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This week on The Core Report: Weekend Edition, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Dr. Arunabha Ghosh, founder-CEO of the Council on Energy, Environment and Water. They talk about  the need to enhance climate resilience in Indian agriculture through a more data-driven approach, the importance of leveraging better data and predictive analytics to help farmers make informed decisions, addressing climate risks by connecting the dots between early warning systems, physical risk assessments, insurance, and policy changes, and much more.

About Dr Arunabha Ghosh
Dr Arunabha Ghosh is an internationally recognised public policy expert, author, columnist, and institution builder. He is the founder-CEO, since 2010, of the Council on Energy, Environment and Water. With experience in 48 countries, he previously worked at Princeton, Oxford, UNDP (New York), and WTO (Geneva). He currently serves on Government of India’s G20 Finance Track Advisory Group and advises the Sherpa Track for India’s G20 Presidency in 2022-23. In 2022, the UN Secretary-General appointed him to the High-level Expert Group on the Credibility and Accountability of Net-Zero Announcements by Non-State Actors. Dr Ghosh is currently Vice-Chair of the UN Committee for Development Policy, having been first nominated to the UNCDP by the UN Secretary-General in 2018. He is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Clean Air, having previously been a member of the Global Future Council on Energy. He is also the co-author/editor of four books and dozens of research papers and reports. 
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On Episode 283 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Sankar Chakraborti, managing director and CEO of Acuité Ratings.
SHOW NOTES
(00:00) Stories Of The Day(01:09) Markets Hold Gains, Mid Cap Index Hits All Time High, Global Cues Stay Positive(03:48) OECD Raises Growth Forecast For India For This Year, At 6.6%(05:17) After A Spate Of Crackdowns, RBI Pulls Back, Lifts Restrictions On Bajaj Finance Products Halted In November(06:38) Unprecedented Heat Conditions Across The Country, Record Temperatures In Eastern India And Its Heavy Rains Again In Dubai(09:42) Why India’s SME Will Have To Work Harder To Get Their Payments On Time(17:57) Air Transport Association Lashes Out At Germany’s Increase In Airport Taxes
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On Episode 282 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to veteran economic journalist and author Shankkar Aiyar as well as Sanket Kulkarni, Head of Business Development (Theatrical) at Ormax Media.
SHOW NOTES
(00:00) Stories Of The Day(01:09) Indian Markets Balance Strong Domestic Economic Indicators And Weak Global Cues(02:29) Oil Prices In Steep Fall, Close To $85(04:12) India’s April Numbers For GST Hits Record High, Over 2L Crore Now(07:50) Godrej Splits Up Amicably, Early Preparation May Have Helped(10:56) Understanding Redistribution Of Taxes In India(19:15) How More Indians Are Watching Movies In Cinema Halls Than Ever Before(29:00) International Air Cargo Grows In Double Digits For 4th Consecutive Month
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On Episode 281 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Ved Jain, former President of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India as well as sports journalist and commentator Ayaz Memon.
SHOW NOTES
(00:00) Stories Of The Day(01:00) Banks Power The Market Up 941 Points In Unexpected Surge(04:39) How Shanghai Retail Investors Are Sending Up Global Gold Prices(06:07) How Bangalore Is The Best Place To Be A Landlord(07:54) A New Tax Law To Help MSMEs Is Possibly Doing The Opposite(15:26) America Will Host A Major Cricket League, The T20 World Cup This Year
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On Episode 280 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Yashwant Deshmukh, Founder of CVoter as well as Rahil Shaikh, Managing Director of MEIR Commodities.
SHOW NOTES
(00:00) Stories Of The Day(01:09) Nervousness In The Political Theatre Could Transmit To The Stock Markets As Second Phase Of Polling Ends(08:35) No Recovery In Entry Level Cars This Year, says Maruti Chief.(10:01) Global Debt At Levels Not Seen Since 1820s says WEF Chief.(11:08) How Concerning Is The Lower Turnout Levels In Phase I And II Of Voting (with Yashwant Deshmukh of CVoter) and India’s Unusual Voter ID Problem(23:33) How Sugar Prices Are Rising Because Of Heat Waves(30:35) Musk Skips New Delhi, Lands In Beijing 5 Days Later, Hawks Robotaxis Now(32:49) Energy Transition Drives Big Metals And Mining Deals, Trading Bets
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On Episode 279 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to TP Ostwal of TP Ostwal & Associates LLP as well as Manisha Kapoor, CEO of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI).
SHOW NOTES
(00:00) Stories Of The Day(00:50) Indian Markets May Be Hit By Wall Street Blues(02:47) How Many Players Does India’s Telecom Sector Really Need?(05:51) Kotak’s Technology Fuelled Bets And A TCS Announcement On AI(12:28) How Practical Is Inheritance Tax?(23:33) Why Its Getting Tougher To Get Away With Misleading Product Claims
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