Data Point

Nov 28 2024 30 ep. 34 mins 30

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The Data Point podcast takes the biggest data-driven stories and puts it into context, so you understand what these numbers mean for you. Hosted by Sonikka Loganathan and supported by experts, to bring you fresh analyses, perspectives and nuance.

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War and hunger: Will the ICC’s move against Netanyahu impact the Gaza crisis?

Nov 28 2024 14 mins

In this episode, The Hindu Data Team delves into the severe food shortages in Gaza and the ICC’s intervention, analysing the intersection of international law and humanitarian aid. Vignesh Radhakrishnan discusses the war’s humanitarian impact, while Stanly Johny examines the global response to the ICC warrants.

Awareness or affordability: Why are cervical cancer screening levels low among Indian women? | Data Point podcast

Mar 07 2024 33 mins

In this episode, The Hindu speaks to doctors to understand the link between HPV and cervical cancer, and why screening rates are so low in India, compared to other countries. They say one major reason why women don’t get screened often, or at all, is because while women are predominantly viewed as caregivers, they often do not prioritise their own needs. While on the one hand, th

Arrested abroad? How does an Indian navigate international laws | Data Point podcast

Jan 23 2024 25 mins

Earlier this month, a Qatar court issued the death sentence to eight former Indian Navy personnel. The former officers were arrested in August of 2022, allegedly for espionage. It’s a case that has brought the issue of Indian’s arrested abroad, back into the forefront. According to the latest data, taken from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha answers, there are about 9,500 Indians in p

Examining the 70-Hour Work Week: Insight or Imposition by Infosys' Narayana Murthy | Data Point podcast

Nov 09 2023 34 mins

Debating the 70-Hour Work Week: Are Long Hours the Answer for Young India? Featuring experts from diverse fields, this episode tackles the recent statement by Infosys founder N.R. Narayana Murthy on young Indians' work ethic. We delve into the merits and drawbacks of extended work hours, the realities of such a commitment, and the validity of comparisons to post-war economies like

A discussion on Madras HC judgment: Wife can claim a share in Husband's property

Sep 07 2023 18 mins

On June 24th, the Madras High Court held that homemakers are entitled to an equal share in properties purchased by the husband. The Hindu talks to Shaji Paul Chaly, former Justice of the Kerala High Court, and Ashok G.V., a practising advocate at the Karnataka High Court and Partner at Factum Law, to delve into the ramifications of this ruling. We discuss its potential as a legal p

Vital Signs Ep 4 | Has the medical profession become more commercialized over time? | Data Point podcast

Aug 31 2023 23 mins

Doctors and MBBS students from diverse specialisations, age groups, and geographies believe that the medical profession has increasingly come to look more like a business, rather than a vocation. The impact of this, and where the medical profession stands now, is explored in this episode.

Vital Signs Ep 3 | Does NEET's curriculum serve only as entry filter or does it offer more? | Data Point podcast

Aug 25 2023 41 mins

Doctors and MBBS students from diverse specializations, age groups, and geographies believe that the preparation required and done for the NEET examination, does not actually help or provide any added advantage when they start their MBBS course. In fact, they claim that during the MBBS program, every student starts from the same level. Given this, they also told The Hindu that Stat

Vital Signs Ep 2 | Is medical education tailored to fill the shortage of specialists in rural India?

Aug 18 2023 40 mins

Doctors and MBBS students from diverse specializations, age groups, and geographies believe the notion that “rural students will naturally serve in rural areas” is flawed. Most argue that compelling students to work in rural areas might not be effective. Instead, integrating rural healthcare exposure into the MBBS curriculum and showcasing role models who work in remote areas c

Vital Signs Ep 1 | Does NEET favour wealthy, urban and CBSE board students?

Aug 10 2023 53 mins

Doctors and MBBS students, in various fields of specialisation, across various age-groups, from diverse geographies, say they believe that while common entrance examination for medical seats is a necessity, the coaching industry skewed it in favour of urban and richer students. Unaffordability of quality coaching classes and the luxury that richer students have to drop a year to pr

How Turkey's economic and political trajectory compares to India | Data Point podcast

Jun 22 2023 28 mins

On May 28, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won the run-off elections, extending his rule for another five years. Erdogan has been president since 2003. Over the past twenty years, he’s used religion to come to power, and maintain it, in a country where popular politics previously had a largely secular flavour. Erdogan, and his Development Party (AKP), used religious nat