The Daily Chai

The one story you need, every weekday morning.

A 20 minute deep dive into the biggest story of the day, with the reporters who covered it.

Meera Iyer Arjun Mehta· 5 episodes · 1:53:17 total

Episodes

Episode 45 · Friday, 9 October 2026
Why October rain caught everyone off guard
Our climate desk on what changed in the retreating monsoon this year.
20:40
Episode 44 · Thursday, 8 October 2026
The metro vote, explained
A city council vote that could reshape how three lakh people commute.
23:05
Episode 43 · Wednesday, 7 October 2026
What the RBI did not say
Reading between the lines of the latest policy statement.
19:50
Episode 42 · Tuesday, 6 October 2026
A town that runs on solar
Residents of a Rajasthan town on a year without power cuts.
24:22
Episode 41 · Monday, 5 October 2026
The exam paper leak trail
How investigators followed the trail from printing press to phone.
25:20