Consulting Editor, Down To Earth. She has been associated with the magazine since 2000 and has written extensively on health, science and food issues. She is a biologist by training and holds a PhD in Botany
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: Mix and match research
We still need to find the best vaccination protocol
Lateral Thoughts: Waiting for the vaccine?
Vaccination programmes cannot be dealt with outside the purview of public health
First-hand: 6 days of COVID-19 containment
Observations on ecological changes around my house
Worrying trend of hospital deaths
Recent death of children in Gorakhpur hospital is emblematic of a larger malaise
Why no debate on independence of research?
There was no discussion on how promoting PPP model will affect independence of research
Why dengue needs out of the box thinking
India should learn from success of its malaria control efforts
Day 1 of World Health Assembly highlights why WHO is crucial for universal health
Health infrastructure sans care
Who will run all the institutes and labs promised?
World Health Assembly to discuss reforms
Health activists push for funds with no strings attached
Vaccine woes continue
Indian Science Congress: time for makeover
The link between blood pressure and suicides