Schools provide the required emergency infrastructure and function more than learning ecosystems; Long-term investments in schooling infrastructure must, therefore, be made on a priority basis
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Down To Earth brings you latest updates from the ongoing session of the World Health Assembly in Geneva
COVID-19: India set to overtake China's total tally
Country to be among the most affected; upward trend in number of deaths, infections continue
Designing infectious disease warnings that work
Most infectious disease warning systems have been set up to fail as they focus on science, not people.
COVID-19: Has Big Pharma enabled the rise of omicron
Major drug companies do not want to share the know-how for their vaccines; uneven global vaccine access is now resulting in …
COVID-19: Cases, positivity rate soar in Kolkata after Christmas revelry
The positivity rate in the city rose from 3.2 per cent in early December to 5.5 per cent on December 28
We are not at peace with nature
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How effective are vaccines against omicron? An epidemiologist answers 6 questions
Melissa Hawkinsan epidemiologist, explains the way researchers calculate how well a vaccine prevents disease, what influences these numbers and …
‘Second wave more severe in Nigeria; third wave imminent if COVID-19 rules not followed’
Pandemic badly affected basic healthcare delivery; poorly analysed data obstructs clarity on extent of situation, says virologist Oyewole Tomori
A year since lockdown: What went on in the minds of Indian children and how did they cope?
A little less than half the respondents said the pandemic made them feel worried or bored
Scientific innovation in 2021: Lessons from COVID-19
One of the bigger learnings of 2020 was that it takes time, planning, trust and bringing together of resources as well as knowledge to manage a …
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COVID-19: Cities become hotspots again
54% daily cases since October recorded in urban districts; rural districts had a larger caseload in August, September
COVID-19: Viable vaccine will not halt spread of economic damage, warns UNCTAD
The economic setback would be felt long into the future, especially by the poorest and most vulnerable countries, the report added
October unemployment rate up slightly but stays below 7%
Rate climbs to 6.98% from 6.67% in September; Haryana, Rajasthan figures continue to remain high despite widespread relaxations from lockdown months
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (October 19-23, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
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