3 Things

First, Indian Express’ Anju Agnihotri Chaba joins us to talk about stubble burning across Punjab and how despite owning machines to get rid of crop residue farmers are still resorting to the burning method which contributes to the air pollution in Delhi NCR and deteriorates the air quality severely.

Second, Indian Express’ Harish Damodaran talks about lowering food prices and how that may help the RBI’s policy to tackle inflation in India. (13:38)

Third, Indian Express’ Sourav Roy Barman discusses the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) report which revealed how the Delta variant impacted schools across the country. (20:38)

Hosted by Rahel Philipose
Produced and scripted by Utsa Sarmin
Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

The headlines this evening from the Indian Express.

First Indian Express' Amitabh Sinha joins host Rahel Philipose to talk about the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference or COP27, what can we expect from it and what how far we have come since last year's COP.

Second, Indian Express' Esha Roy and Mallica Joshi discuss the severe condition of Delhi's air quality and how the increased stubble burning in Punjab may have played a role in it. (14:48)

Third, we go through the shooting incident in Pakistan that injured former prime minister Imran Khan. (27:15)

Hosted by Rahel Philipose
Produced and scripted by Utsa Sarmin
Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

The headlines this evening from the Indian Express.

First, Indian Express’ Alifiya Khan joins host Shashank Bhargava to talk about a unique initiative that some villages in Maharashtra have adopted for their children.

Next, Indian Express’ National Editor of Strategic Affairs, Nirupama Subramanian tells us why Imran Khan has embarked on a long march from Lahore to Islamabad (11:36).

And in the end, Indian Express’ Asad Rehman talks about UP MLA Azam Khan being disqualified from this position (21:30).

The headlines this evening from the Indian Express.

On Sunday a British-era suspension bridge collapsed into Morbi city’s Machchu river resulting in the death of 135 people who were on the bridge at the time of its collapse. Oreva group, a clock-manufacturing company is responsible for the maintenance and operation of the bridge. It closed the bridge seven months ago for repair work and re-opened the bridge to the public on October 26. However, it was later revealed that the company didn’t get a fitness certificate from the Morbi municipality before re-opening. An FIR has been filed and nine people have been arrested until now. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was visiting the election-bound Gujarat, went to Morbi and declared swift and strong action against the concerned persons.

In this episode, we speak to Indian Express’ Gopal Kateshiya about the accident and the company that was responsible for the maintenance of the bridge with special input from Indian Express' Sohini Ghosh.

The headlines this evening from the Indian Express.

First, Indian Express’ Sohini Ghosh joins host Shashank Bhargava to talk about the Gujarat government’s announcement to set up a committee for the implementation of Uniform Civil Code (UCC). She explains why experts say that this is not a legally sound idea, and why opposition parties in the state have criticised it.

Next, Indian Express’ Udit Misra tells us about the reasons why the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has dropped the ball on controlling inflation this year (11:08).

And in the end, Indian Express’ Shruti Dhapola talks about how Elon Musk plans to change Twitter (20:16).

The headlines this evening from the Indian Express.