Ashish K. Mishra
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Ashish K. Mishra
@akm1410.bsky.social
Co-founder & EIC of The Morning Context, a subscriber-led global, business news company.

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Vantara, Anant Ambani’s large-scale animal rescue center, is funded significantly through Reliance Industries' CSR spending.

For the common man, it’s a noble cause. For shareholders, it's their money at work. @akm1410.bsky.social writes:

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March 23, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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Our lead: Women sidelined at Microsoft India. Leadership issues and unfair dismissal of senior women execs' concerns spark discontent and exits.

Story #2: What concerns do research analysts have about some of the new norms introduced by SEBI?

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January 27, 2025 at 3:31 AM
A spate of exits of women employees at Microsoft India, including women in the leadership team, raises concerns about gender bias at the company. This is after Puneet Chandok took over as president. themorningcontext.com/internet/wom...
Women are being sidelined at Microsoft India, say insiders
A spate of exits of women employees, including some from the leadership team, possibly signals gender bias at the tech giant’s India arm.
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January 27, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Honda’s Activa is urban India’s lifeline.

Can the electric Activa with the bold idea of swappable batteries result in another success?

This could also be a dud. themorningcontext.com/yesterday/ho...
Honda is making a big and bizarre bet with the electric Activa | Yesterday | The Morning Context
The Japanese firm is giving its latest scooter swappable batteries—an experiment that could either build on or sully the fair name of the over two-decade-old Activa brand.
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January 24, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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What sets Honda’s new electric two-wheeler apart? The bold idea of swappable batteries—a potential game-changer for convenience and efficiency.

But why is Honda venturing into this space now? And how big is the gamble?

Sethu Pradeep breaks it all down:
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January 24, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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#UnlockedFor24Hours

Nifty50 companies face mounting challenges, including slowing consumption and idle capacity.
@cynicalujval.bsky.social explains why investors should be concerned about earnings growth: Free to read for 24 hours—don’t miss out! Sign up now.

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January 24, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Manipal Health, the country’s top hospital chain, is eyeing a $1 billion IPO. An interview with CEO Dilip Jose on what makes Manipal successful, expansion plans and the role of private equity players in healthcare.
January 24, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Good Glamm is looking for investors or buyers, essentially more money. Beyond money the problem is that its content to commerce play hasn't worked even though beauty continues to be a high interest, competitive business. by @harveen-ahluwalia.bsky.social themorningcontext.com/internet/the...
The Good Glamm Group isn’t a pretty sight
The company that runs a clutch of beauty and content brands is scrambling to find an investor or a buyer for its assets. Its problems go way beyond money though.
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January 22, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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The region’s growing demand for carbonated beverages and the presence of a large Indian diaspora present an opportunity for the Mukesh Ambani-led conglomerate to up its FMCG game through the iconic brand.

In @themorningcontext.bsky.social today.
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January 20, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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After successfully reviving the brand in 2022, Reliance is now setting its sights on the Middle East, aiming to compete with beverage giants PepsiCo and Coca-Cola. The timing might just be right.

Will the plan succeed?
Disha Acharya investigates:
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January 20, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Gujarat–based Bharat Global Developers Ltd, a company listed on the BSE, was on its way to carry out a $1.5 billion scam. A cautionary tale of greed and froth in Indian public markets. themorningcontext.com/business/a-b...
A Bollywood-style heist with a Reliance connection
A SEBI crackdown has revealed that Bharat Global Developers Ltd used every trick in the book to drive up its share price so its preferential stockholders could make a killing. What remains unexplained...
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January 20, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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As more women enter the workforce, they're becoming a distinct target for financial advice & investment services, like Basis and Salt. But are women truly different from men when it comes to investing?

@akm1410.bsky.social explores:
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January 19, 2025 at 10:32 AM
The World Test Championship needs a total revamp, if it is not to deteriorate into a money-making circus for the Big Three. Also, Indian cricket's amuse-bouche.
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Big Three's Test cricket power play sparks backlash
ICC chief Jay Shah's talks with England and Australia on two-tier Test cricket expose the growing rift between cricket's economic powerhouses and other nations fighting for the game's future.
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January 18, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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#PublishedThisWeek

In December, Ola Electric’s market share plummeted to 18.7%, a 24-month low. For the longest time, market leadership wasn’t just a slide in Ola’s pitch deck—it was the entire pitch.

Can it reclaim its leadership?
Pradip Kumar Saha dives in:
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January 18, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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After announcing a hands-off approach to misinformation, Mark Zuckerberg is now facing backlash for failing to fact-check his own comments on India's elections.

Maanav D J explains why Meta faces parliamentary summons:
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January 15, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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#ICYMI

Lead story today: Dunzo, once a rising star in grocery delivery, it now faces complaints from ex-employees.

Story #2: Legit gaming companies remain under pressure after the 28% GST blow. A game-changing verdict ahead?

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January 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Breaking news: Israel and Hamas have agreed to a deal to halt the war in Gaza and free the remaining hostages, raising hopes of an end to the bloodiest round of fighting in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict’s history www.ft.com/content/e35b...
January 15, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Why Community Notes is a poor solution to Meta’s fact checking problem. It doesn’t quite have the greatest track record. Misinformation about wars, vaccination, climate change, elections and more flourished on X.
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How Community Notes works and why it really doesn’t | Yesterday | The Morning Context
Meta says it is replacing its third-party fact-checking programme with what X has in place to fight misinformation. Not the brightest of ideas.
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January 13, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Within months of listing Ola has lost both market share and top leadership. Its investors would expect Bhavish Aggarwal to come up with something, anything at all. On product, marketing, sales, distribution, the company is trailing. Invest carefully.
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Ola Electric shareholders and Bhavish Aggarwal need a miracle
In the face of lost market share, mounting operational challenges and leadership problems, Ola Electric faces a race against time to come up with anything that can stem its decline.
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January 13, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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Meta is ending its third-party fact-checking program and adopting the Community Notes model used by X.

But is it a good enough replacement for independent fact-checking?

Sethu Pradeep breaks down what this shift means for the biggest social platforms:
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January 13, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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In December, Ola Electric’s market share plummeted to 18.7%, a 24-month low. For the longest time, market leadership wasn’t just a slide in Ola’s pitch deck—it was the entire pitch.

Can it reclaim its leadership position?
@sahaprd.bsky.social dives in:
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January 13, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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Substance is key to any conversation, but with famous personalities, exclusivity often takes over.

Kamath’s podcast with PM Modi is no exception — it highlights the personality, not the message.

@akm1410.bsky.social breaks it down:
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January 12, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Remarkable story of education in India. Free to read for a limited time. themorningcontext.com/internet/why...
Why is Dinesh Goel of FIITJEE so angry?
In the face of intensifying competition and shrinking profits, the FIITJEE founder’s aggressive tactics have only deepened the cracks in the three-decade-old test-prep chain.
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December 13, 2024 at 8:56 AM
Two Byju’s companies, Epic and Osmo, have changed hands three times now, in what is looking like a fraud. Byju Raveendran is cooling his heels in Dubai while lenders and a gent called Vellapalath fight over who owns Epic, Osmo. By @sahaprd.bsky.social. themorningcontext.com/internet/dis...
Dissecting the Byju’s fraud: Who owns Epic and Osmo?
The Bengaluru-based edtech company seems to have flogged its US assets multiple times over the years, putting a question mark on the ownership of the entities that stood guarantee for its $1.2 billion...
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December 11, 2024 at 6:05 AM
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