Rivers are alive. How is our relationship with rivers in current times? “Rheophile” meaning flow-loving, that is how one of the species living in the river has been characterized. Are we letting the river flow? Or we want the river to feel stuck like us. In this episode, we have tried to understand the complexity of the river system with Dr. Tarun Bisht.

Shot in Peravurani panchayat town in Thanjavur district, we bring to you the Voice of youth leadership from grassroots, Cauvery Delta, Tamil Nadu. 

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Some goals seem impossible to achieve but are non-negotiable. What if the goals are for all humanity and for planet earth? How do we align? How do we achieve them? In this episode, Aishwarya Raj, Research Associate, The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi discusses the evolution of these long-term national goals and how these are trickling down to the sub-national level.

Can machines work in an uncertain environment? How can they help us join the dots? In this episode, Dr. Arnav Bhavsar, Dr. Divya Sharma, and Ms.Neha Khandekar discuss current trends, future possibilities of machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Machines learn and predict. They have a learning environment very different from that of human beings.  Unlike humans, many machines don't learn once they have been deployed. Continues learning is a human thing. Dr. Arnav Bhavsar, Associate Professor, IIT Mandi, discusses  Machine learning, Artificial intelligence, and the decision-making processes in this first part of the podcast that focuses on how machines can help us pick better choices and from where machines get their intelligence?

Decision-making is a cognitively overwhelming process for an individual human being. We introduce the concept of DSSpace (https://www.indiawaterportal.org/articles/decision-support-space-concept) being mindful of this aspect, to be a more aware space for participants to interact and take decisions. 

Discussing the motivation behind initiating this podcast series.