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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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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…
4 years, 10 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…
4 years, 10 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 t…
4 years, 10 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 t…
4 years, 10 months ago
The roots of the latest Israel-Palestine violence | The Hindu In Focus Podcast
We’re talking today about the big international story that’s dominated this week and that's the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Palestine. There…
4 years, 10 months ago
The China border crisis one year on: What a live LAC means for India's two-front challenge | The Hindu In Focus Podcast
The border crisis with China in eastern Ladakh that began in early May 2020 is nowhere near resolution after one year of tensions, even if the stand-…
4 years, 10 months ago
Why India’s population may overtake China’s sooner than expected | The Hindu In Focus Podcast
On this episode we discuss China’s once-in-a-decade population census, the results of which were released today (May 11). The numbers show that China…
4 years, 10 months ago