Coronavirus

Battle-ready for COVID-19: A look at the arsenal of various tests
Battle-ready for COVID-19: A look at the arsenal of various tests

From sophisticated techniques to easy-to-use strips, the world has deployed all kinds of tools to fight novel coronavirus
June 19, 2020
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COVID-19: What about women in informal sector?

COVID-19: What about women in informal sector?
How is COVID-19 diagnosed and are the tests reliable?

How is COVID-19 diagnosed and are the tests reliable?

Can Dexamethasone be the answer for critically ill patients

The steroid reduced fatalities in COVID-19 patients on ventilators by a third, according to findings from a clinical trial in the island nation
June 18, 2020
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COVID-19:Can Dexamethasone be the answer for critically ill patients
June 18, 2020
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COVID-19: 4 factors to test how vulnerable slums in 4 big cities are

COVID-19: 4 factors to test how vulnerable slums in 4 big cities are

Govt of India thinks novel coronavirus will be a part of life. That makes it imperative to account for limitations before forming policy
June 18, 2020
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Rural options for Odisha’s returnee migrants

Rural options for Odisha’s returnee migrants

The state’s track record in engaging people under MGNREGA has been mixed so far. Hence, this huge returnee workforce must be gainfully …
June 18, 2020
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COVID-19: Why Nepal’s farmers should have sustained cereal production

COVID-19: Why Nepal’s farmers should have sustained cereal production

Shifting from cereal to vegetable production came at a cost to the farmers of west Nepal
June 18, 2020
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COVID-19: How do things look 6 months since it all started

COVID-19: How do things look 6 months since it all started

India did not get its 1st novel coronavirus positive case before end-January; But the situation has escalated to much worse
June 18, 2020
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उत्तराखंड: पलायन आयोग की रिपोर्टों से हासिल क्या होगा?

उत्तराखंड: पलायन आयोग की रिपोर्टों से हासिल क्या होगा?

पलायन आयोग ने 16 जून की शाम टिहरी पर अपनी रिपोर्ट पेश की। इ…
June 18, 2020
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COVID-19, floods and landslides: What Uttarakhand needs to brace for

COVID-19, floods and landslides: What Uttarakhand needs to brace for

An above-normal monsoon, as predicted by IMD, may cause the state to experience interweaving challenges of flooding or landslide events  
June 18, 2020
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COVID-19: Odisha plans to set up home care facilities in all gram panchayats

COVID-19: Odisha plans to set up home care facilities in all gram panchayats

More than 70,000 people across the state can be accommodated in these centres, says CM Patnaik
June 18, 2020
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COVID-19: Sample the unknown

COVID-19: Sample the unknown

Testing is no doubt the cornerstone of the fight against COVID-19. But the world’s growing obsession with tests might weaken our response …
June 17, 2020
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Simply Put: COVID toppers

Simply Put: COVID toppers
June 17, 2020
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Global poverty: coronavirus could drive it up for the first time since the 1990s

Global poverty: coronavirus could drive it up for the first time since the 1990s

Poverty is likely to increase dramatically in middle-income developing countries in Asia, such as India, Pakistan, Indonesia and the Philippines
June 17, 2020
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लॉकडाउन का असर मध्यप्रदेश के नवजात बच्चों पर भी, संस्थागत प्रसव में कमी

लॉकडाउन का असर मध्यप्रदेश के नवजात बच्चों पर भी, संस्थागत प्रसव में कमी

मध्यप्रदेश के सुदूर आदिवासी इलाकों में कोविड-19 लॉकडाउन …
June 17, 2020
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Reverse land use change to prevent zoonoses like COVID-19: UNCCD

Reverse land use change to prevent zoonoses like COVID-19: UNCCD

Land use degradation creates ground for zoonotic disease like COVID-19 as the interaction and physical distance between animals and humans …
June 16, 2020
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Could forest loss have triggered the COVID-19 pandemic?

Could forest loss have triggered the COVID-19 pandemic?

Scientific evidence shows that the felling of tropical forests creates ideal conditions for the spread of diseases
June 16, 2020
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Why it could be dangerous to exercise with a face mask on

Why it could be dangerous to exercise with a face mask on

A mask makes it harder to inhale the quantity of air needed to perform at the highest levels
June 16, 2020
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COVID-19: Around 45 mln pushed into global food insecurity, says FAO report

COVID-19: Around 45 mln pushed into global food insecurity, says FAO report

Around 33 million reside in South and South east Asia, remainder in sub-Saharan Africa
June 16, 2020
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Coronavirus update: World tally crosses 8 mln

Coronavirus update: World tally crosses 8 mln

Everyday, 100,000+ new cases being added
June 16, 2020
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COVID-19: Experts look at mushrooms for employment, immunity concerns

COVID-19: Experts look at mushrooms for employment, immunity concerns

The Directorate of Mushroom Research in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan announced release of four new high-yielding strains of mushrooms recently 
June 16, 2020
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COVID-19: What about 1.5 mln UP children who missed vaccination schedule

COVID-19: What about 1.5 mln UP children who missed vaccination schedule

Summer, monsoon onset increase chances of measles, influenza
June 16, 2020
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How COVID-19 made forest rights battle tougher for Tharu women

How COVID-19 made forest rights battle tougher for Tharu women

The Adivasi women of Lakhimpur Khiri in eastern UP show resilience
June 16, 2020
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COVID-19 deaths may be more than what’s reported: WHO

COVID-19 deaths may be more than what’s reported: WHO

Is Delhi govt not counting deaths caused due to comorbidities as COVID-19 deaths?
June 15, 2020
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