Podcast Episodes

When livelihoods melt away: Should heat stress be recognised as a human rights issue?

Through three harsh summer months this year, about 40 households across Delhi maintained a 'Garmi Khata' — a handwritten weekly log of what extreme h…

2 months, 1 week ago

In Focus-Parley | Have fast-track courts delivered on the promise of speedy justice?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement to set up fast-track courts to hear paper leak cases has once again brought these specialised courts into…

2 months, 1 week ago

Maharashtra Farm Bill: Does it really empower women farmers?

Maharashtra has become the first state in India to bring about a legislation for the empowerment of women farmers. The Maharashtra Women Farmers Empo…

2 months, 1 week ago

Right to peaceful protest: Is it being strangled by ‘permission raj’?

The right to assemble peacefully is a fundamental right guaranteed to every citizen under the Constitution of India. But more often that not, this ri…

2 months, 1 week ago

Why did Houthis join war?

Why did the Houthis enter the conflict now? This video explains the group's motivations, its ties with Iran, why it resumed attacks on Saudi Arabia a…

2 months, 1 week ago

VB GRAM G vs MNREGA: Which burdens States more?

The Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (or VB-G RAM G) has replaced the 21-year-old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Empl…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Listening to Cockroaches: Why the ‘GenZ’ Jantar Mantar protest is different from any seen before

“What if all the cockroaches come together?” That was the one-line tweet, put out by Boston-returned Abhijeet Dipke, on May 16, 2026. In less than tw…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

QDENGA: Can the new Japanese vaccine end the dengue menace in India?

India has finally approved a vaccine for dengue. This is significant because India, in the last five years alone, has recorded over 1 million cases a…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

In Focus-Parley | Is corruption the biggest threat to India's future?

Corruption has shaped elections, toppled governments and sparked some of the biggest public protests in independent India. 

Digitalisation has transf…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Spain wins the World Cup, but did FIFA favour Argentina?

Spain are world champions once again after a dominant FIFA World Cup campaign, defeating Argentina 1-0 in the final. But beyond the result, the tourn…

2 months, 2 weeks ago