Crisis in Cashless Care: The Ayushman Bharat Dilemma

First, we talk to The Indian Express' Shubham Tigga about the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, India's flagship health insurance scheme. The implementation of the scheme is facing challenges in Jharkhand. Shubham talks about the hurdles that the state is going through and how it is impacting the healthcare system.

Next, we talk to The Indian Express' Nihkil Ghanekar about a report by the National Tiger Conservation Authority and the Wildlife Institute of India regarding tiger population in India. Along with that, we also discuss how a decline in the population of the animals that form a prey base for these tigers is impacting them. (13:45)

Lastly, we speak about the government's proposal to cap air conditioner temperatures to conserve energy and reduce the load on India's power grid. (28:40)

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Produced and written by Niharika Nanda and Shashank Bhargava.
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