slip Away
On Episode 741 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Anindya Banerjee, Head, Research, Currency and Commodity at Kotak Securities…
The Core Report#740 Markets Predictably Struggle To Hold Highs
On Episode 740 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Ajay Kedia, Director at Kedia Advisory, Akhilesh Tuteja, Partner & National…
The Core Report#739 India’s Solid GDP Numbers, What Lies Behind Them?
On Episode 739 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Aditi Nayar, Chief Economist and Head of Research and Outreach at ICRASHOW…
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#738 "Stop Loving Your Stocks" Devina Mehra on the Biggest Investor Mistake | The Core Report
"Stop loving your stocks and start thinking like a risk manager."In this episode of The Core Report Weekend Edition, Financial Journalist Govindraj Ethiraj…
The Core Report#737 Sensex Hits Record 86,000
On Episode 737 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Devina Mehra, Chairperson and Managing Director at First Global, in an…
The Core Report#736 Markets Jump 1,000 Points As They Join Global Rallies
On Episode 736 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Arvind Chari, Chief Investment Officer at Q India UK.SHOW NOTES(00:00) The…
The Core Report#735 How A New Battle Between Google And Nvidia Affects Us
On Episode 735 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Sajjid Chinoy, Part-Time Member, EAC-PM (Economic Advisory Council To Prime…
The Core Report#734 US-India Trade Deal Roils Currency And Stock Markets
On Episode 734 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Kunal Sodhani, Vice President, Shinhan Bank as well as Sachin Seth, Chairman…
The Core Report#733 The Markets Enter A New Phase Of Volatility
On Episode 733 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Suhail Nathani, Managing Partner at Economic Laws Practice as well as Paul…
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#732 The Hidden Services Boom Powering India’s Next Growth Wave | Govindraj Ethiraj | The Core Report
In this episode of The Core Report Weekend Edition, Financial Journalist Govindraj Ethiraj in conversation with Sajjid Chinoy, Chief India Economist & Head of…
The Core Report#731 The 14-Month Wait Is Coming To An End
On Episode 731 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Anil Rego, Co-founder and Fund Manager at Right Horizons PMS as well as…
The Core Report#730 Indian Markets In Sniffing Distance Of All-Time Highs Again
On Episode 730 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Pawan Kumar, President at the Seafood Exporters Association of India as well…
The Core Report#729 Global Markets Turn Nervous
On Episode 729 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Ashish Nanda, Chief Digital Business Officer, Kotak Securities.SHOW…
The Core Report#728 India’s Mid Cap Index Hits Record High
On Episode 728 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Anand Kulkarni, Director at CRISIL Ratings.SHOW NOTES(00:00) Stories of the…
The Core Report#727 Why Foreign Portfolio Inflows Could Restart Soon
On Episode 727 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Paul Gruenwald, Global Chief Economist at S&P Global as well as Nikhil…
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#726 Retail Investors Now Think Like Pros: India’s Market Is Changing | Govindraj Ethiraj | The Core Report
Retail investors in India are no longer the “weak hands” of the market. They are behaving more like pros, staying invested through volatility and forcing…
The Core Report#725 The Earnings Story Sinks In As Mid Caps Race Ahead
On Episode 725 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Ramesh S Damani, Member at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) as well as Chirag…