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In Depth - Chinook

India received its first batch of heavy-lift Chinook helicopters at Gujarat’s Mundra Port from the US.. These four Boeing CH-47F (I) Chinooks are part of a 15-helicopter order placed by India three years ago They will be assembled and flown to their base in Chandigarh where they will be formally inducted in the Indian Air Force later this year.. The CH-47F (I) Chinook is an advanced multi-mission helicopter that will provide the Indian armed forces with unmatched strategic airlift capability acr...

Feb 11, 2019•27 min

Laws in the making - 'National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill, 2019'

Indian system of medicine includes practices of healthcare such as Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Sowa-Rigpa. The Bill establishes a Central Council of Indian Medicine with four autonomous boards to regulate the educational standards of these four practices.By establishing a Central Council of Indian Medicines, the Bill hopes to reform the medical education system in India and bring in more transparency. The purpose of this Bill is to improve access to quality driven services by establishing a regu...

Feb 11, 2019•25 min

In Depth - Melting of Himalayan Glaciers

At the Paris climate conference in December 2015, 195 countries adopted the first-ever universal, legally binding global climate deal. The agreement set out a global action plan to put the world on track to avoid dangerous climate change by limiting global warming to well below 2°C and pursuing efforts to limit it to 1.5°C. By the end of the century, the Hindu Kush Himalayas will warm by around 1.8 degrees Celsius. According to the Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment report, even the most ambitious g...

Feb 07, 2019•28 min

The Big Picture: US vs Russia: N-Arms Treaty & Venezuela

In an escalating standoff over nuclear weapons, Russia and the United States have suspended compliance with the Cold War-era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, prompting fears of a new arms race that analysts and politicians say could push the world "much closer" to a nuclear war. The long-running dispute between Washington and Moscow came to a head on Friday when US President Donald Trump accused Russia of violating the 1987 bilateral treaty with "impunity", and announced his government ...

Feb 06, 2019•30 min

In Depth: GSAT- 31

With the launch of GSAT-31, ISRO has carried out its third successful mission of 2019. The communication satellite was launched from French Guiana in the early hours of Wednesday. GSAT-31 is India's 40th communication satellite..which will replace the InSAT satellite which is nearing the end of its life. GSAT-31 will be used for supporting VSAT networks, Television uplinks, Digital Satellite News Gathering and DTH-television services among other such applications. Today in IN DEPTH, we talk abou...

Feb 06, 2019•28 min

Laws in the making: The Allied and Healthcare Professions Bill, 2018'

Regulating and establishing a standard of training for allied and healthcare professionals can reduce the cost of medical care and improve access to quality healthcare services. The purpose of this Bill is to improve access to quality driven services by establishing a regulatory framework that sets standards for education and practice of Allied and Healthcare Professionals. Guests: Kavita Narayan, Public Health Expert, Dr. Girish Tyagi, Registrar, Delhi Medical Council, Dr. Divya Gaur, Director,...

Feb 03, 2019•25 min

The Big Picture - Budget Session

The Narendra Modi government has issued a clarification regarding the upcoming Budget. There were reports that the government is likely to present full Union Budget on February 1st. However, the Union Finance Ministry has issued a clarification. “This Budget will be called Interim Budget 2019-20 and therefore, don’t have any confusion on this issue,” the statement read. Earlier, media reports had claimed that instead of ‘vote on account’, the Centre is planning for the full exercise. This would ...

Feb 02, 2019•26 min

The Big picture - Eradicating Poverty

India may have reduced extreme poverty far more effectively than most of us are aware of. The last official data is eight years old. In 2011, 268 million people were surviving on less than $1.90 a day, the World Bank measure for extreme poverty. The next round of data on household consumption is likely to come out in June, and it may well show a drastic drop in the number of poor. According to the World Data Lab — which monitors global poverty using advanced statistical models — less than 50 mil...

Jan 30, 2019•26 min

India's World - Warming Ties Between India, South Africa

In this Episode of India's World focuses on the warming of ties between India and South Africa. India and South Africa on Friday sealed a three year strategic programme to further boost cooperation in a number of key areas after talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. In his media statement, PM Modi said both sides discussed all aspects of the bilateral ties with an aim to further expand cooperation in diverse areas. Ramaphosa said his country was ...

Jan 29, 2019•30 min

The Big picture - US-Taliban Talks

U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad has shared details of his recent talks with the Taliban with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and other government officials. A January 28 statement quoted Khalilzad as saying he had held talks about a possible cease-fire, but nothing was agreed upon. Khalilzad also confirmed that no agreement had been made on the withdrawal of foreign troops, adding that any such decision would be coordinated with the Afghan government. The statement comes after b...

Jan 28, 2019•27 min

In Depth - Indus Water Treaty

In September 1960, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistani President Mohammad Ayub Khan signed a water sharing agreement concerning the use of waters in the Indus Rivers system. The treaty came to be known as the Indus Water Treaty. Orchestrated by the World Bank, the agreement took nine years of negotiations. Under the treaty, the control of six rivers in the Indus Water System was divided between the two countries. But, between India and Pakistan, the treaty has been a major sourc...

Jan 28, 2019•23 min

Policy Watch - Draft Emigration Bill, 2019

Guests: Gurjit Singh, Former Diplomat Manish Gupta, Joint Secretary, Ministry Of External Affairs Piyush Singh, Advocate, Supreme Court Anchor: Kriti Mishra

Jan 26, 2019•26 min
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