Coronavirus Update: India records highest single-day testing

Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah tests positive for novel coronavirus 

Africa ‘fighting COVID-19 in the dark’, says global aid body

Testing rates in countries across the continent are abysmally low, where community transmission has been confirmed

Uttarakhand’s ghost village: Where nobody returned despite COVID-19 lockdown

Baluni village in Pauri district was in the limelight around two-and-a-half years ago, when Shyama Prasad — its last resident — also left

कोरोना से “रिकवरी” का मतलब पूरी तरह ठीक होना नहीं

संक्रमित की रिपोर्ट नेगेटिव आने पर उसे रिकवर मान लिया ज�…

Coronavirus update: Serum Institute gets nod for Oxford vaccine trials

India now accounts for nearly a tenth of the global number of COVID-19 cases, as the country reaches the 1.8 million mark

Antibiotic administration prevalent in COVID-19 patients with no bacterial infection: Study

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the rampant use of antibiotics in the diseased patients to treat bacterial co-infections or rule out the …

COVID-19 warriors: How Synergy Sansthan has been dispelling myths

A non-profit in Madhya Pradesh is helping tribal people fight COVID-19 

Cities journey beyond ODF: India moves to sustainable sanitation for all

Indian cities are currently plagued by multiple challenges to water, sanitation and hygiene. At present, 163 million people do not have …

उत्तराखंड: कोरोना काल में भी इस भुतहा गांव में नहीं लौटे लोग

2011 की जनगणना के मुताबिक गांव में 32 लोग थे, लेकिन 2018 आते-आते �…

Book Digest: Tracking COVID-19 lockdown, climate crisis impact on young people and more

From stories of climate crisis to new sustainable water management practices, DTE tracks contemporary books on environment and development from …

कोरोना से ठीक होने वालों में हृदय रोग का खतरा: अध्ययन

कोविड -19 की बीमारी से ठीक होने के लंबे समय के बाद ऑर्गन मे�…

How MGNREGA helps revive village infra, increase employment in Haryana

Villagers gain employment through the job guarantee scheme, used as a means to revive rural infrastructure like reservoirs, cattle sheds

Does coronavirus linger in the body? What we know about how viruses in general hang on in the brain and testicles

The mounting evidence suggests that SARS-CoV-2 can infect immune privileged sites and, from there, result in chronic persistent — …

COVID-19: Augmenting farmer access to long-term credit

Failing to protect farmers amid the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic can worsen India’s agrarian distress.

Towards sustainable marine fisheries value chain: Reflections amid COVID-19 crisis

A behavioural nudge to promote sustainable fisheries, community mobilisation can go a long way for the sector in post-COVID-19 era and beyond

Coronavirus update: India adds more than 50,000 cases for first time

Third ‘unlock’ phase guidelines issued to relax restrictions from the nationwide lockdown, large public gatherings remain banned

COVID-19 lockdown highlights India’s great digital divide

Despite the rise in wireless users in recent years, urban and rural India are miles apart in their online presence

How far is India from community transmission of COVID-19?

It is high time the government recognises the perils of not timely identifying community transmission and acting accordingly

Essential Commodities (Amendment) Ordinance: A strong EC Act is still needed

The ordinance does not expressly define ‘extraordinary circumstances’: Such legislative ambiguity makes one question the entire …

The IMF’s $4 bln loan for South Africa: The pros, cons and potential pitfalls

The most important benefit is that South Africa is getting $4.2 billion at about 1.1 per cent interest. This is a very cheap source of funds

Wildlife during a pandemic: The other side of the coin

Instances of wild animals entering urban landscapes were reported the world over. But was everything about the lockdown hunky-dory for them?