COVID-19: Revised guidelines show how biomedical waste must be handled
Extra precautions to be taken by sanitation workers, healthcare facilities and COVID-19 isolation wards are also described
COVID-19 exposed dependence of world, India on China for active pharma ingredients
APIs are crucial for drugs and countries have put their eggs in a single basket; India has been discussing the issue for sometime
Many links missing in Patanjali’s claims of COVID-19 drugs
AYUSH ministry halts sales but experts question other government agencies too
Green energy funding delays to offset COVID-19 environmental gains: Study
Consequences for human health from potential delays in clean energy investments can far outweigh short-term benefits
Post-pandemic: Fear, time, mass death dominate the world of the novel coronavirus
COVID-19 has 3 official narratives — the medical and the governmental are presented emphatically; the social is ignored
Simply Put: COVID-19 helpline
COVID-19 to push 360 mln children into poverty in South Asia: UNICEF
Around 917,000 children and mothers in South Asia may die in the next 12 months, with 881,000 deaths being of children under the age of five, …
COVID-19: Are antibodies the answer?
Governments worldwide are desperate to identify those who have recovered and developed antibodies against the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that …
Back pain: four ways to fix bad lockdown posture — by copying astronauts
Common poor desk posture is actually very similar to the posture astronauts adopt during spaceflight in zero-gravity
COVID-19: Link between migrants, development goals becomes more clear
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic effects the unorganised work force the most: Research work, policy measures needed to quantify …
Simply Put: COVID-19 and Indian media
Breathe through your nose during COVID-19
By inhaling through the nose, you are delivering Nitric Oxide directly into your lungs, where it increases both airflow and blood flow and keeps …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 22, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
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 …
COVID-19: To test or not
As India begins to relax lockdown rules, there is a growing demand for tests on a mass scale
COVID-19 pandemic unlikely to end before October in India: IIT-Kharagpur study
Modelling study predicts Delhi to overtake Maharashtra
Heavy monsoon may put Dharamshala evicted families at risk
The families — who have lived for decades in the city’s Charan Khad settlement — were evicted by the local municipal body four …
World camel day: As tourists stay away from Odisha beaches, owners abandon camels
Several camels in Odisha — used by tour operators to earn money by carrying tourists in beach sites — abandoned by owners
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (June 15-19, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal through the week
कैसी होगी कोविड-19 के बाद दुनिया-2: ध्वस्त होती अर्थव्यवस्थाएं
कोविड-19 के कारण जो स्पष्ट हो रहा है वह यह है कि बाजारों के बारे में हमारी धारणाएं कितनी झूठी हैं
कैसी होगी कोविड-19 के बाद दुनिया-1: भविष्य की आशंकाएं
हमारे चार संभावित भविष्य हैं- बर्बरता की अवस्था में पहुंचना, मजबूत पूंजीवादी राज्य, कट्टरपंथी समाजवादी राज्य या फिर आपसी सहयोग की नींव पर बने ...
Invest in the most vulnerable to tide over COVID-19 crisis
India needs to be a country that achieves progress that’s equitable in the true spirit of its Constitution
COVID-19: Trends show probable impact on low- and middle-income countries
Having the highest share of population and living in poor socio-economic environments, the spread of COVID-19 is easier in LMICs than developed …
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 …
How is COVID-19 diagnosed and are the tests reliable?
Let’s delve into the world of diagnostic tests where every reaction and every chemical matters
