Kerala starts COVID-19 vaccination; doubts, hesitancy, ignorance linger

The state will be holding back half of the vaccine stock it has received due to a shortfall

Covid-19 vaccination drive rolled out in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, skepticism lingers

Some ASHA workers refused to get the jab on Saturday 

COVID-19 vaccination begins in Bihar; 30,000 health workers to be inoculated today

The vaccination will be staggered over three phases with health and frontline workers and people of 50 to get the shot first

India starts COVID-19 vaccination drive; Modi calls doubts over vaccine ‘propaganda’

Prime Minsiter urges people to not drop caution even after being vaccinated 

Were warning signs about bird flu in Kerala overlooked

Farmers claim to have reported illness and death of ducks in Alappuzha district to the administration; but precious time was lost confirming the cause

Same old story: Ninth round of talks between farmers, Centre inconclusive

Both sides agree to meet January 19, a day after apex court hears application on farmers’ January 26 tractor rally

Climate change adaptation: Cost to at least quadruple for developing countries in 3 decades

The current annual adaptation costs in developing countries are around $70 billion 

Norway reports deaths related to COVID-19 vaccination

Situation not alarming, only ‘small exception’ affected by Pfizer mRNA vaccine: Medical director of Norwegian Medicines Agency

India collected just 3% e-waste generated in 2018, 10% in 2019: CPCB report

In 2020, e-waste generation rose 32 per cent to 1,014,961 tonne 

Government told Supreme Court south India didn't protest new farm laws; How true is that?

The five southern states have recorded at least 26 major protests since September 2020. Of them, December saw the maximum 12 protests.

Are all nations doing enough on SARS-CoV-2 sequencing? Clearly not

India has submitted only 20 genome sequences as compared to UK’s 93,544 since new variant surfaced

Post COVID-19, ILO calls for national-level policy on those working from home

There is an urgency to adopt global labour standards and improve national-level labour registries for home-based workers, organisation says in its new report

Half of Indians above 45 either undernourished or overweight: Health ministry study

In Chattisgarh, every third individual in the age group was malnourished 

Diarrhoea in children under 5 more prevalent in rural India: NFHS-5

Bihar reported the highest prevalence of the disease  

Synchronised rise of ‘bad air’ in cities of Indo-Gangetic Plain in 2020: CSE analysis

Landlocked region cannot rely on mitigation efforts by the National Capital Region alone, say experts

Upper oceans hottest in 2020 despite lower emissions due to COVID-19 lockdowns

Heat content was 20 zetta joules higher than in 2019

Promote insect-eating to benefit indigenous peoples

Ethnic communities are traditional custodians of entomophagy. They must not be sidelined as policymakers and industry ready plans to promote edible insects as the food of the future

Lumpy skin disease: The deadly pandemic that has taken root among India’s bovines

This will have a devastating impact on the country, where most dairy farmers are either landless or marginal landholders and milk is among the cheapest protein source

What can a bucket of water tell us about Arctic marine life? A lot, says a new study

Scientists have proposed a new technique to monitor the impact of climate change and human activity on marine life

Diabetes among senior citizens more prevalent in urban India: LASI report

11.5% Indians above 45 years have high blood sugar

Marine turtles tagged in Odisha after nearly two decades

The forest department plans to tag 30,000 turtles in Odisha this year during the nesting season