Podcast Episodes

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 co…

11 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 s…

11 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 p…

11 months, 3 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 Ha…

11 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 impos…

11 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 th…

1 year 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 I…

1 year 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 bet…

1 year ago

Kunal Kamra incident: Is vandalism as a response to political humour getting normalised in India?

India is up in arms again, over the words of a stand-up comedian known for

political jokes. Kunal Kamra’s remarks on Maharashtra Deputy Chief

Minister …

1 year ago

Unpacking the PTPA’s class action lawsuit against tennis’s governing bodies

The Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) and 22 players have

filed a class action lawsuit against the sport’s governing bodies

in a US court.…

1 year ago