This week, host Shivnarayan Rajpurohit is joined by Newslaundry’s Anmol Pritam and Basant Kumar.

Anmol reported on the increasing encroachment and concretisation of the Yamuna River floodplains, which has heavily contributed to the river’s degradation. He throws light on the consequence of arbitrary construction by the Delhi Development Authority.

Basant’s report was on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official visits, which often comprise activities focused on promoting the BJP. He delves into the details of his official visits from January to October and the lack of transparency about the PMO billing the BJP for these unofficial expenses.

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Timecodes

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:01:22 - Yamuna river pollution

00:08:30 - Modi’s trips

00:45:10 - Recommendations

Recommendations

Anmol

Yamuna is choking in Delhi. Is floodplain encroachment to blame?

Basant

Sharda Sinha’s Chhath songs

Produced and edited by Hassan Bilal, recorded by Anil Kumar.

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This week, host Pratyush Deep is joined by Scroll’s Rokibuz Zaman and Newslaundry’s Drishti Choudhary.

Rokibuz reported on the Supreme Court’s judgement upholding the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955 – a provision added exclusively for Assam. He says that the judgement upholds 1971 as the year of entry, which contradicts the government’s 2014 cut-off under the CAA.

Drishti’s report was on the Delhi administration’s efforts and failures in tackling air pollution. She explained the measures undertaken by the Delhi government and that despite spending crores of money and sanctioning extensive resources, the situation has worsened.

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Timecodes

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:02:38 - Citizenship laws in Assam

00:25:45 - Delhi air quality crisis

00:33:20 - Recommendations

Recommendations

Drishti

Hippie

Rokibuz

Provoked Narratives

Pratyush

Modi Gov’t Produces Spurious Expert Opinion To Remove Health Warning on Fortified Rice

Produced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Anil Kumar.

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