With humans across the world cooped up in their homes due to COVID-19, wild animals have made appearances in human-dominated areas
COVID-19: Shut pet markets, animal protection organisation urges PM
Clean energy: India should deepen its global partnerships on critical minerals
FAO: Closing gender gap in agri-food systems can boost global economy by $1 trillion
Hospitals in Bihar run out of space as hundreds of children admitted with fever
Most health experts have said the hundreds of children admitted to hospitals in Bihar not COVID-19 positive or infected with Acute Encephalitis …
Question mark over Bihar kids’ future as mid-day meals in limbo due to pandemic
Malnutrition and stunting among Bihar’s children could rise due to mid-day meals being stopped ever since COVID-19 struck
Urgently need $7.7 billion to save lives from Delta, emerging COVID-19 variants: WHO
Huge gap in ACT-Acceletor funding needed to deliver crucial medical supplies across the world to combat COVID-19
Can COVID-19 pandemic help India foster rural livelihoods and build resilient villages?
The shift of balance created by COVID-19 has revealed that urban centres, while important, need not be the sole creator of jobs or economic …
Topping the wrong chart: India has highest number of stillbirths
India recorded 0.34 million stillbirths in 2019; COVID-19 has disrupted health systems and added to the existing burden
COVID: A two-year journey through lockdowns, lives lost and life-saving research
During this period, there have been over 433 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, including over 6 million deaths, reported to the World Health …
Omicron, Delta driving 3rd COVID-19 wave in Kolkata and Bengal: Experts
Delta constitutes a large number of the current infections but Omicron will soon take over as the dominant COVID-19 variant in Kolkata and West …
I suffer from long COVID. Here is how I live without taste and smell
I also suffer from a host of other ailments that are among the 200 side-effects being endured by 100 million people who have recovered from …
Data map: Tracking COVID-19 waves in Africa
This map, produced by the Africa Data Hub, is a very useful tool for anyone interested in tracking the evolution and progress of COVID-19 across …
Packaging peril: Combined effort needed to ensure eco-friendly options, say experts
COVID-19 has accelerated plastic packaging due to a rise in e-commerce; ensuring its safe disposal and recycling requires involving everyone on board
Festive buzz in Bengal as COVID-19 cases dip; experts voice caution
Upbeat about drop in COVID-19 daily count, Durga Puja organisers in West Bengal are banking on mass vaccinations
Bihar man dies of swine flu in Patna hospital
Bihar has been grappling with COVID-19 and viral fever; On September 10, a 58-year-old man died of swine flu in Patna
Community health workers on COVID-19 frontlines: Why policies need to be gender-sensitive
From wages to travel, women community health workers had a harder time carrying out COVID-19 duties in Bundelkhand, according to a survey
Usage of wastewater and sustainable agriculture can ensure water security in India
A recent international virtual conference on water suggested possible methods to ensure water security at a time of COVID-19 and climate change
WATCH: COVID-19 made electricity unaffordable for 25 million in Africa
Millions struggled to pay for their lighting, fans, televisions and mobile phones as the COVID-19 crisis hit jobs and incomes in 2020
The Pandemic Year: How India saw its greatest internal exodus
A five-part series as India marks a year of the dreaded COVID-19 lockdown: We look at how the pandemic brought the issues of internal migrants to …
Safe drinking water in America: Not everyone has it
COVID-19 can’t be transmitted through drinking water, but that doesn’t mean your tap water is safe
Lateral thoughts: Holiday plans in quandary
The Chamoli disaster could affect tourism and economy, already battered by COVID-19 pandemic
Don’t doubt India’s drug regulator on COVID-19 vaccines: Government
Weekly press meeting also releases details of COVID-19 vaccination; healthcare and frontline workers, seniors to be immunised on priority basis
Floods and COVID-19: Tale of twin disasters
An episode that plays itself out every year: Assam is reeling under floods, yet again. As the COVID-19 pandemic silently rages in the background, …
World Zoonoses Day: Changing our relationship with animals to avoid another pandemic
Growing severity of COVID-19 is compelling us to re-think ways to reduce transmission risk of emerging diseases from animals to humans