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The Hindu
a day ago
- Health
- The Hindu
Is India's extreme heat impacting pregnancies?
With the blistering temperatures that most of India is suffering under, it should come as no surprise that May 2025 was the second-warmest month of May since records began. But what is of greater concern now, is how this heat is going to affect our future generations -- a new study has found that India recorded an average of six additional days of dangerously high temperatures for pregnant women every year over the last five years. What is this extreme heat doing the bodies of mothers to be? How does heat affect pregnancy outcomes? What will it mean for the near future, as India continues to experience heat waves? Guest: Prof Jane Hirst Chair in Global Women's Health, The George Institute for Global Health, Imperial College London and Visiting Professor in Global Women's Health, University of Oxford Host: Zubeda Hamid Edited by Sharmada Venkatasubramanian Listen to more In Focus podcasts:
The Hindu
3 days ago
- Business
- The Hindu
The Hindu named ‘The Champion of Digital Media Awards South Asia 2025'
The Hindu was named Champion of Digital Media Awards South Asia 2025, picking up 10 awards across various award categories, at the WAN-IFRA Digital Media Awards 2025 South Asia, presented by the World Association of News Publishers on Wednesday. Participating newsrooms from across South Asia competed in 12 categories, which included audience engagement, native ad campaign, podcasts, use of AI, video and data visualisation. The Hindu took four gold trophies — 'Best Use of Video' and 'Best Native Advertising Campaign', both awarded for The Hindu Made of Chennai initiative; 'Best Use of AI in Revenue Strategy'; and 'Best Podcast'(In Focus: Why does the Election Commission need seven phases to conduct the General Election?). Use of AI, data In addition to the gold trophies, The Hindu also won three silver trophies in the categories 'Best Data Visualisation' (How India voted: A retrospective from 1952 - 2024), 'Best Use of AI in Revenue Strategy' and 'Best Digital Subscription'; and three bronze trophies for the categories 'Best in Audience Engagement', 'Best Data Visualisation' (on the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy) and 'Best Digital Subscription'. The Champion of Digital Media Awards South Asia 2025 was presented to The Hindu by Magdoom Mohamed, Managing Director of South Asia at WAN-IFRA, and Mariam Mammen Mathew, Vice-President of WAN-IFRA and CEO of Manorama Online. Suresh Nambath, Editor of The Hindu, and L.V. Navaneeth, CEO of The Hindu Group, received the prestigious award on behalf of the organisation. 'The overall champion publisher award means a lot because it reflects the work done by multiple departments and team members. Good work happens only when people come together,' said Mr. Navaneeth. 'These awards are designed to recognise excellence in digital publishing and to celebrate the outstanding work done by publishers across South Asia,' said Mr. Mohamed.
The Hindu
3 days ago
- Business
- The Hindu
India as the world's fourth largest economy: What the numbers tell us
According to the latest projections by the IMF, India is now the world's fourth-largest economy. Government officials, including the CEO of NITI Aayog B.V.R. Subrahmanyam, have expressed confidence that India could soon overtake Germany to claim the third spot. Adding to the optimism, the World Bank recently reported that extreme poverty in the country fell to 5.3% in 2022–2023. A recent report by SBI noted that the poverty rate in India could now be in the range of 4%. But what do these numbers mean for the broader population? Guest: Partha Chatterjee, Dean of Academics at Shiv Nadar University, Delhi-NCR, and Professor, Department of Economics, Shiv Nadar University. Host: Nivedita V Edited by Jude Francis Weston For more episodes of In Focus:
The Hindu
5 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Has Israel's objective in attacking Iran shifted – from de-nuclearization to regime change?
On June 13, Israel launched an all-out war against Iran. It carried out what has been described as a 'decapitation strike' – taking out much of the country's military leadership, as well as top nuclear scientists. It also attacked the country's nuclear facilities and air defences, and subsequently it's economic infrastructure and oil installations as well. Iran responded with missile strikes of its own, targeting Tel Avi and Haifa among other sites and military targets. While more than 200 people have been killed in Iran, more than 20 casualties have been reported in Israel. The two sides have been trading steadily escalating strikes since, and now Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pressing hard for the US to join his war. How credible is Israel's justification for starting the war – namely, that it wants to shut down Iran's nuclear program – given that it is now speaking of regime change? How do the two sides stack up militarily if the conflict were to drag on? What are Iran's options if the US joins the war? Guest: Stanly Johny, The Hindu's International Affairs Editor. Host: G. Sampath Edited by Sharmada Venkatasubramanian. Listen to more In Focus podcasts:
The Hindu
5 days ago
- General
- The Hindu
World Crocodile Day: Appraising 50 years of Crocodile Conservation in India
India began its Crocodile Conservation programme in 1975, and this year marks 50 years of this initiative, one that has been more successful than most. India is home to three main kinds of crocodile species – the gharial, the salt water crocodile or salties, and the muggers. These species face increasing threats from habitat loss, poachers, pollution, riparian agriculture, artificial embankments, construction of barrages and dams, and illegal sand-mining. On this World Crocodile Day, which falls on June 17, we look back at 50 years of crocodile conservation, the status of these endangered species as of today, and what is in store with the recent launch of the New Gharial Project by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Guest: Professor B.C. Choudhury, eminent wildlife scientist who has worked on crocodile conservation since 1975. Host: G Sampath Edited by Jude Francis Weston Listen to more In Focus podcasts:
