Advancing Wastewater Surveillance in India

First, The Indian Express' Diplomatic Affairs Editor Shubhajit Roy breaks down what the recent visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi signals about evolving India–China ties, the friction and convergence in forums like BRICS and SCO.

Next, we talk to The Indian Express’ Anonna Dutt on how the Indian Council of Medical Research is expanding wastewater surveillance to track outbreaks of diseases and how this public health tool could provide early warning signals in 50 cities across India. (16:25)

And finally, we turn to rural Haryana, where The Indian Express' Sukhbir Siwach explains a rare Supreme Court-supervised recount has reversed the outcome of a 2022 sarpanch election. (26:13)

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