COVER STORYWith accusations of partisanship and panderingto ‘vested interests’, Indian media’s credibilityis at an all-time low. We navigate this deeplypolarised landscape. SNAKES AND LARDERSIndia needs new anti-venoms which accountfor the diversity of snakes in the country WHAT YOUR DNA PRESCRIBESThe largest genomic study of Asian populationscould help develop better medicines THEY HAVE RESERVATIONSProtests ensue after SC’s ruling that reservationsin government jobs are not a fundamental right FEATS ON BEATSChoreographer Astad Deboo talks aboutdeveloping new vocabularies of movement