Drought’s toll on women, India-Swiss ties, and illicit liquor crackdown Listen 30:58

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• Hosted by Niharika Nanda Produced by Shashank Bhargava and Niharika Nanda Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar.
• The visit additionally came as India and the four member European Free Trade Association marked one year of their Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement.
• First, we speak with The Indian Express' Sadaf Modak regarding the toll the drought in Maharashtra is taking on the women of the state.
• Lastly, we talk regarding a police crackdown on alleged illicit liquor trade in Bihar.
• She discussions concerning how women have to carry pots filled with water to their homes when borewells and household taps run dry.

First, we speak with The Indian Express' Sadaf Modak regarding the toll the drought in Maharashtra is taking on the women of the state. She discussions concerning how women have to carry pots filled with water to their homes when borewells and household taps run dry. She additionally shares how this arduous task is just one part of their already hectic and physically demanding day and what activists are demanding regarding this.

Next, we speak with The Indian Express' Diplomatic Affairs Editor Shubhajit Roy regarding Swiss President Guy Parmelin's three day visit to India and the bilateral negotiations held between the two countries. The visit additionally came as India and the four member European Free Trade Association marked one year of their Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement. It includes Switzerland. (15: 19).

Lastly, we talk regarding a police crackdown on alleged illicit liquor trade in Bihar. It resulted in two deaths. (21: 51).

Drought's toll on women, India-Swiss ties, and illicit liquor crackdown First, we speak with The Indian Express' Sadaf Modak regarding the toll the drought in Maharashtra is taking on the women of the state. She discussions concerning how women have to carry pots filled with water to their homes when borewells and household taps run dry. She additionally shares how this arduous task is just one part of their already hectic and physically demanding day and what activists are demanding regarding this. Next, we speak with The Indian Express' Diplomatic Affairs Editor Shubhajit Roy regarding Swiss President Guy Parmelin's three day visit to India and the bilateral negotiations held between the two countries. Notably, the visit additionally came as India and the four member European Free Trade Association marked one year of their Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement. It includes Switzerland. (15: 19) Lastly, we talk regarding a police crackdown on alleged illicit liquor trade in Bihar. It resulted in two deaths. (21: 51) Hosted by Niharika Nanda Produced by Shashank Bhargava and Niharika Nanda Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar.

For now, drought’ s toll on women, India-Swiss ties, and illicit liquor crackdown Listen 30: 58 remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.