Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhat we know about the new Covid variant JN.1
For at least a year and a half now, most of us have relegated Covid-19 to the back of our minds. Cases of the virus had drastically reduced, it was n…
2 years ago
How can gene editing help cure disease?
This month, there’s been a lot of excitement in the medical world over the approval given to treatments for diseases that based on genome editing. Wh…
2 years ago
What does excessive screen time do to your brain?
This has been a question that has triggered a lot of research, a lot of debate and a lot of questions. A recent meta-analysis of 34 studies looked at…
2 years ago
Is Biden’s Israel policy compromising the US’s strategic interests?
As Israel continues its indiscriminate bombardment of Gaza, causing thousands of civilian deaths, it has continued to enjoy unconditional military an…
2 years ago
Decoding the three new criminal law Bills
In August this year, the Union government introduced three Bills to overhaul the country’s criminal justice system. The were – the Bharatiya Nyaya Sa…
2 years ago
Decoding the Constitution Bench’s judgement on Article 370 abrogation
A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has upheld the abrogation of Article 370 and the subsequent reorganisation of the state of Jammu…
2 years ago
A COP-28 post-mortem: How will the ‘Dubai consensus’ help?
This year’s edition of the United Nations climate summit, COP-28, concluded in Dubai earlier this week. It began with a lot of expectations – especia…
2 years, 1 month ago
What is dollarisation and why would a country go for it?
Argentina’s president-elect Javier Milei, a self-described ‘anarcho-capitalist’, has threatened to disband his country’s currency, the peso, and adop…
2 years, 1 month ago
Should India be worried by the new spike in respiratory illnesses in China?
Reports of a spike in respiratory illnesses in China have recently caused some amount of panic. Perhaps this is not surprising considering that next …
2 years, 1 month ago
Decoding the key factors behind the 2023 Assembly election outcomes
The BJP has won the elections in three of the four states whose results were declared on Sunday. It has won in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pra…
2 years, 1 month ago