Every new variant or subvariant is not of concern. Any future variant is unlikely to cause a major wave. The COVID-19 vaccines are unlikely to be recommended uniformly
Cholera resurgence? Several countries record case surge, deaths since October
Imminent threat: WHO warns 40 million children susceptible to measles as outbreak intensifies in India
Pollution bouncing back in middle and lower Indo-Gangetic Plain: CSE
COVID-19: States showing surge of cases not doing enough RT-PCR tests: Health ministry
6.5 per cent COVID-19 vaccines getting wasted in India; country not to pause Covishield inoculation
Similipal forest fires put Odisha’s Lodha tribe in jeopardy
Already affected by the COVID-19 lockdown, the wildfires threaten to make collection of minor forest produce even more difficult
COVID-19: Over 500 million Africans may fall below extreme poverty line, warns report
Indicators such as fiscal deficits, rising debt and remittances are estimated to fall by 20% because of COVID-19 in Africa
State of India’s Environment 2021: People and planet in peril
COVID-19 may become endemic, or will continue to erupt but in limited ways in certain geographies. But its trails are already disrupting the …
Why India should not reopen schools and colleges during COVID-19 pandemic
The Centre and state governments should refrain from doing so in the light of new studies highlighting COVID-19 cases among children
Expect more elephant raids during paddy harvest in Dooars this year
Many COVID-19 returnees have cultivated paddy this year during the monsoon due to the lack of work and livelihood opportunities
Exclusive: Did a minister cite a non-existent study in her Parliament reply
Renuka Singh Saruta had attributed a study to IIT-Delhi on COVID-19 in tribal areas; but the institution does not have it
Stillborn in Africa: UN pegs number at a million every year
Situation has worsened in 2 decades, may slip further due to COVID-19 pandemic, warns Unicef report
Coronavirus update: Has India got its first COVID-19 reinfection case
Doctors at Ahmedabad private hospital claim 54-year-old woman has retested positive for COVID-19
Achieving Zero Hunger by 2030 in doubt, UN report warns
Between 83 million and 132 million people could go hungry in 2020 due to COVID-19, according to the report
Forced displacement is the new norm in India
Extreme weather events have been triggering widespread internal displacement for years now. Now COVID-19 adds to the pressure
Group farming can transform agriculture post - COVID-19
Small and landless farmers are reviving group farming to combat the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Bina Agarwal, professor of …
Creative accounting, window dressing apart Centre's COVID-19 relief package 0.5% of GDP: Jean Drèze
The Centre announced a relief package recently and a few other interim measures after the 21-day nationwide lockdown to combat COVID-19 left …
Looking back at 2020: The year we must not forget
Once upon a time there was no COVID-19; then came the last day of 2019. Exactly a year ago, on December 31, 2019, China flagged the threat with …
Odisha bets on departments working together to end child marriages
The state has declared 5,600 villages free of child marriage since January 2021 amid COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19: Calcutta High Court passes judgment to protect rights of para teachers
Para teachers collective had filed a petition seeking deadline relaxation for an activity amid COVID-19 pandemic
Global COVID-19 death toll crosses 4 million
The total COVID-19 death toll is equivalent to number of people killed in all of world’s wars since 1982
Shanghai reports 3 Covid-19 deaths in latest Covid outbreak, over 22,000 cases
These latest deaths have taken the overall COVID-19-related deaths in Mainland China to 4,641, an official toll much smaller than many other countries
Winter surge: What latest IHME COVID-19 update hints at
Three-fourths of the United States is immune to an omicron infection and this figure is set to grow as the COVID-19 wave recedes
Africa not on track to eliminate malaria by 2030 as envisioned: Report
Disruptions in access to health facilities, supply chain during COVID-19 pandemic impacted management of malaria cases
COVID-19: India now has 21 cases of Omicron
Nineteen persons tested positive for the Omicron variant of COVID-19 December 4 and 5