Associate Editor, Down To Earth. She joined the magazine in 2000 and has written extensively on health and science issues. She is a biologist by training and holds a PhD in Botany
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