Podcast Episodes

Petitions challenging Waqf Act in SC: What concerns are flagged for adjudication?

The petitions challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, are set for hearing on May 15. They will be heard by a Bench led by the Chief Justice desig…

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Is climate change increasing the levels of toxic arsenic in our rice?

When it comes to food, most Indians cannot imagine a day without rice. Lunch is rice, and rice is lunch – and rice is also sometimes breakfast or din…

10 months, 3 weeks ago

What does it mean for India to conduct a caste census?

The Union cabinet has announced that the next population Census will also include questions on caste. This is a sharp departure from the ruling BJP’s…

10 months, 4 weeks ago

Are the extinct dire wolves really back?

The world of science was rocked early last month when U.S. company Colossal Biosciences announced that it had resurrected the dire wolf—a species tha…

10 months, 4 weeks ago

Is a candidate winning an election ‘unopposed’ unconstitutional?

According to Section 53 (2) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, if there is only candidate contesting an election, then she can be declare…

11 months ago

Aamir Aziz-Anita Dube controversy: What does the copyright law say?

In a controversy that seems to have divided the art world in India, Mumbai-based poet-activist Aamir Aziz has accused well known artist Anita Dube of…

11 months ago

How can India strengthen the foundations of its justice delivery system?

Recently, a debate about appointing judges has gained momentum in light of cash allegedly being found in the house of a Delhi High Court judge. What …

11 months, 1 week ago

What can we expect from the US-Iran nuclear talks?

For the first time since 2018, the United States and Iran are holding high level negotiations.

What Iran wants is clear: an end to US sanctions, and …

11 months, 1 week ago

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 th…

11 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 in…

11 months, 2 weeks ago