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Feb 15, 2024

Repub- All you need to know about the controversial Electoral bonds

In this episode, we discuss the Supreme Court’s verdict on electoral bonds, a scheme that allowed anonymous donations to political parties. We explain why the court ruled it unconstitutional and what it means f...

24 mins

Jan 30, 2024

Kala-azar elimination - The elusive sandfly that continues to fox scientists

Even though Kala-azar is closer to elimination in the country, questions related to how the disease spreads still remain unanswered. Only recently, scientists in India and Bangladesh have understood the dynamic...

25 mins

Jan 30, 2024

Kala-azar Elimination - The impressive decline of the disease in India

Kala Azar was a public health problem in India till recently. In 2023, the disease is close to the elimination target set up by the World Health Organisation. As per the WHO target, there should be less than on...

27 mins

Jan 28, 2024

What India's youth think of Ram temple in Ayodhya?

This was a very sombre Republic Day, coming in a few days after the inauguration of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on January 22, 2024, churning up questions on the secular nature of our country. The inauguration of...

39 mins

Dec 23, 2023

Kala-azar Elimination - A doubly neglected tropical diseases poses public health challenge

Kala Azar, a deadly parasitic disease, is very close to elimination in India. As per the World Health Organisation, the definition of elimination is the annual incidence of less than one case per 10,000 populat...

28 mins

Dec 19, 2023

How can the internet be a safe space for queer children?

On November 21, Pranshu who is a 16-year old queer child, died of suicide in Ujjain. The school going child was a self taught makeup artist, with nearly 17,000 followers on Instagram. Pranshu posted a reel dres...

30 mins

Dec 13, 2023

What Silkyara tunnel collapse says about Char Dham Project?

The Silkyara tunnel, in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district, has been in the news since November 12, when one of its under-construction sections collapsed, trapping 41 workers. After the rescue of these workers,...

26 mins

Dec 08, 2023

What women want - Can Nirbhaya Centres do better to respond to gender violence?

This December we mark 11 years of the gang rape and death of Jyoti Singh – or Nirbhaya. As a response to the Delhi 2012 incident, the government started the Nirbhaya Fund and Nirbhaya centres across the country...

31 mins

Dec 01, 2023

How is tunnelling Uttarakhand’s mountains causing ecological havoc?

After an exhaustive 400-hour operation, a collective sigh of relief swept through the nation as rescuers successfully reached the 41 workers who had been trapped in the Uttarkashi tunnel since November 12. The...

27 mins

Oct 31, 2023

Hands that See - Blind and visually impaired women are emerging as a workforce in early breast cancer detection - Part 2

In this episode, three MTEs talk about their training, their lives before they took on the role, the state of science education in India, and societal perceptions about blindness. Most importantly, they reflect...

28 mins