Course correction: Experts point out gaps in Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

Letter from scientists, ecologists come at a time when it has become evident that China is dragging its feet on locking a decision

Is India ready for post-2020 global biodiversity framework?

India enacted Biological Diversity Act in 2002 but it has to be implemented by states & many failed to prepare rules

COVID-19 surge: Why has China not attained herd immunity despite high vaccination coverage?

Germany, South Korea, Vietnam are also reporting increase in COVID-19 cases despite extensive vaccination

Lateral Thoughts: The uncomfortable science of booster vaccine

The disjoint between research and policy has never been so evident than in the case of vaccine boosters  

The Zika virus is here to stay in India, Kanpur just latest victim

The presence of the vector and the virus together makes India extremely vulnerable to Zika

Uttarakhand farmers fall back on traditional food processing methods to boost earnings

Marketing of local varieties of food products can also increase farmers’ income

Roots of health: How a simple processing method helps turmeric farmers earn more

Minimum processing would ensure that the benefits of turmeric are retained

Obituary: Former health secy Keshav Desiraju fought hard against corruption in health industry

He was summarily transferred to the ministry of consumer affairs during his tenure as the health secy

Lateral thoughts: COVID-19 vaccines and a game of chance

Would you be compensated for adverse reactions to the COVID-19 vaccines?  

Is WHO nod for China’s Sinovac a domino effect of COVID-19 second wave in India?

The process of approval has become slower since Pfizer and BioNTech received approval

Lateral Thoughts: Healthy ageing was never so attractive

Accessing COVID-19 vaccine is logistically difficult for the old and sick  

Lateral Thoughts: Mix and match research

We still need to find the best vaccination protocol  

Lateral Thoughts: Clueless about food waste

We have no data on how much food we we waste and this derails waste management  

Lateral thoughts: The price of vaccine

One more reason to improve public health system: the private health sector is not equipped to vaccinate rural India  

Lateral Thoughts: We are dealing with a genius virus

The nuts and bolts of virus variants and why SARS-CoV-2 is different from other vaccine preventable viral diseases  

Lateral thoughts: Holiday plans in quandary

The Chamoli disaster could affect tourism and economy, already battered by COVID-19 pandemic 

Lateral Thoughts: Waiting for bad news

Adverse reactions are part and parcel of vaccination. We can know about safety of COVID-19 vaccines being used in India only after people receive …

Is India's healthcare future ready? What does Economic Survey 2020-21 point at

Failure of the existing healthcare system suggests that there is a need to rethink health policy

Lateral Thoughts: Don't blame it on the mosquito

Vector-borne diseases are complex and tackling just one aspect of the equation will not help  

India readies for COVID-19 vaccination but vexed questions on the solution remain

The risks the country needs to prepare for, precautions it needs to take, the logistics required and, above all, the implications of it all for …

Lateral Thoughts: We have neglected vaccines for neglected diseases

Vaccines against COVID-19 prove without doubt that the ones needed to prevent neglected disease can be developed quickly as well

Lateral Thoughts: A paradigm change in clinical trials

The rich and famous are clamouring to get the ‘experimental’ COVID-19 vaccine

The other side of climate friendly foods

Efforts to change diets and reduce global warming has pitfalls  

Lateral Thoughts: Waiting for the vaccine?

Vaccination programmes cannot be dealt with outside the purview of public health

Lateral Thoughts: Air pollution will reduce only through good governance

Air pollution has been plaguing Delhi for 4 decades; the reasons are well known and there is adequate data to pin responsibilities