Historic Journey of a Trailblazing Wrestler at the Olympics

First, Indian Express’ Anonna Dutt talks to us about the Ayushman Bharat scheme and how it has been working since the last six years. She also shares that the central government wants to include all the senior citizens above the age of 70 within the ambit of the scheme and how it will impact the expenditure for it. 

Next, Indian Express’ Harish Damodaran speaks to us about a major breakthrough in wheat and rice farming that will bring to an end the issue of weeds. He talks about a new variety of herbicide tolerant wheat and rice crops that will bring down the practice of flooding a paddy field and stubble burning. (10:26)

And in the end, we talk about Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat creating history and becoming the first ever Indian female wrestler to reach the final at the Olympic Games. (21:21)

Hosted, written and produced by Niharika Nanda
Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar