Coronavirus update: India tally inches towards 2 lakhs

Active case count nears a lakh

कोरोनावायरस का असर : 2.5 करोड़ बेरोजगार, 4 करोड़ गरीब, 13 करोड़ भुखमरी के शिकार

पर्यावरण की दशा-दिशा 2020: कोरोनावायरस की वजह से साल 2020 भारत…

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 2, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

COVID-19: Centre doesn’t clarify basis for CDSCO authorising remdesivir

Government also does not provide clarity about whether remdesivir should be given to only severe patients

कोविड-19: बिना लक्षण वाले लोगों को क्वारंटीन सेंटरों में नजरबंद करना ठीक नहीं: हाई कोर्ट

पर्यावरण मुकदमों की डायरी: जानें, अलग-अलग अदालतों में क्�…

COVID-19: Study points to 3-pronged approach to mitigate airborne transmission

Improving ventilation in built spaces, building knowledge base to inform holistic decision-making are among recommendations …

COVID-19: Solar power capacity addition falls short of targets, flags report

India added 989 MW of solar power generation capacity first quarter of 2020 — a third of total target supposed to be commissioned&…

COVID-19 testing laboratory inaugurated in Jorhat

Establishment of the COVID-19 testing laboratory in Jorhat the demand of the hour, officials say

Tanzania’s COVID-19 response puts Magufuli’s leadership style in sharp relief

In Tanzania, President John Magufuli has framed COVID-19 as a war and not a health calamity requiring scientific consultation

COVID-19: Possible link between virus, intensive pig farming, says study

SARS-CoV-2 may have transmitted from infected pigs to a farm worker, from pig meat to the human food chain or from pig faeces into the environment,…

COVID-19: Odisha plans to prevent community transmission with weekend shutdowns at 11 districts

Doctors term the decision as illogical, say government should identify containment zones instead 

कोविड-19: इस रात की सुबह कब?

अधिकांश देशों ने कोविड-19 से लड़ने के लिए फ्लैटनिंग द कर्�…

Coronavirus update: Javadekar, Tomar, Gadkari brief on Cabinet decisions

Active cases nearing 100,000-mark

Amphan aftermath: Crab trading hit, Sundarbans villagers left to fend for themselves

The cyclone along with COVID-19 lockdown has affected crab catching and trading — a major source of livelihood in Sundarabans 

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 …

Bulk of India’s COVID-19 cases and deaths concentrated in 20 cities: Study

Tourism, better air connectivity and high population density major causes behind urban areas being hubs of COVID-19

Coronavirus update: India to open up in phases

Containment zones to remain out of bounds

COVID-19 exposes fault lines in peri-urban areas

Lack of sanitation awareness prevails at a greater extent here; it is unclear how COVID-19-centric awareness campaigns will influence behavioral …

Periods in a pandemic: Women, girls in low-income settlements need more support

Measures taken to slow the spread of COVID-19 may have made things worse by affecting their ability to buy sanitary products 

Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19: A new review of several studies shows flaws in research and no benefit

There are no controlled studies that assess the use of hydroxychloroquine to prevent the coronavirus

Cyclone Amphan, returning migrants spark COVID-19 spread in rural Bengal

Close to 800,000 in flood shelters, with some already occupied by returning migrants