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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 population census figures and why their declining birth rat…
Published on 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 secure various agreements relating to the supply v…
Published on 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 webinars, which often involve both audio and video. …
Published on 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 wiped out. Despite such a massive crash, investors a…
Published on 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 apply to various categories of online content prov…
Published on 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 declared it a notifiable disease. Mucormycosis was n…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
The many challenges in counting India's Covid-19 death toll | The Hindu in Focus Podcast
In this episode we’re talking about the challenges of counting or estimating the death toll from COVID-19 in India. This is, of course, a complicated and polarising subject. Due to a combination of f…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
When Covid-19 goes to the villages: challenges of managing the pandemic rurally | The Hindu In Focus Podcast
The COVID-19 pandemic has now entered rural parts of our country, where 65% of our population lives. Data from May shows that the case load is now 65% in rural and semi-rural areas versus 35% in urba…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
Steroids and COVID 19: All you need to know | The Hindu In Focus Podcast
In this episode we get deep into the use of steroids, in medicine more generally and in the treatment of Covid-19. Steroids like dexamethasone seem to have a very positive effect on people who have C…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan on virus variants, vaccinations and the undercounting of fatalities | The Hindu In Focus Podcast
Among the key voices of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Soumya Swaminathan with her clarity of thought, articulation and deep awareness of the Indian context, has emerged as a reliable voice…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago