Much like COVID-19, when WHO procrastinated, FAO too is “considering”when to declare the locust upsurge as a plague
MGNREGS: Difficulty in finding work, delayed wages add to women workers’ woes
DCGI clears Bharat Biotech, SII COVID-19 vaccines but efficacy question unanswered
Hand washing a must for COVID-19, but do we have enough water
COVID-19: Power sector could kick-start halted economy, say experts
They suggest short-term measures to overhaul the economy during the COVID-19 crisis
Lessons from COVID-19 on reducing India's environmental pollution
We can tackle our pollution problems by emulating approaches adopted to successfully tackle COVID-19
How COVID-19 protocols can propagate social discrimination in India
COVID-19-induced social-distancing norms can medicalise the process of maintaining purity
Long COVID: Symptoms experienced during infection may predict lasting illness
Most long COVID-19 patients complain of symptoms experienced during their acute infection persisting beyond it
Farming black Kadaknath brings cheer to Odisha families in dark COVID-19 times
COVID-19 has led to a huge demand for the black meat of the breed, said to have medicinal properties
Post COVID-19 complication among children worries pediatricians
Children manifest this syndrome which usually involves multiple organs about four to six weeks after a COVID-19 infection.
Odisha starts mass evacuation as Cyclone Yaas nears
A surge in COVID-19 cases has exacerbated fears regarding loss of lives and livelihood
COVID-19 among Dongriya Kondhs: 4 test positive
Their economy hit; several unable to go out to sell crops and other produce due to COVID-19 fear
COVID-19: Two newborns in Odisha are positive, but their parents are not
Doctors suspect that two newborns in Odisha’s Berhampur could have caught COVID-19 through the air
Women poorly represented in COVID-19 task force across Africa
Just 19% members across 69 COVID-19 response committees in Africa were women
Caught in second COVID-19 wave? What signs of surge in new entrants mean
COVID-19 cases are being reported in large numbers from districts that had so far been mildly hit by the pandemic
International Women’s Day: 10 million more girls at risk of child marriage due to COVID-19, warns UNICEF
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, as many as 100 million girls were at the risk of child marriage in the next decade
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 …
India lost nearly 5 million people to COVID-19, says WHO; that is 10 times the official figure
Some 14.9 million people died due to COVID-19 globally; that is three times the number reported
World Food Programme wins Nobel Peace Prize
Organisation awarded not just for its previous humanitarian record but also for the role it will play in the post-COVID-19 world
Stubble burning, dust from West put an end to north India’s clean air
The region had experienced clean skies during the COVID-19 lockdown, but now, particulate matters have again increased
World Rhino Day: COVID-19 keeps rhino poaching in check
According to a new report by the International Rhino Foundation, the COVID-19 pandemic has proved to be beneficial for rhinos, especially in Africa
Post COVID-19 pandemic: Hybrid-work model in the new-normal
We discuss the digital divide, but the new-normal induced by COVID-19 should make us discuss the living divide as well
COVID-19: Infection in Dutch mink farms point to ‘reverse zoonosis’
The COVID-19 outbreak has reached 12 out of 130 Dutch mink farms, according to Science
Can China’s dynamic zero-COVID policy survive in the face of citizen protests, infectious variants?
China is recording more than 70,000 COVID-19 cases daily, a pandemic high for the country
Some 2.64 million Malawians face acute food insecurity between January and March: Report
Erratic weather patterns as well as job losses due to COVID-19 major factors behind shortages