Podcast Episodes

What is Type 5 diabetes and why is it of concern in India?

Even as India grapples with its estimated 101 million cases of Type 2 diabetes, a new type of diabetes has recently hit the headlines – Type 5. At the International Diabetes Federation’s meeting held…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

What are the concerns with the Income Tax Bill, 2025?

The Income Tax Bill, 2025 was introduced in the Lok Sabha recently. It seeks to modernise and simplify the Income Tax Act, 1961. 

While the Bill is indeed shorter in length than the original Act it se…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

What are the factors at play in content moderation

Every day, millions of posts are made online — tweets, videos, memes, reels. Some content is violent, misleading, or even dangerous. 

This is where content moderation comes in. However, deciding what …

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Why are health insurance premiums so high in India?

Customers of private health insurance policies in India have noticed a worrying trend – their premium costs are shooting up, and, going by the many stories on social media, rejection of claims is als…

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Why is torture prevalent in Indian policing even though it is illegal?

A new report by the NGO Common Cause and Lokniti- Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) has surveyed the attitudes towards torture by policemen across India. ‘The Status of Policing in …

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

What does Generative AI mean for the working classes?

The internet has been flooded with AI-generated images in the style of Studio Ghibli, the animation studio founded by the famous Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki. What made Studio Ghibli’s work so sp…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

How can India counter Trump's tariffs?

On April 2, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a new set of tariffs against countries that, according to him, charged high tariffs and imposed barriers that made products made in the USA mor…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

How does Section 44(3) of the DPDP Act weaken the RTI?

The Right to Information Act was a historic piece of legislation that gave ordinary citizens a legally enforceable means to seek information about the government’s functioning – a small step towards …

Published on 9 months ago

Understanding the concerns over EPIC-Aadhaar linkage

On March 18, 2025, the Election Commission of India announced that its officials will hold talks with UIDAI experts for linking the Electoral Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) with Aadhaar. 

This linking is…

Published on 9 months ago

Could environmental pollution be behind the rise in cancers in India?

Cancers are rising and rising fast in India. The Indian Council of Medical Research’s National Cancer Registry Programme estimated a 12% increase between 2020 and 2025. This year, cancer numbers were…

Published on 9 months ago