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Mar 28, 2021

Indian Economy Explained: How did the banking system evolve and why banks fail?

On March 15 and 16th of 2021, the United Forum of Bank Unions called for a two day strike in order to oppose the proposed privatization of Public Sector Banks by the Centre.  The Finance Minister, Nirmala Sith...

31 mins

Mar 26, 2021

How West Bengal 2021 Election Can Redefine State & National Politics

The whole nation appears to be watching the west Bengal state assembly election. The election will be conducted in 8 phases for 294 seats, from 27th march to 29th April. In the general election of 2019, the Bha...

30 mins

Mar 24, 2021

TB survivor moves court to increase the access of medicines

In 2019, an estimated 26 lakh people fall sick with TB in India. Of these about 1.24 lakh have drug resistant tuberculosis.  On March 24, which is World TB Day, Suno India’s Menaka Rao speaks with Meera Yadav,...

35 mins

Mar 20, 2021

Indian Economy Explained- How the government implement the right to work programmes

According to the latest data released by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy,  the unemployment rate in the country has increased to 6.9%. In this scenario, most people fall back on the government to provi...

33 mins

Mar 13, 2021

Why ethics committees are key to good clinical trials

The Covid-19 pandemic has shown us the need for good clinical trials in India – they help us figure out treatments that work and ones that don’t. But some of these studies have been marred by reports of ethical...

25 mins

Mar 11, 2021

Regulating News Publishers and Intermediary Rules

After recent tweets from Rihanna and Greta Thunberg raising concerns with Internet Shutdowns and Farm Protests in India, the Indian Government was unable to force Twitter to take down accounts of people support...

28 mins

Mar 07, 2021

Decoding DNA Bill: Will storing DNA solve crimes?

On 3rd February, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology submitted its report on the DNA Technology Regulation Bill in the Rajya Sabha. If passed, the bill will set up a national DNA data...

29 mins

Mar 07, 2021

Decoding DNA Bill: How DNA Profiling Can Target Minorities

On 3rd February, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology submitted its report on the DNA Technology Regulation Bill in the Rajya Sabha. If passed, the Bill will set up a national DNA data...

16 mins

Mar 01, 2021

Inside the Hindu IT Cell – The men who went online to protect gods

Independent journalist Srishti Jaswal was trolled online for a comment on a movie last year. Jaswal and her colleague, Shreegireesh Jalihal then investigated the group – Hindu IT cell- that organised the online...

18 mins

Feb 28, 2021

Rare Lives - The People Beyond Rare Illnesses

There are more than 8,000 documented rare diseases in the world. An estimated 70-90 million Indians are said to be rare individuals. Most rare diseases are incurable, and where there are cures, the costs are pr...

53 mins