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Prabir Purkayastha
Omicron: New Vaccines Get Emergency Use Approval
29 Dec 2021
Will these vaccines help combat the sudden surge in COVID cases in the country?
Prabir Purkayastha
COVID Affected Treatment for Tuberculosis, Cancer
17 Nov 2021
What is the long view of COVID-19 as we have seen and are likely to see going forward?
Prasanth R.
Mapping Faultlines: Poland's Crises Reflect Europe's Confusion
12 Nov 2021
In this episode, Newsclick's Prabir Purkayastha talks about the recent refugee crisis on Poland's borders with Belarus in the context of the former's tangled relationship with the EU.
Prabir Purkayastha
Billionaire Space Race: Joyride for the Ultra Rich
13 Jul 2021
Is this race about space exploration or entertaining a few ultra rich individuals who can afford the luxury of space travel?
Prabir Purkayastha
Richard Lewontin: The Pioneering Evolutionary Biologist
11 Jul 2021
In this episode of Talking Science, Newsclick editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha talks to immunologist Satyajit Rath about the life of Richard Lewontin and his key scientific discoveries.
Surangya Kaur
French Colonial Crimes Continue to Affect Lives in Polynesia
20 Mar 2021
The French knowingly let the inhabitants of the islands to be exposed to the radioactive fallout from the tests.
Surangya
COVID-19 Vaccines: How Soon Will Life Become Normal?
19 Feb 2021
Dr. Satyajit Rath talks about India's progress in vaccination campaigns and how the vaccines are faring against the different COVID variants.
Surangya
Coronavirus: Where Is it Headed?
03 Feb 2020
Prabir Purkayastha talks about what the virus is, why it has been difficult to contain it, and the criticism China is facing for its response.
Prabir Purkayastha
What Do Skeletal Remains at Rakhigarhi Tell Us?
10 Sep 2019
NewsClick Editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha speaks to scientist Satyajit Rath about the skeletal remains found at Rakhigarhi and the politics around genetic research in South Asia.
Prasanth R.
How did Agriculture Begin in South Asia?
07 Sep 2019
Newsclick's Prabir Purkayastha talks about two recently published papers on the history of agriculture in south Asia and the various migrations that brought people to the Indian subcontinent.