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In the first episode of the Pulse podcast, PT Jyothi Datta talks to Dr Chandrakant Lahariya, public policy and health systems expert, about the effects of Covid-19 on children, black fungus and the possible third wave of the pandemic. Listen in to know if the third wave of the Covid pandemic could disproportionately affect children, what is the causes of Mucormycosis and how another surge in cases can be stopped. 

Edited & Produced by Nivedita V

Urbanisation and the unscientific approaches to constructing buildings have posed a grave danger to the environment as well as the climate at large. Gitanjali Diwakar speaks with Kabir Vajpayee, an architect and the Co-Founder of VINYAS about constructing structures in an eco-friendly manner.

Many top B-schools are revamping their curriculum and exploring AI offerings, mainly for the increased relevance and the long-run financial stability. Today, we are in conversation with Dr Debashis Guha, Director of Machine Learning at S P Jain School of Global Management, who believes a two-year Master of Artificial Intelligence in Business (MAIB) is more nuanced, in-depth, and addresses a large gap in the marketplace for developing AI-savvy business leaders. 

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India is by far the biggest banana grower in the world that produces more than a quarter of the global output. But it's a laggard when it comes to export. It merely ships abroad less that 2 per cent of its produce. Things might be changing. India's tiny exports have grown 50 per cent in the last couple of years despite the pandemic. TR Vivek is in conversation with Martin Wittwer, CEO, Desai AgriFoods, the largest Indian banana exporter on what it would take for India to become a serious global player commensurate to its heft.

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Edited & Produced by Gitanjali Diwakar

Twitter has lost its intermediary status in India and is now liable for users' content. Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has slammed Twitter today. He said that the American social media company has "deliberately chosen the path of non-compliance." He also said foreign entities can not use free speech in India to excuse itself from complying with the law of the land. What did the Union Minister say? What's the controversy all about?

A game between Zerodha founder Nikhil Kamath and five-time world chess champion Vishwanathan Anand, meant to be a fundraiser for Covid-19, ended badly with Kamath being accused of cheating. Anand was playing virtual chess games simultaneously against various celebrities as part of his effort to raise money for charity. While the others were defeated easily, the five-time World Chess Champion surprisingly lost to Kamath. Soon after, Chess.com, the online platform which was hosting the game, banned Kamath’s account citing violation of fair play rules. Kamath admitted to using help from in-game analysts and computers in a tweet.

In this special podcast series, BusinessLine in association with UNICEF, we discuss a myriad of ways to tackle climate change. In today’s podcast, we are going to be passing the mic to some young people who are making it happen and doing their bit in the fight against climate change.

Varad Kubal is a 15-year-old environment activist who made a mark when he was just 12 by rescuing sea birds called Bridled Tern during a storm. He is full of innovative ideas for the growth and protection of flora and fauna. Bodhisatva Khanderao, 13, from Yavatmal, Maharashtra, also a young environmental activist, inspires people to love nature and stop cutting down trees. He started working for social plantation awareness programmes at the age of 6. Listen to find out more about their journeys.

Quickening the pace and coverage of vaccination is critical to help India heal and get the economy back on track, a recent Finance Ministry report said. The report called on the government to ensure heard immunity is reached by September, increase spending on health and health infrastructure and stressed on implementing Covid-appropriate behaviour.

Here are the highlights of the report.

In this episode of Field Notes, TR Vivek speaks to Vilas Shinde, the founder of Sahyadri Farms, India's largest farmer producer company (FPC). FPCs are for-profit companies jointly owned by a collective of farmers where outsiders aren't allowed. Through economies of scale, the farmers get incredibly more bargaining power when selling their produce or buying seeds and fertilizers. Shinde shares his experiences of running a profitable FPC and creating a business ecosystem focussed entirely on making farmers prosperous. Collectivise and compete in the global marketplace, or give up farming is his simple mantra.

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Edited & Produced by Siddharth Mathew Cherian

People seeking to undertake foreign travel for educational purposes or for employment opportunities and people who are on India's contingent to the Tokyo Olympic Games can now get the second jab in 28 days. The guidelines come after the government received several representations to allow permission for the second dose before the mandatory gap of 84 days for some parties.