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CNBC-TV18’s ‘Awakening Giants’ looks at World’s emerging economies
MUMBAI: CNBC-TV18 has rolled out a four part feature series called Awakening Giants that will look at the emerging new world economies like China, India, Russia and Brazil, which will help shape the future of the global economy.
The series began its first weekly telecast on CNBC-TV18 on 2 October at 6 pm. Awakening Giants will introduce Indian audiences to the people and companies that influence change in the four growing economies, through in-depth interviews with tycoons, entrepreneurs, key decision makers and opinion leaders. Each episode will address pressing issues on how business executives in these emerging countries manage economic growth and the effort put in by them to find their place in the world economy. The show will also assess the opportunities and risks investors face as well as what companies do to balance economic growth with the needs of workers, informed an official release.
The first episode of Awakening Giants focused on the superpower Russia. The show centered around adjustments made by state-owned-enterprises towards capitalism. The episodes also focused on how new entrepreneurs have adjusted to the currency crash of 1998 as well as the governments policy enforced to steer the country toward stability.
India and its huge market with staggering potential will feature in the second episode on 9 October. The episode will focus on the domination of Indian companies in the IT and ITES sectors. The episode will also look into the huge Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) pool, its blistering growth over the past two years and how the new Indian government will improve opportunities and tackle challenges for the millions of poor across the country, added the release.
Similarly, the third and fourth episode scheduled for 16 and 23 October, will focus on two of the successful economies in the world, China and Brazil.
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CNN-News18 to host Kolkata Town Hall on Hooghly River
‘Bhalobasa Bengal Inspiring Bharat’ event on April 20 brings cultural icons, trailblazing women and leaders aboard a cruise to celebrate Bengal’s enduring influence.
MUMBAI: Bengal is about to make fresh waves on the Hooghly and this time the current is pure conversation. CNN-News18 is taking its iconic Town Hall format to the waters of the iconic Hooghly River on 20 April 2026 with a special edition titled ‘Bhalobasa Bengal – Inspiring Bharat’. The floating event will celebrate the state’s rich cultural legacy and how its ideas, creativity and spirit continue to shape the rest of the country.
The unique riverside setting draws on Bengal’s history as a cradle of reform, art and intellectual thought. The speaker line-up mirrors that diversity: cultural heavyweights Mithun Chakraborty and Sreenanda Shankar will share the stage with trailblazing “Devis” such as Tanya Sanyal (India’s first woman firefighter in aviation), Ipsita Chakraborty (Kolkata’s first woman bartender) and Reshma Nilofer Visalakshi (Nari Shakti awardee and marine pilot). Music will flow through the celebrated pianist-vocalist duo Sourendro and Soumyojit, while public life and governance will be represented by Smriti Irani, Leander Paes, Saira Shah Halim, Keya Ghosh, Rekha Patra, Roopa Ganguly and Babul Supriyo.
CNN-News18, editorial affairs director, Rahul Shivshankar, said the event honours voices that carry Bengal’s legacy forward. Smriti Mehra, CEO – English & Business News, Network18, added that Bengal’s stories resonate far beyond its borders, especially as the state heads into polls.
From the first woman to battle flames in the skies to legendary actors who shaped Indian cinema, the gathering promises a rich mix of inspiration, courage and candid dialogue. In a city where culture has always flowed as freely as the river itself, CNN-News18 is turning the Hooghly into a floating forum for ideas that matter.
Tune in on 20 April on CNN-News18, CTV and YouTube to catch Bengal’s heartbeat in full flow.
