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

COVID-19: Bengal has highest death rate, least testing in India

Combination of both may prove to be disastrous for the state in the long run, say experts

Is there any upside to COVID-19

The lockdown has affected our economy, business, daily earnings of many workers and farmers. There are, however, a few positive aspects.

When COVID-19, climate collide: How south Asia can prepare itself

Careful planning is needed to avoid major damage, while marshalling resources towards limiting the spread of COVID-19

COVID-19 pandemic sheds light on urban inequality vs mobility needs in cities

Millions who make the urban ecosystem tick live as squatters, in dense lanes and single rooms

World Veterinary Day 2020: How animal welfare by vets can help prevent future outbreaks

Poor animal welfare standards in the food chain is instrumental to the origin of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

कोरोनावायरस: 80 करोड़ परिवारों को झेलना पड़ सकता है आर्थिक संकट: विश्व बैंक

विश्व बैंक की रिपोर्ट में कहा गया है कि विदेशी प्रवासियों द्वारा भेजे जाने वाले पैसों (रेमिटेंस) में कमी आएगी और भारत सबसे अधिक ...

COVID-19: Distress calls from migrants reveal India’s digital divide

Communication between migrant workers, their family members has come to a standstill

How cities can manage travel demands in post-COVID-19 societies

Cities now caution people to not to use any public or shared mode of transport

COVID-19: Who do you blame a pandemic on?

The role of global economic structures that fomented this pandemic is obscured behind our small indignations

COVID-19: Odisha doctors help state’s stranded migrants in Telangana

Doctors take time off schedules and reach out to 100 migrant families, 400 individuals

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

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

अस्पताल आने वाले हर गैस पीड़ित की करनी होगी कोविड-19 जांच: हाईकोर्ट

भोपाल गैस पीड़ित संगठनों के वकील ने कोर्ट को बताया कि अब तक भोपाल में कोविड-19 से मौतें हुई हैं, सभी गैस पीड़ित हैं, ...

This Earth Day, Stop the Money Pipeline

20 million Americans took to the streets for the first Earth Day in 1970

COVID-19: Global remittances to decline 20%, says World Bank

India, the largest receiver of foreign remittances, will also be affected

Earth Day 2020: It is time to change the way we grow our food

How our food is produced has global ramifications that are quite evident by now

COVID-19 lockdown crisis for migrant workers: What states are doing

Some states exhibit higher standards of human values while helping migrant workers

COVID-19: Nepal families wait for bodies of workers who died abroad

Families not getting a chance to hold funerals for their loved ones

COVID-19: Centre to convert surplus rice stocks to ethanol for making hand sanitisers

Government’s move comes as thousands of migrant workers starve 

COVID-19 is wake up call for global food systems, say experts

Current industrial agriculture models drive habitat loss, create conditions for viruses to emerge and spread

COVID-19: Are 80% cases in India really asymptomatic

WHO says 80% cases asymptomatic but mild; number varies in different countries

COVID-19: As lockdown heats up, my AC cools down

Here is the story of my struggle with ACs during this lockdown  

Delight, relief and caution: six experts on New Zealand’s move to ease its coronavirus lockdown

The country’s government will consider relaxing restrictions further on May 11, 2020

World needs water, sanitation plans to mitigate coronavirus risk

Measures like hand washing are integral in protecting human health during disease outbreaks