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Covid-19 Origins: How plausible really is the ‘lab leak’ hypothesis?
More than a year after COVID-19 first made the headlines, the most basic questions about the origins of SARS-COV-2 remain unanswered. We still don’t …
4 years, 6 months ago
Tejpal verdict: Can India move the needle on gender justice? The Hindu In Focus Podcast
Seven years after the allegations were first made, a sessions court in Goa has acquitted journalist Tarun Tejpal of rape charges. The 527-page judgme…
4 years, 7 months ago
The online investigators leading the search into the COVID-19 lab leak theory | The Hindu In Focus Podcast
When proposed a year ago, the theory suggesting lab-leak origins for the coronavirus was broadly dismissed as conspiracy. Today, it is back in the r…
4 years, 7 months ago
Facing a new coalition to oust him, what’s next for Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu? | The Hindu In Focus Podcast
In this episode we discuss the political situation in Israel where Benjamin Netanyahu, the country's longest serving Prime Minister, may finally be o…
4 years, 7 months ago
Explaining China’s move to a three child policy and how it is being received | The Hindu In Focus Podcast
In today’s episode we turn again to China and to policy decisions on family planning and population control. On May 11 we discussed China’s populatio…
4 years, 7 months ago
Jaishankar’s U.S. visit, and the challenges of diplomacy post the Covid-19 second wave | The Hindu In Focus Podcast
In today’s episode we’ll look at External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s visit to the U.S. last week, a trip that was largely seen as a mission to …
4 years, 7 months ago
Webinar fatigue: Are you at risk? | The Hindu In Focus Podcast
The advent of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown measures have meant work-from home for many. And work-from-home means plenty of Zoom meetings and we…
4 years, 7 months ago
Decoding the cryptocurrency crash and what happens next | The Hindu In Focus Podcast
Bitcoin and other leading cryptocurrencies crashed last week, with prices falling by nearly 50%. A mind-boggling $1.3 trillion of market value was wi…
4 years, 7 months ago
Explaining the new intermediary rules for social media, the Twitter-Centre spat, and more | The Hindu In Focus Podcast
One is on the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 which came into effect on May 26. The rules …
4 years, 7 months ago
Mucormycosis: What it is, and why it is associated with diabetes | The Hindu In Focus Podcast
India has so far recorded close to 12,000 cases of mucormycosis, or black fungus infection as it is commonly known. The Central government has now de…
4 years, 7 months ago