COVID-19: How the most vulnerable were identified in 2 Odisha districts
A non-profit working on food security issues, took up a pilot project to identify such people needing urgent governmental and non-governmental …
Rural options for Odisha’s returnee migrants
The state’s track record in engaging people under MGNREGA has been mixed so far. Hence, this huge returnee workforce must be gainfully …
COVID-19: A long economic quarantine
Forecast of high temperature, erratic rains and cyclone push India’s poor into a point of no survival return
COVID-19: A lab for Covid-related laws
A new portal by UN agencies collates laws enacted by over 190 countries related to current pandemic
COVID-19: Patanjali drugs get go-ahead from govt but key questions unanswered
AYUSH ministry says drugs only for immunity, Patanjali claims patients’ recovery
COVID-19: Moving from flattening the curve to a pandemic resilient nation
The nation cannot afford the psychological and economic toll of heavy restrictions on the population at large
COVID-19: Bihar's standing rabi wheat, maize under lockdown
Delay in harvesting standing crops of wheat and maize on over 7 million ha in Bihar will be disastrous for farmers
Drug Controller General dodges query on COVID-19 vaccine adverse event
Govt webinar on clinical trials also skips questions on emergency authorisation, expert committees
Coronavirus Update: Nearly 40,000 people have now died in India due to COVID-19
T cells can recognise some parts of coronavirus if they have been exposed to common cold, says new study
It’s easy to judge. But some people really can’t wear a mask
While we all adjust to wearing masks in public, it is important we try to assume as little as possible about others based on whether they’…
COVID-19: Livelihood of 1.6 bln informal workers worldwide at risk, warns ILO
Approximately 164 mln informal workers in Africa stuck under complete lockdown measures
Global poverty: coronavirus could drive it up for the first time since the 1990s
Poverty is likely to increase dramatically in middle-income developing countries in Asia, such as India, Pakistan, Indonesia and the Philippines
Aerosol levels at 20-year-low in north India: NASA satellite data
Scientists compare aerosol optical depth measurements over the country between March 31 to April 5 for five years
Many links missing in Patanjali’s claims of COVID-19 drugs
AYUSH ministry halts sales but experts question other government agencies too
COVID-19: Why the surge in Bihar's cases
Rise in cases in the state puts spotlight on worrying trend of migrant workers reportedly crossing border without telling authorities
Odisha claims lowest rate of COVID-19 cases in the country
Odisha government launches portal for registration of migrant workers who anticipate their return to the state
Even during the coronavirus pandemic, the role of public health workers is unrecognised
Public health nurses and physicians, health inspectors and educators, laboratory technicians, epidemiologists and statisticians process tests …
COVID-19: More than thousand Nepalese migrants stranded in India during harvest time
All the migrants have only one request for authorities in Nepal: To arrange for them an entrance to their home country
COVID-19: How South Africans cope with nationwide lockdown
There were two deaths and 1,000 reported infections in the country, as of March 27
COVID-19 outbreak: Cities with higher air pollution at more risk, say experts
Kolkata’s average exposure level was the highest in the country, because of the city’s compactness
Children's Day amid COVID-19: Pandemic has made life tougher for disadvantaged kids
Children have been exposed to illegal marriages, trafficking, labour, food insecurity and have seen a sharpening of inquality due to COVID-19
COVID-19: Chhattisgarh villagers turn to mahua collection to offset farming losses
The 21-day nationwide lockdown to combat the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has turned life upside down for most; Take Arjuni village in …
No community transmission of COVID-19 in India, health ministry repeats
Silent on deadline for Indian COVID-19 vaccine; says human trials yet to take off
COVID-19 takes the spice out of Wayanad’s ginger farmers
The ginger farmers — referred to as inchikkarans by locals — migrate to Karnataka, lease about 25 to …
COVID-19: What the current trend tells us about the next 2 weeks
Near-term prediction and fractal analysis based on current data doesn't show exponential growth