Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhy are Haryana's farmers resisting the new digital verification rules at mandis?
By the time farmers in Haryana were ready to head to the anaj mandis (grain markets) to sell their Rabi harvest, the rules of entry had been revised.…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
In Focus-Weekend | How AI could reshape the future of species
In this weekender episode, Adrian Wolfson talks us about his new book titled On the Future of Species. Artificial intelligence, he says, one day, cou…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Noida protest: Why do labour disputes get treated as ‘law and order’ issue?
Workers in the industrial belts of the NCR region and beyond have been agitating for better wages since February 2026 On April 13, a protest in Noi…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
In Focus-Parley | Has a weakening of unionisation hurt workers?
Since March, the country has witnessed a number of agitations by workers, particularly by those in manufacturing sector. In the background of these p…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
How to make India's metro systems serve our cities better?
India now operates the third-largest metro network in the world by length. But can scale alone make a transit system transformative? This episode exp…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
How will 'Indian Ozempics' change treatment for diabetes and obesity?
On March 20 this year, the patent for semaglutide, which is the active ingredient of blockbuster drug Ozempic, expired in India. The country was read…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Can a cancer therapy help treat autoimmune diseases?
CAR-T cell therapy, a breakthrough treatment that has transformed certain cancer outcomes, is now showing early promise in tackling autoimmune diseas…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
As polls near, how is Tamil Nadu's economy doing?
Tamil Nadu is often seen as one of India’s strongest economic performers, recording 7.4% growth in 2025-26, with manufacturing registering real growt…
6 months ago
Israel-Lebanon 10-day ceasefire: Will it hold?
As 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon came into effect from midnight of April 16, 2026. The truce, announced by US President Donald Trump, c…
6 months ago
In Focus Parley | Should the Mythos AI model raise cybersecurity alarms at governments and companies?
On April 7, the AI firm Anthropic, which makes the popular Claude product, said that a new model it’s been working on, Mythos, is so powerful at find…
6 months ago