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Mar 31, 2021

In Kerala elections, the key demographic to woo this election are the Gulf returnees

Kerala is a state with a majority of its workforce find an earning outside the state, and a major share are located at the Gulf countries due to many socio-economic and historical reasons. The Covid 19 pandemic...

19 mins

Mar 31, 2021

In the make or break constituency of Nandigram, there are no jobs

West Bengal’s unemployment rate was 17.4% in 2020, less than the national 23.5%. However, for many in Nandigram, employment is a distant dream. To outsiders, it may seem like this is their own doing for protest...

25 mins

Mar 31, 2021

Objectivity in the times of fake news

In this episode, we speak with senior reporters, Prachi Pinglay and Kunal Shankar who produced a podcast on the impact of fake news in India for On Spec, an independent podcast from Istanbul, Turkey. The episod...

20 mins

Mar 30, 2021

If India ignores cybersecurity, Can China keep switching off India's lights?

In October 2020, the lights went out in parts of Maharashtra, including Mumbai, the commercial capital of India. Cyber security group Recorded Future alleged that Chinese actors were responsible for the attack....

26 mins

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