Nature India Podcast

Nature India Podcast

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Nature India Podcast episodes

  • Episode 21: How India can put the spotlight back on neglected tropical diseases

    Dengue, kala-azar, rabies or filarialis — these are just a few debilitating ailments in the long list of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). NTDs affect more than a billion people globally, according to estimates by the World Health Organisation.

    In this episode of the Nature India podcast, we look at NTDs, especially in the context of India, and what it will take for countries to eliminate them from the face of earth. Hosting and production: Aroma Warsi, sound editing: Prince George.

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    15 min
  • Episode 20: I am a scientist and this is where I work: Shoba S. Meera

    In this episode, we chat with Shoba S. Meera, a speech language pathologist who works with individuals who have communication difficulties across their lifespan, especially autistic children and their families.


    When we speak of scientists, what comes to mind? Test tubes, petri dishes, boring white lab coats in a boring old lab? How about mountain tops or the depths of the ocean, astrophysics observatories or remote wildlife sanctuaries? In this series called “I am a scientist and this is where I work”, we introduce you to the lives of scientists who work in diverse and unique settings – far removed from the popular stereotypes. Over the next few episodes, we will shadow such scientists in their unconventional workplaces.


    Host: Subhra Priyadarshini, production and script: Aroma Warsi, sound editing: Prince George.

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    18 min
  • Episode 19: (Hindi) वैज्ञानिक और उनके अनोखे कर्मक्षेत्र: सरिता अहलावत

    पिछले कुछ वर्षों में, ड्रोन बेहद लोकप्रिय हो गए हैं। यह काम को आसान करने का और तकनीकी और वैज्ञानिक उत्कृष्टता दिखाने का प्रमाण सिद्ध हुए हैं। ड्रोन को , तकनीकी संदर्भ में या औपचारिक रूप से मानव रहित हवाई वाहनों या मानव रहित विमान सिस्‍टम के रूप में जाना जाता है।

    ये क्राफ्ट् सैन्य अभियानों से लेकर पैकेज वितरण तक के कार्यों में काफ़ी प्रभावशाली हैं। साथ ही, पिछले एक साल में राष्ट्रीय उपलक्षों पर ड्रोन्स ने देश का गौरव और सुंदरता का प्रतीक बन , आसमान को जगमगाने का काम भी बखूबी किया है। गणतंत्र दिवस में राष्ट्रपति भवन, और स्वतंत्रता दिवस परआईआईटी (IIT) दिल्ली परिसर में , जिसने भी ड्रोन शो देखा, उसके मुंह से बरबस ही निकल गया....शानदार, अद्भुत! हाल में इंडिया गेट पर तीन दिन तक चले लाइट शो में आसमान में ड्रोन्स के द्वारा नेताजी सुभाष चंद्र बोस की संघर्ष गाथा को लोग टकटकी लगाए देखते रह गए । उन्नत तकनीक, रंगों और संगीत के बेमिसाल तालमेल से लैस, यह ड्रोन लाइट शो दर्शकों में देशभक्ति का संचार और टेक्नोलॉजी पर हैरानी उजागर करते है।

    थ्रीडी कोरियोग्राफी के लिए रिकन्फिगरेबल स्वार्मिंग सिस्टम डिजाइन किया जाता है। इसकी मदद से ही ड्रोन अलग अलग आकृतियां बना पाते हैं। ऐसे ऐतिहासिक क्षणों के पीछे आइआइटी दिल्ली के स्टार्टअप बॉटलब डायनामिक्स के सदस्यों की कई दिनों की कड़ी मेहनत होती है .

    आज “वैज्ञानिक और उनके अनोखे कर्मक्षेत्र" (I am a scientist and this where I work) श्रृंखला में आइये बात करते हैं बॉटलब डायनामिक्स की संस्थापक सरिता अहलावत से, और उनसे विज्ञान की इस तकनीक का विवरण लेते हैं।

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    17 min
  • Episode 18: I am a scientist and this is where I work: Sujit Ghosh

    In this Nature India podcast series called “I am a scientist and this is where I work”, we introduce you to the lives of scientists who work in diverse and unique settings – far removed from the popular stereotypes. Over the next few episodes, we will shadow such scientists in their unconventional workplaces.

    This episode, we feature inorganic chemist Sujit Ghosh, who is telling us about how he is tapping uranium, a conventional nuclear fuel, from a rather unconventional source ― seawater.

    Host: Subhra Priyadarshini, production and script: Aroma Warsi, sound editing: Prince George.

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    12 min
  • Episode 17: I am a scientist and this is where I work: Manjari Jain

    In this Nature India podcast series called “I am a scientist and this is where I work”, we introduce you to the lives of scientists who work in diverse and unique settings – far removed from the popular stereotypes. Over the next few episodes, we will shadow such scientists in their unconventional workplaces.

    For this episode, we have behavioural ecologist Manjari Jain walking us through her unique workplaces — the open skies, under the soil and in muddy puddles, and inside dense forests — where she studies acoustic communication in animals. Host: Subhra Priyadarshini, production and script: Aroma Warsi, sound editing: Prince George.

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    17 min
  • Episode 16: I am a scientist and this is where I work: Sarita Ahlawat

    In this Nature India podcast series called “I am a scientist and this is where I work”, we introduce you to the lives of scientists who work in diverse and unique settings – far removed from the popular stereotypes. Over the next few episodes, we will shadow such scientists in their unconventional workplaces.

    In this episode, we hear from Sarita Ahwalat from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, who talks about drone swarm technology and making drones to suit India's extreme weather conditions. Host: Subhra Priyadarshini, production and script: Aroma Warsi, sound editing: Prince George

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    15 min
  • Episode 15: I am a scientist and this is where I work: Sushmitha and Ramanathan Baskar

    In this Nature India podcast series called “I am a scientist and this is where I work”, we introduce you to the lives of scientists who work in diverse and unique settings – far removed from the popular stereotypes. Over the next few episodes, we will shadow such scientists in their unconventional workplaces.

    In this episode, we hear from cave geomicrobiologists Ramanathan Baskar and Sushmitha Baskar, the couple exploring subterranean caves to look for signatures that might help better define earth's past and future. Host: Subhra Priyadarshini, production: Jinoy Jose P, script: Amrita Gupta Nambiar, sound editing: Prince George.

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    15 min
  • Episode 14: How India's fossil treasures are turning to dust
    In this episode, we find ourselves – quite happily – between a rock and a hard place. We unearth what's wiping off India's fossil riches. We turn to geologists and palaeontologists to talk about a proposed Geoheritage and Geopark Bill and what it can do to protect the country's scientifically important sites. Host: Subhra Priyadarshini. Produced by Jinoy Jose P., Amrita Gupta Nambiar and Prince George.

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    18 min
  • Episode 13: The anger algorithm: What codes our wrath?
    This episode we’re seeing red with a clinical neuroscientist, a Bollywood-historian and a computational biologist. We explore the science of anger, and how popular culture and the digital world trigger outrage. Host: Subhra Priyadarshini. Produced by Jinoy Jose P., Amrita Gupta Nambiar and Prince George.

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    16 min
  • Episode 12: Degree of intent: Business unusual for India at COP26
    The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, is being seen as crucial if climate change is to be brought under control. Climate scientists have sounded a “Code Red” suggesting it is time enough for world leaders to take action. In this special episode, we explore why global collective action is so complex, and what we can expect from the COP26 summit in Glasgow. We hear from a climate refugee and connect with journalists, policy experts and the COP26 president about India’s past contributions to emissions — and its new commitments to curbing them. Host: Subhra Priyadarshini. Produced by Jinoy Jose P., Amrita Gupta Nambiar and Prince George.

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    18 min

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