Podcast Episodes

Should HIV/AIDS testing be made mandatory before marriage?

In July, Meghalaya Health and Family Welfare Minister Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh announced that the State may follow Goa in making HIV/AIDS test mandator…

1 year, 2 months ago

India’s stray dog crisis: Can the Supreme Court’s Delhi ruling curb rabies?

India’s Supreme Court presented its toughest ruling yet on the country’s stray dog problem, ordering all in the Delhi capital region be moved into sh…

1 year, 2 months ago

Does the average Indian diet meet protein requirements?

Nutritional Intake in India report that came out recently threw up some interesting facts -- how many calories India is consuming on an average, are …

1 year, 2 months ago

Indian Railways’ money problem: Will higher fares fix it?

Indian Railways, one of the world’s largest transport networks, is in considerable financial trouble. Despite carrying millions of passengers, it rec…

1 year, 2 months ago

Uttarkashi flash floods: Can we prevent the next tragedy?

On August 5 in Dharali, a Himalayan village near the Gangotri pilgrimage route, steady rain was followed by the ballooning of a river that destroyed…

1 year, 2 months ago

Rahul Gandhi’s allegations: Is transparency the EC’s best weapon to counter them?

The ‘atom bomb’ that Rahul Gandhi was talking about has finally dropped. At a press conference on August 7, Mr Gandhi gave a presentation where he so…

1 year, 2 months ago

Should there be a ceiling on salaries of top management?

After Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) announced its decision to lay off 12,000 employees, Nasscom (National Association of Software and Service Compa…

1 year, 2 months ago

Trump’s 25% tariffs: Would India be better off without a rushed trade deal?

U.S. President Donald Trump announced has 25% tariffs on imports from India, “plus a penalty”. While this has been on the cards, there was some expec…

1 year, 3 months ago

Does India need to decriminalise teenage relationships?

Senior advocate Indira Jaising,  in a written submission to the Supreme Court recently, saidthat consesual sex between teenagers aged 16 to 18 must n…

1 year, 3 months ago

At 19, Divya Deshmukh Makes Chess History for India

It was a final like no other — two Indian women, face to face, with a world title on the line.

On one side of the board sat Koneru Humpy, one of the …

1 year, 3 months ago