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The 15 best markets in Mumbai—Time Out
Did you know that each neighbourhood in the skinny island city of Mumbai boasts a government-appointed area for vegetable and fruit sellers? If it’s cupcake moulds, antique gewgaws, wedding bangles or other Indian trinkets you’re looking for,...
Biking up the Himalayas blind—DW WorldLink
When Mumbai's Ekinath Khedekar started to go blind at the age of seven, he knew he wouldn't let his disability hamper his sense of adventure — even cycling up the Himalayas to the highest mountain pass in the world. Listen to the podcast. Ladakh is high on most...
The 12 best things to do in Udaipur—Time Out
This city is often called the ‘Venice of the East’ and while this may be a slight exaggeration, the best things to do in Udaipur, all within a strones throw of numerous lakes and bridges, certainly lend it a unique charm. Seemingly frozen in time, this...
October 6, 2020, Webinar # 2 Producing your Series
o now you have figured out what your podcast should sound like and the tools you need to make it happen, but how do you plan for it and structure it so it flows? What are your goals and how will you achieve them? Sign up for this webinar on planning and structuring your series and you’ll get exercises and spreadsheets so you can build a process and a plan.
October 5, 2020, Webinar # 1 Podcasting Basics
Webinar 1 is the big overview of everything you need to make a world-class podcast. A value of Rs. 5,700 now at 4,700 if you book all five workshops early using the early bird link. October 5, 2020, Webinar # 1 Podcasting Basics -- An overview of everything you need...
Which milk is best for me and the planet?—BBC CrowdScience
In this 30 minute show about milk, Chhavi Sachdev contributed to a segment from India talking to people about their milk consumption. India is one of the highest producers and consumers of dairy in the world. Listen on BBC Sounds.
Reviving lakes in India—BBC Outlook
Engineer Anand Malligavad is a lake enthusiast trying to bring India’s dried up lakes back to life. His plan is to regenerate 45 lakes in the Bangalore area by 2025. He has been making progress, as he tells Outlook’s Chhavi Sachdev as they took a lakeside walk....
A vaccine against pregnancy—BBC Health Check
According to the World Health Organisation more than 120 million couples globally want contraceptives but do not have access to them or do not like the existing options. There is clearly a need for something different, but new forms of contraception are slow to come...
India is open defecation free: A report card from India—BBC Health Check
Five years ago India’s Prime Minster Narendra Modi pledged that every citizen would be able to use a toilet, instead of answering nature’s call…in nature. This would mean providing toilet facilities for hundreds of millions of people. And now, the Prime Minster has declared the country open defecation free. Reporter Chhavi Sachdev explores if the plan has really worked.
Bangladesh’s biker girls—BBC People Fixing the World
For the growing number of working women in Dhaka, commuting to work can be a challenge. The traffic is terrible and cars and taxis are expensive. Public transport is not only inconvenient, it is sometimes unsafe - many women face unwanted sexual attention on buses....
In this magazine format BBC World Service weekly show, there is a segment from India about the health of children and the link to the weight of their school books!
Is Recycling All Our Waste at Home Possible?—BBC Crowd Science
Waste, trash, garbage – whatever you call it, unwanted materials have become a major presence in many of our lives and our environment. Every year it is estimated that humans around the world produce 2 billion metric tonnes of waste. Listener Clare from Devon in the...