Podcast Episodes
Back to Search1,000 matches of IPL: Taking stock of the League’s global impact on cricket and beyond | In Focus podcast
The Indian Premier League (IPL) has been in action since 2008, the year after India won the inaugural T20 World Cup. When Mumbai Indians played Rajas…
2 years, 8 months ago
Ding Liren: Can the new World Chess Champion become the best player in the world?
Chess has a new world champion – 30-year-old Ding Liren from China. He defeated Russia’a world no. 2 Ian Nepomniatchi to become only the 17th player …
2 years, 8 months ago
The problem of space for India's translocated Cheetahs
Between September 2022 and February 2023, eight cheetahs from Namibia and 12 from South Africa were translocated to India as part of an initiative to…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Bournvita controversy and the debate over food labels | In Focus podcast
Social media was abuzz recently with a controversy over Bournvita, a product that most of us have probably had as children. This sparked a discussion…
2 years, 8 months ago
What’s behind the latest conflict in Sudan?
Sudan is once again on the verge of a civil war. Fighting erupted on April 15 between two military factions, leading to the death of more than 400 ci…
2 years, 8 months ago
Can a visit by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to Goa change anything between India and Pakistan? | In Focus podcast
On the 22nd of April, Pakistan announced that its Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will visit India for a multilateral meeting with his Shangh…
2 years, 8 months ago
What does Tiger Census 2022 say about tiger conservation in India?
The Tiger Census 2022, released recently, estimates that India has 3,167 tigers at present. This is a slight increase from the figure in 2018’s repor…
2 years, 8 months ago
Decoding the reorientation in Saudi foreign policy engineered by MBS | In Focus podcast
There finally seems to be some movement towards a peace settlement in the Yemen civil war, which has been raging for nine years now. The Iran-backed …
2 years, 8 months ago
NCF 2023: Is it a good idea to make students give Board exams twice a year, in 16 subjects? | In Focus podcast
The Education Ministry has released the pre-draft of the National Curriculum Framework for school education, or NCF-2023, for public feedback and com…
2 years, 8 months ago
What the on-camera execution of Atiq Ahmed and his brother means
The mafia-style execution of former legislator Atiq Ahmed and his brother, Khalid Azim, by three assailants on the night of April 15 in Prayagraj, wh…
2 years, 8 months ago