Podcast Episodes

Why plastic recycling is not a solution

Most of us are familiar with the plastic waste crisis and public awareness campaigns on the need to recycle plastic. Now a new report by the Centre f…

2 years, 7 months ago

What can India learn from the recent shifts in geoeconomics?

The headline in a recent article was arresting – India fears losing out to China in smartphone exports race. Another broke the news that Mexico had o…

2 years, 8 months ago

Where is the farmers' protest heading?

Farmers are back at the barricades, this time they have been stopped by the Haryana police at the Punjab-Haryana border. Twenty-two-year-old Shubhkar…

2 years, 8 months ago

How does a chip in your brain work?

Controlling a computer with just your thoughts seems to be something straight out of a science fiction movie, but that’s exactly what scientific expe…

2 years, 8 months ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024: What can we expect

The Lok Sabha elections of 2024 are round the corner. The season of defections is also upon us. Party hopping has commenced in earnest.

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2 years, 8 months ago

What the Electoral Bonds verdict of the Supreme Court implies

A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously struck down the Centre’s electoral bond scheme. Electoral bonds enabled …

2 years, 8 months ago

What are the issues with Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code?

The Uttarakhand assembly passed the State’s Uniform Civil Code last week. Titled ‘The Uniform Civil Code of Uttarakhand, 2024’, the Bill was one of t…

2 years, 8 months ago

What the Centre's White Paper on Indian Economy says, and doesn't say | In Focus podcast

The Union Finance Ministry has come out with a ‘White Paper’ on the changes in the Indian economy in the past 20 years. In the 58-page document, whic…

2 years, 8 months ago

What next in Pakistan, after parliamentary elections 2024?

The people of Pakistan have spoken. They have reposed their faith in democracy and cast their vote against the establishment’s efforts to decimate th…

2 years, 8 months ago

How will the new hit and run law affect drivers in India?

For anyone who drives a vehicle in this country, the nightmare scenario is the same: an accident involving another person. India has one of the worst…

2 years, 8 months ago