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COVID-19: What does air-borne transmission mean for air conditioning
COVID-19: What does air-borne transmission mean for air conditioning

Given the evolving nature of advisories, cutting down on use of air-conditioners is the most logical and economic thing to do  
July 17, 2020
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COVID-19, climate change, inequality: Centering rights and environmental protection

COVID-19, climate change, inequality: Centering rights and environmental protection
Ethics before profits: What it will take to have global access to COVID-19 vaccine

Ethics before profits: What it will take to have global access to COVID-19 vaccine
गंभीर कोविड-19 रोगियों की पहचान होगी आसान: अध्ययन

गंभीर कोविड-19 रोगियों की पहचान होगी आसान: अध्ययन
New, reusable masks may help meet COVID-19 demand

New, reusable masks may help meet COVID-19 demand

The silicone rubber new masks can be sterilised for repeated use and have an N95 filter
July 16, 2020
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मनरेगा जरूरी या मजबूरी-11: न बाजार को पसंद है न सरकार को!

मनरेगा जरूरी या मजबूरी-11: न बाजार को पसंद है न सरकार को!

कोरोना आपदा में दो कल्याणकारी योजनाओं की सबसे ज्यादा चर…
July 16, 2020
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मनरेगा ने गांव की ‘आधी आबादी’ को आबाद किया

मनरेगा ने गांव की ‘आधी आबादी’ को आबाद किया

मनरेगा में मजदूरी के बाद मिल रहा पैसा महिलाओं को अपनी खु…
July 16, 2020
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Coronavirus update: 165 countries engaged in COVID-19 vaccine global access facility

Coronavirus update: 165 countries engaged in COVID-19 vaccine global access facility

India records highest single-day spike of 32,695 cases
July 16, 2020
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‘Let me be blunt’: What’s bothering WHO chief on COVID-19

WHO Director-General expresses concern over rising cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
July 15, 2020
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Lockdown, relax, repeat: How cities across the globe are going back to coronavirus restrictions

Lockdown, relax, repeat: How cities across the globe are going back to coronavirus restrictions

While there are increasing examples of a return to some lockdown measures, there are no examples demonstrating the success of a second lockdown&…
July 15, 2020
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More than 3,000 healthcare workers in 79 countries have died from COVID-19: Report

More than 3,000 healthcare workers in 79 countries have died from COVID-19: Report

Health workers work in unsafe conditions and lack adequate safety gear, wages and medical care in addition to reprisals for protests
July 15, 2020
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COVID-19: Developing countries in unprecedented debt situation

COVID-19: Developing countries in unprecedented debt situation

Demand for a ‘global debt deal’ picks up
July 15, 2020
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Simply put: The binary of online schooling

Simply put: The binary of online schooling
July 15, 2020
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लॉकडाउन ने बदली इस गांव की तस्वीर

लॉकडाउन ने बदली इस गांव की तस्वीर

लॉकडाउन के दौरान ग्रामीणों ने मनरेगा योजना के तहत एक ता…
July 15, 2020
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COVID-19: WHO, UNICEF flag sharp decline in vaccination, warn of more lapses

COVID-19: WHO, UNICEF flag sharp decline in vaccination, warn of more lapses

There was a substantial drop in number of children completing three doses of vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in first four …
July 15, 2020
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COVID-19: Bats’ immune system, longevity offer clues for treatment, says study

COVID-19: Bats’ immune system, longevity offer clues for treatment, says study

Bats’ immune systems have mechanisms to control inflammation, a mainstay of disease and ageing
July 14, 2020
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मनरेगा जरूरी या मजबूरी-10: बड़े उद्योगों की बजाय यहां दिया जाए पैसा

मनरेगा जरूरी या मजबूरी-10: बड़े उद्योगों की बजाय यहां दिया जाए पैसा

कोविड-19 वैश्विक महामारी के इस समय में ग्रामीण भारत के लि…
July 14, 2020
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COVID-19: Extensive research underway; how much will it help?

COVID-19: Extensive research underway; how much will it help?

As many as 42 vaccines were in preclinical stage and two vaccines in Phase I clinical trials as of March 20, according to WHO  
July 14, 2020
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Pangolin scale seizures jumped 10 times between 2014 and 2018: UN report

Pangolin scale seizures jumped 10 times between 2014 and 2018: UN report

Pangolins have, recently, been vilified because of reports that linked them to the emergence of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes …
July 13, 2020
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Achieving Zero Hunger by 2030 in doubt, UN report warns

Achieving Zero Hunger by 2030 in doubt, UN report warns

Between 83 million and 132 million people could go hungry in 2020 due to COVID-19, according to the report
July 13, 2020
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Simply put: The right mask for COVID-19

Simply put: The right mask for COVID-19
July 13, 2020
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कोरोनावायरस: खतरे में है महिलाओं-बच्चों का जीवन, स्वास्थ्य सेवाओं में 20 फीसदी की कमी: यूएन

कोरोनावायरस: खतरे में है महिलाओं-बच्चों का जीवन, स्वास्थ्य सेवाओं में 20 फीसदी की कमी: यूएन

संयुक्त राष्ट्र संघ की नई रिपोर्ट के मुताबिक, कोरोना मह…
July 13, 2020
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मनरेगा जरूरी या मजबूरी-9: कमियों के बावजूद संपूर्ण योजना

मनरेगा जरूरी या मजबूरी-9: कमियों के बावजूद संपूर्ण योजना

मनरेगा की उत्पत्ति उन आपदाओं के मद्देनजर हुई थी जो जमीन …
July 13, 2020
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Independence is at the heart of the African Development Bank’s ability to be effective

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
July 12, 2020
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Cash, on delivery: How India has taken up DBT in the times of COVID-19

Cash, on delivery: How India has taken up DBT in the times of COVID-19

India has employed its direct benefit transfer system to help people tide over the ongoing health and economic crises. Its real test will begin …
July 12, 2020
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