US officials urge to override Gilead patent

Most of US state attorney generals want the government to use its march-in-rights to license remdesivir to others

Growth in agriculture is not remunerative to Indian farmers

Exceptional growth in agriculture and acreage in kharif season precipitate a crisis like never before for farmers  

Eyes on the world — drones change our point of view and our truths

It’s true that drones are vision machines: They loiter in the air with a persistent eye on the ground, beaming back imagery to their control point

Mauritius must protect vulnerable coastal communities from the effects of the oil spill

The Mauritius oceans are particularly important for Creole community that live in villages along the coastline and are descendants of African and Malagasy people

Patients with COVID-19 shouldn’t have to die alone. Here’s how a loved one could be there at the end

Rather than just using a risk-minimisation approach to managing COVID-19, there’s scope for some flexibility and creativity in addressing family needs at the end of life

How Rogi Kalyan Samitis play a role in ensuring self-reliant hospitals in India

The role of an RKS — or hospital management committee — to contribute to Aizawl civil hospital’s growth is worth noting

Living inside social media eco chambers: Ideological conditioning through information bias

Combined with rampant misinformation that circulates through the internet, most users dive deep into an ideological pitfall: They end up building strong biases and prejudices 

COVID-19: Can cotton wear allow better vitamin D synthesis

Vitamin D deficiency makes people more susceptible to COVID-19; countries with high levels of vitamin D deficiency reported higher mortality due to the disease, according to studies

A unique rejuvenation camp in Tamil Nadu for captive elephants

Nutritious food and restorative care help relieve the stress that such elephants develop during captivity

Five reasons people buy illegal wildlife products – and how to stop them

By understanding what drives people to buy wild species, we can figure out how best to stop them

Future of electricity in India lies in local solutions

Utilities in India have a mandate to supply power, which becomes increasingly difficult through the centralised grid and is technically and economically challenging for more remote places

Draft EIA 2020 undercuts India’s biodiversity and climate goals

The proposal to weaken policies for environmental protection with the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) draft, 2020, has resulted in widespread public concern

New research reveals these 20 Australian reptiles are set to disappear by 2040

Australia is home to about 10 per cent of all known reptile species — the largest number of any country in the world

Tale of transboundary river conflict: Understanding Kalasa-Banduri dam project

Goa and Karnataka are dependent on each other for their water needs. For the last few years, however, the states have been in a logjam over the sharing of water from Mahadayi river  

Paul Rusesabagina’s arrest shows there’s no space for critical voices in Rwanda

The tragedy of his story is that someone who took heroic actions to protect the lives of others became more radical because of unrelenting attacks on his character

Savage sapiens, ravaged planet and COVID-19

It may be difficult to have a planet that no longer uses oil or coal, does not kill millions of farmed animals, degrade wetlands and rivers

Note-taking by hand: A powerful tool to support memory

Taking notes by hand involves cognitive engagement in summarising, paraphrasing, organising and concept mapping that leads to deeper understanding

Menstrual hygiene in urban spaces: Willingness to shift to environmentally safer sanitary products

Shifting to alternate products and / or sustainable management of sanitary waste is the need of the hour

How to use precision medicine to personalise COVID-19 treatment according to the patient’s genes

What should a precision medicine approach be in a pandemic? The gene-centric vision of precision medicine encourages people to expect individualised gene-targeted fixes

If Trump refuses to accept defeat in November, the US will survive intact, as it has 5 out of 6 times in the past

 Also, the powerful historical, social and geographic forces that produced the total failure of 1860, leading to the Civil War, are simply not present today

Clean public toilets: A matter of national honour

A survey by the Union housing ministry showed that 55% of public washrooms were either dirty or completely unusable in Delhi