Kerala was on track to achieve the short-term and long-term targets envisaged under the KARSAP plan to make Kerala antibiotic literate. With COVID-19 having reduced for now, the process can speed up
AMR in post-COVID-19 world: New report calls for response prioritisation
‘Repressive governments use financial crises, global pandemics to change societal norms’
‘Less atmospheric aerosol may have intensified Cyclone Amphan’
Phonological problems: Why the name of a COVID-19 vaccine matters
The issue of nomenclature and confusion due to sound-alike and name-alike vaccines doesn’t find any mention in Covid-19 vaccination strategy;…
Rising vegetable prices open a new chapter in the world food crisis
Supply chain disruptions, climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, financial tightening through rising interest rates and the war in Ukraine have …
Hero Herb: Why we need to focus more on turmeric
The pandemic years have witnessed a boom in the production and export of the humble underground stem called turmeric, along with a renewal of …
Falling through the cracks: Shining a light on adolescent girls in humanitarian emergencies
With the onset of COVID-19, adolescent girls in conflict zones are 90 per cent more likely to be out of school
Threat of vector-borne diseases: The way ahead
As the world battles COVID-19 pandemic, cases of vector-borne diseases that constitute 17% of all infectious diseases globally, have …
Independence is at the heart of the African Development Bank’s ability to be effective
African Development Bank was first and only organisation to offer support to regional member countries’ effort at managing COVID-19 crisis
Bihar residents ‘getting COVID-19 second dose’ — months after their death
Residents of Bihar’s Muzaffarpur, Sheikhpura districts received text messages saying their kin — who died of COVID-19 months ago&…
Smokers were never really protected from COVID, despite what early studies claimed
COVID-19 should teach us to hold extraordinary claims — about smoking, vitamin D, zinc, bleach, gargling iodine, or nebulising …
Asymptomatic family contacts form bulk of COVID-19 cases in India: ICMR study
Nearly 40,000 individuals out of 1 mln tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 between Jan 22 and April 30, 2020. About 25.3% of them were asymptomatic …
Wealthy nations starved the developing world of vaccines. Omicron shows the cost of this greed
10 high-income countries will be sitting on more than 870 million excess doses by end of 2021
‘Sick-building syndrome’ fuelling India’s COVID-19 infections
Greed of the air-conditioning industry and architects mean that India’s new buildings don’t get adequate ventilation; now, the Centre …
Last year saw the biggest drop in CO2 emissions; here’s why that’s not enough
Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions to grow 4.8% as the economy rebounds after COVID-19 pandemic: Global Energy Review 2021
The Pandemic Information Gap: The Brutal Economics of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is caused by a lack of good information. A pandemic is essentially an information problem: this is the enlightening and …
How the pandemic is hurting university students’ mental health
Institutions of higher education worldwide are undergoing unprecedented change because of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. …
‘SUTRA modellers’ claim of India reaching herd immunity last September was wrong’
Down To Earth speaks to Ashoka University Professor Gautam Menon as to why the Union government’s model, SUTRA, failed to predict the …
India locked down, but challenges remain
As India entered a 21-day lockdown on March 25, 2020 in a bid to contain COVID-19 spread, thousands of daily wage labourers and migrant workers …
Energy transition can add 5.5 mln jobs by 2023: Report
International Renewable Energy Agency bats for stimulus as post-COVID-19 strategy
In photos: Women leading poultry, livestock farming in rural Jharkhand
Poultry and livestock farming are a major source of income for those in rural Jharkhand, especially women, who are largely in charge of the …
Being humans: How do we look back at COVID-19 lockdown a year since
What has the disruption taught us? Has the lack of socialisation made us better humans or worse? What will the future be like when we have more …
Coronavirus update: More than 100 infected in India
US President Donald Trump said $50 billion of federal funds would be made available to combat the virus
COVID-19: 3 distinct immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 identified
The discovery could help predict the trajectory of disease in severe cases and ultimately inform treatment decisions