Bihar not testing enough despite surging COVID-19 cases, official data shows

Bihar government has not focussed on ramping up testing despite its claims to the contrary, say activists

DTE Exclusive: 70% COVID-19 cases in Kolkata now due to Omicron

Ganga Sagar Mela given go-ahead by Calcutta High Court with conditions

India’s COVID-19 deaths higher than that reported by the government, indicate sample surveys

India’s cumulative COVID-19 deaths are 6-7 times higher than reported officially, says analysis

 2022 may continue the trend of world’s warmest years: UK Met Office

This will be the eighth consecutive year when the global average temperature would cross the 1°C

Edge of crisis: When kids suffer from COVID-19

With children reporting severe post-COVID-19 symptoms, India must prioritise its paediatric infrastructure

Why did the Maya civilisation collapse? We don’t know yet, but drought was likely not the cause: Study

The Maya people could have turned to chaya and cassava to meet their carbohydrates and protein needs

2021 saw over twice as many COVID-19 cases as 2020, December worst month on record

2021 saw 1.8 times more COVID-19 deaths than 2020 

Vaccine inequity created perfect conditions for emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants: WHO

Cannot call omicron mild only because it is causing less severe disease, says WHO

DNA from air may help identify, track animals in the wild: Studies

The findings could help understand the composition of animal communities and detect the spread of non-native species

Rural distress: Demand for MGNREGA work sees spike again

This points to rural distress despite absence of COVID-19 restrictions on economic activities for past few months   

COVID-19: Did IMA meet lead to hundreds of doctors in Bihar testing positive

Out Patient Department and other healthcare services affected in Bihar due to sheer number of infections among doctors, say reports

COVID-19 third wave: The world is still dangerously unprepared

World enters an endless loop of disease outbreaks and remains dangerously unprepared for such crises even in third year of the COVID-19 pandemic

Wet end of 2021 leads to fewer migratory birds in Odisha’s Chilika this year

Migratory birds are wintering in cultivated farmland near Chilika because of more water in it this year, say experts  

What is Omisure, India’s first RT-PCR kit that identifies omicron in under 4 hours

This kit can identify omicron by targeting two regions of the spike gene, which bears heavy mutations  

Festivities, election rallies: What happened in the weeks leading up to India's 2nd COVID-19 wave

An account of last year's superspreader events illustrates how we may be in a similar sitation now 

COVID-19 third wave: How do Delhi’s hospitals fare?

DTE visited a few hospitals in the national capital to take a pulse of the situation

COVID-19: Calcutta HC to decide on Ganga Sagar Mela, Bengal municipal polls

Doctors, activists have urged judiciary, state government to defer ‘super spreader’ events such as Ganga Sagar Mela, municipal polls as third wave spreads

India’s 3rd COVID-19 wave may peak in January, end early March: Study

Delhi could reach the peak during the third wave by the second week of January, according to a new modelling study by experts from Indian Institute of Science 

Myth of coverage: How India’s flagship health insurance scheme failed its poorest during pandemic

Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) provided cushion to only 14.25% people hospitalised for COVID-19

Thailand’s new early warning technology to protect 70 million from disasters

The country suffered economic loss due to natural disasters from 2009-2018 to the tune of $46,055,161  

Don’t raise legal age of girls’ marriage to 21: Odisha body to parliamentary panel

Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights urges parliament panel to keep 18 as minimum legal age for marriage of girls and boys