COVID-19: Role of bayt-al-mals in J&K comes into focus amid lockdown
Bayt-al-mals look after welfare of families and in some cases, migrants, in the union territory
COVID-19: UP's Bundelkhand fairs well in lockdown despite reverse migration
Six of seven districts in Uttar Pradesh’s side of the Bundelkhand region implement lockdown successfully
Livestock not susceptible to novel coronavirus: study
Ferrets, cats highly susceptible to being infected
Antibiotic administration prevalent in COVID-19 patients with no bacterial infection: Study
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the rampant use of antibiotics in the diseased patients to treat bacterial co-infections or rule out the …
Can MGNREGA be a tool for post-COVID-19 rural recovery
Agriculture is the least-affected sector of the economy. It is poised to gain and lead economy’s revival process
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 9, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Why NGT’s calls on restoration of water bodies is need of the hour
National Green Tribunal’s 2019 order asking states to identify, protect and restore water bodies underlines the urgency to save them
COVID-19 lockdown: Isn’t it time for the State to do business again?
The government has to step away from its role of a regulator succumbing to the pressure of businesses; it must recognise its power as procurer / …
World needs water, sanitation plans to mitigate coronavirus risk
Measures like hand washing are integral in protecting human health during disease outbreaks
COVID-19: Can BCG vaccine fight this pandemic
Data showed countries that do not routinely immunise children against tuberculosis have more COVID-19 cases
No smartphones, internet access: Odisha’s rural kids caught in digital divide
More than 70% rural children studying in a government elementary school in the state do not have laptops or smartphones
When the state of exception becomes the norm, democracy is on a tightrope
Around the world, governments have introduced measures to legally justify limits on personal freedoms
This Earth Day, Stop the Money Pipeline
20 million Americans took to the streets for the first Earth Day in 1970
Simply Put: COVID toppers
Landlocked countries suffering due to COVID-19 lockdown: UN
Lack of coastlines makes the flow of goods from these countries to world markets more difficult, it added
COVID-19 migrants: West Bengal has mostly failed to keep promises
The state government must go beyond the mere promises of the Centre and render actual help to the state’s people
COVID-19: Global remittances to decline 20%, says World Bank
India, the largest receiver of foreign remittances, will also be affected
COVID-19: Sales hit, Odisha sculptors struggle to stay afloat
Absence of tourists and cancelled festival celebrations have hit their livelihood
Gareeb Kalyan Anna Yojana has been extended for five more months
Activists and experts welcome Prime Minister Modi’s announcement
Delhi air less toxic amid COVID-19 lockdown
Average PM 2.5 level during 4 weeks of lockdown lowest on record outside monsoon since 2016
COVID-19: 15 new cases in a day poses biggest challenge for Odisha
State government admits shortage of personal protective equipment
Africa must make sure it’s part of the search for a coronavirus vaccine
To refuse inclusion would prevent Africa’s researchers from being significant players in the universal fight against the virus
COVID-19: Italy had 5.8 million cases by March 28, says study
Lockdowns reduced transmissibility in European nations but not template for all countries
COVID-19: Experts look at mushrooms for employment, immunity concerns
The Directorate of Mushroom Research in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan announced release of four new high-yielding strains of mushrooms recently
COVID-19 lockdown: Why battle against air pollution needs to continue
Air crisis will spiral if it’s not contained long-term and if mitigation actions are diluted to make up for time lost during lockdown