Podcast Episodes

Does the average Indian diet meet protein requirements?

Nutritional Intake in India report that came out recently threw up some interesting facts -- how many calories India is consuming on an average, are Indians meetings calorific requirements, how diffe…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian Railways’ money problem: Will higher fares fix it?

Indian Railways, one of the world’s largest transport networks, is in considerable financial trouble. Despite carrying millions of passengers, it recovers barely half the cost of each journey. Freigh…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Uttarkashi flash floods: Can we prevent the next tragedy?

On August 5 in Dharali, a Himalayan village near the Gangotri pilgrimage route, steady rain was followed by the ballooning of a river that destroyed homes and futures. It wasn’t the first such disas…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi’s allegations: Is transparency the EC’s best weapon to counter them?

The ‘atom bomb’ that Rahul Gandhi was talking about has finally dropped. At a press conference on August 7, Mr Gandhi gave a presentation where he sought to show how, in one assembly segment of a Lok…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Should there be a ceiling on salaries of top management?

After Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) announced its decision to lay off 12,000 employees, Nasscom (National Association of Software and Service Companies) said that the tech industry is at an “inflic…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s 25% tariffs: Would India be better off without a rushed trade deal?

U.S. President Donald Trump announced has 25% tariffs on imports from India, “plus a penalty”. While this has been on the cards, there was some expectation that a quick bilateral trade agreement coul…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Does India need to decriminalise teenage relationships?

Senior advocate Indira Jaising,  in a written submission to the Supreme Court recently, saidthat consesual sex between teenagers aged 16 to 18 must not be criminalised. Why is this a hot button issue…

Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago

At 19, Divya Deshmukh Makes Chess History for India

It was a final like no other — two Indian women, face to face, with a world title on the line.

On one side of the board sat Koneru Humpy, one of the greats of the game. On the other, 19-year-old Divy…

Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago

How would NISAR expand our understanding of the Earth?

On July 30, the India-US space collaboration crossed a historic milestone with the successful launch of NISAR, or the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite, a flagship earth observation missio…

Published on 5 months ago

Kamchatka earthquake: How come 8.8 on Richter scale but zero casualties?

The Richter scale is used to measure the strength of an earthquake. Theoretically, the maximum reading that’s possible is 10. The most powerful quake ever recorded was 9.5, which happened in Chile in…

Published on 5 months ago