Withdrawal of the Data Protection Bill
In this episode, Bharath Reddy speaks with Prateek Waghre and Tejasi Panjiar from Internet Freedom Foundation on the complicated legacy of the bill and the way forward.
Aug 22, 2022•26 min
All Things Policy
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Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan Visit
In this episode, Megha Pardhi and Manoj Kewalramani discuss the significance of this visit, the difference between the One China Principle and One China Policy, and India's position on Taiwan.
Aug 19, 2022•26 min
The rise of TB in India
The COVID -19 pandemic has caused an increase in Tuberculosis disease burden. In this episode, Dr. Harshit Kukreja and Priyal D’Almeida discuss TB, COVID-19 and much more.
Aug 18, 2022•16 min
IPL Digital Media Rights
In this episode, Bharath Reddy, Ritul Gaur and Rohan Pai unfold the implications of the big players investing in the digital media landscape, and why the IPL is just a starting point for digital domination.
Aug 17, 2022•26 min
The End of Happy Hours: Un-Liberalisation of Delhi's Excise Policy
In this episode, Ritul Gaur, Pranay Kotasthane and Harshit Kukreja discuss Delhi's Excise policy, the importance of alcohol in a state's revenue and the way forward.
Aug 16, 2022•27 min
Reviewing the NPT RevCon
In this episode, Pranav R Satyanath and Aditya Ramanathan discuss how these changes affect the deliberations at the RevCon.
Aug 12, 2022•29 min
The story of Article 370: Looking back and looking ahead
Arghya Sengupta, Founder and Director of Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, walks Mihir Mahajan through Article 370 and the constitutional challenges the nullification action faces.
Aug 11, 2022•1 hr 2 min
India's manufacturing success depends on making its firms bigger
Sridhar Krishna and Minu Chawla discuss how recent labour reforms and other efforts could help alleviate some of India’s labour manufacturing woes.
Aug 10, 2022•32 min
Understanding the intricacies behind ONDC
In this episode, Arjun Gargeyas and Bharath Reddy talk to Mr. Sanjay Jain, a Fellow at iSPIRIT, on how exactly ONDC works and how it might evolve in the near future.
Aug 09, 2022•37 min
How can we contain the spread of Monkeypox in India?
Priyal Lyncia D'Almeida talks to Rohan Pai and unravels all that is currently known about Monkeypox. She highlights the prevention measures that individuals and health authorities must take to contain the further spread of the disease in India.
Aug 08, 2022•18 min
Is China's Semiconductor Rise Inevitable?
Priyal Lyncia D'Almeida talks to Arjun Gargeyas about why it is essential to watch out for the post-pandemic semiconductor rise of China.
Aug 05, 2022•24 min
The new Chilean constitution - Beacon of hope or an unrealistic promise?
Chile votes on a new constitution on Sep 3rd. What does it mean for the country, and what can it mean for constitutionalism? Shreekrishna Upadhyay, Ritul Gaur and Suman Joshi discuss.
Aug 04, 2022•25 min
The Concept and Practice of Open Prison System in India
we are joined by Smita Chakraborty, Founder of PAAR an organisation focused on prison reforms & open prison advocacy. We discuss the concept of open prisons, its public policy implications and how it helps us rethink questions of law, justice & punishment
Aug 03, 2022•33 min
What’s up with the Communist Party’s 20th Party Congress?
Will Xi Jinping secure a third term as the Party’s General Secretary at the Congress? Manoj Kewalramani and Megha Pardhi discuss all this and more.
Aug 02, 2022•29 min
The Pakistani economy is in trouble, yet again.
With foreign reserves at a historic low and the rupee losing its value by the day. Pakistan is yet again seeking a loan from the IMF. Will it go down the Bangladesh way? Will the World watch a nation with nukes to collapse?
Aug 01, 2022•36 min
Battery Swapping Policy in India
Priyal D'almeida talks to Rohan Pai about the highlights of the policy and what lies ahead when it comes to battery swapping in India.
Jul 29, 2022•20 min
Heat waves, droughts and floods: The Climate Emergency
In this episode, Mahek Nakani and Harshit Kukreja discuss climate change, its effects, who is responsible for this and what can India do to be prepared.
Jul 28, 2022•31 min
How can an optimist create jobs in Bihar
Sridhar Krishna talks to Dr. Sudhanshu Kumar of the Centre for Economic Policy and Public Finance in Patna seeking solutions to the huge unemployment in Bihar and bridge the gap.
Jul 27, 2022•49 min
Civic Technology - The use of technology to engage with the Government
In this episode, Sowmy and Ritul are joined by Antara Vasudev (Founder, CIVIS) and Divya Pinge (Senior Associate, CIVIS) in discussing the relationship between state and citizens and its evolution in the wake of CIVIC tech platforms.
Jul 26, 2022•38 min
Long COVID in children
Priyal D'almeida talks to Arjun Gargeyas about what long COVID is, its symptoms and what can be done.
Jul 25, 2022•26 min
India's Approach to Malnutrition
India is suffering from a double whammy of malnutrition. On the one hand, we are dealing with undernutrition and overnutrition on the other. In this episode, Megha Pardhi and Harshit Kukreja talk about malnutrition, public nutrition and clinical nutrition
Jul 22, 2022•25 min
Can nuclear-powered submarines be hunted down?
For decades, it has been assumed that placing nuclear weapons inside nuclear-powered submarines is the best way of ensuring the survivability of a countries nuclear arsenal. But can the same be said today?
Jul 21, 2022•21 min
Community engagement - understanding policy through the lens of street vendors
Understanding policies and their effect on intended beneficiaries as illustrated by the Street Vendor Act. Shailesh GK, student of GCPP, who studied this as part of the community engagement project of GCPP, discussed with Suman Joshi.
Jul 20, 2022•32 min
Implications of a depreciating rupee
This year the Indian Rupee has depreciated almost 7% against the US dollar. Why is the rupee falling against the dollar? What will be the impact on the economy? Is there anything the government can do? Anupam Manur talks to Sarthak Pradhan.
Jul 19, 2022•29 min
Global Liveability Index : What makes for a good Indian city
In this episode, Ritul Gaur speaks to Varun Kaushik, Architect and Urban Planner about the latest Global Liveability Index 2022 by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
Jul 18, 2022•37 min
Measuring public policy outcomes
In this episode, Sarthak Pradhan and Ritul Gaur speak to Veenu Singh about the history of programme evaluation in India. They discuss India’s Output-Outcome framework, Monitoring & Evaluation frameworks across the world
Jul 15, 2022•37 min
The Evolution and Influence of Kinetic Kill Vehicles
In this episode, Aditya Ramanathan and Pranav R Satyanath talk about the evolution of Kinetic Kill Vehicles since the Cold War and how this technology has come to space today's nuclear arms race.
Jul 14, 2022•33 min
Solving Bihar's Unemployment Crisis
Sudisha Mishra and Srijay Raj discuss the ways in which Bihar can improve its agricultural and industrial output and the role improvement in law and order plays in that.
Jul 13, 2022•26 min
Insights from Biology: Deep Dive into Learning Biases
In this episode, Priyal Lyncia D'almeida and Harshit Kukreja discuss cultural-gene convolution, costly information hypothesis and learning biases.
Jul 12, 2022•34 min
Geoengineering and Why it Matters
The climate crisis is worsening everyday and there's a need to find some mitigation factors. This is where the field of geoengineering comes in. Priyal D'Almeida discusses with Arjun Gargeyas the pros and cons of geoengineering.
Jul 11, 2022•27 min
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