In this week’s South Central, Dhanya Rajendran, Anisha Sheth, and cartoonist Rachita Taneja discuss the Union government’s proposed amendments to the IT law and what they mean for online speech. Why is the government bringing in these changes, and how will they impact people sharing news and opinions online?
In the second part, guests from Kerala discuss the upcoming Assembly elections. Environmentalist Sridhar Radhakrishnan says that none of the major parties are prioritising environmental concerns, pointing to a decade of aggressive infrastructure development that ignores the state’s ecological fragility.
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Audio Timecodes
00:00:00 - Introductions
00:02:29 - Headlines
00:11:23 - New IT Rules
00:39:32 - Kerala Elections
01:20:21 - Recommendations
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Produced by Ajay R & Bhuvan Malik, edited by Jaseem Ali.
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