Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchPan-India SIR: Given the Bihar experience, what can we expect?
The Election Commission is all set for a country-wide roll out of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. The first phase of the process w…
8 months ago
In Focus-Parley | Should India take global leadership on climate change?
Ahead of Conference of the Parties 30 (COP30) in November in Belém, Brazil, global headwinds have left many developed countries in the West increasin…
8 months ago
Can the stolen Crown Jewels from the Louvre ever be recovered?
A serene Sunday morning at the Louvre turned chaotic in just seven minutes. Four thieves, using construction vests and a mechanized lift, cut through…
8 months ago
Bihar elections: What are the key factors that will decide the outcome?
Bihar will go to the polls in November. There are 243 seats, and three major players. The NDA Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is facing 20 years of incum…
8 months, 1 week ago
Decoding the 2025 Nobel in Economics: How new ideas crush the old and fuel growth
In a paper in 1992, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt explained how economic growth is propelled by a cycle of innovation, in which outdated technolog…
8 months, 1 week ago
In Focus-Weekend | So you think your kid can be a chess champ?
They travel with boards in their backpacks and cameras in their faces. Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh, Vaishali, Divya now play before millions online. For p…
8 months, 1 week ago
Can Indian women turn talent into wins at the Cricket World Cup?
India’s World Cup has been a mix. Some matches went well. Others, not so much. The regular batters haven’t quite clicked. The bowling still lacks var…
8 months, 1 week ago
Should India host the 2030 Commonwealth Games and the 2036 Olympics?
India has big plans — and even bigger dreams — to host the 2036 Olympics. But before that, the country will look to prove its ability to do so, by ho…
8 months, 1 week ago
In Focus-Parley | Is landlockedness the reason for Bihar’s underdevelopment?
It is election season in Bihar. While the Opposition often speaks about the lack of development and industrialisation in the State, in its campaigns,…
8 months, 1 week ago
Decoding the paracetamol-autism controversy
A few weeks ago, U.S. president Donald Trump made a startling announcement: he said using the common painkiller paracetamol, or acetaminophen, known …
8 months, 1 week ago