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Mar 2024
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Indian Alcohol Cos Can’t Hide Behind Min...

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About this episode

Today, we're diving into India's crackdown on surrogate advertisements by liquor companies.

In other news, we talk about the issue of fake news and the recent notification from the IT ministry designating the Fact-Checking Unit of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) as the official fact-checker for the Union Government. While the Supreme Court has temporarily halted this move, why is this proposal raising concerns about setting a dangerous precedent? Joining us for this discussion is Archis Chowdhury, a Senior Correspondent at BOOM fact-check.

Tune in to this episode of The Signal Daily for more insights.

Episode credits:
The episode was researched, written, and produced by Shorbori and Manaswini
Edited by Venkat Ananth
Mastered and mixed by Yash Hirave

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