What COVID-19 means for watershed management in India
Non-implementation of watershed activities may lead to poor availability and accessibility of water for domestic, agricultural needs
COVID-19: Strategising response through locational intelligence in cities
India needs to leverage the role of Geographic Information System technology for devising strategies
COVID vaccines pillar COVAX to wind down by year-end, left with billions unspent
Vaccine delivery to shift to regular programmes
COVID-19 vaccination: US-CDC guidelines no blank cheque to drop guard in India
One can contract and transmit infection even after immunisation: Experts
Coronavirus update: Stage 2 human clinical trials for Oxford vaccine begin
India reported 60,975 new cases of COVID-19 and 848 deaths in the last 24 hours
COVID-19: UNCTAD predicts $3.4 tln debt for developing countries
Income losses to exceed $220 bln in developing countries, says report
Amma Canteen Scheme: An unexpected, but pleasant gift amid COVID-19
Amma canteen scheme an effective mechanism to serve migrants during lockdown
Former UK PM Gordon Brown now WHO ambassador for global health financing
Brown had warned that 100 million COVID-19 vaccines would go waste unless global leaders shared surplus supplies with the poorest countries
Making migrants count: The role of Indian judiciary amid COVID-19 pandemic
The Supreme Court’s recent order has shifted the focus from protecting workers’ legal rights to government largesse
Delta Plus a variant of concern: Centre disses own version
Delta Plus variant more transmissible, may cause potential reduction in monoclonal antibody therapy
COVID national emergency in the US might end early — What does this mean?
Public health emergency still in place for now; ending the emergency declaration would formally restructure the federal coronavirus response
COVID-19 update: India overtakes Brazil as 2nd worst-hit country
A few government and private hospitals will again be converted into fully COVID-19 facilities, said Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
Drug Controller General dodges query on COVID-19 vaccine adverse event
Govt webinar on clinical trials also skips questions on emergency authorisation, expert committees
COVID-19 and pregnancy: What happens to your immune system
The foetus is well protected from the passage of SARS-CoV-2 from mother to child, according to studies
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: The world is staring at a recession — the first to be driven by a pandemic
The novel coronavirus disease and measures to contain outbreaks can shrink the global economy by 5.2%; that would be the 4th-…
COVID-19 lockdown: Why India must brace for a mental health crisis
The government’s failure to take a compassionate view of lockdown rules will compound the economic and mental health crisis
Inside slum lanes, a Delhi group helps quell hunger
The intiative, led by students and teachers of Delhi University along with lawyers and activists, feeds 800 slum dwellers a day
Why experts want govt to withdraw draft Electricity Bill
Experts question urgency of introducing a draft bill at a time when states struggle with COVID-19
India’s mysterious diseases: What is NCDC doing?
There is enough evidence to show that National Centre for Disease Control on diseases is not equipped to deal with the country’s …
Three in five long COVID patients have organ damage a year after infection
Most patients studied were not severely affected when they had COVID initially
India needs to revise COVID-19 response strategy, flag experts
Let-ups in vaccination campaigns, COVID-19 protocol implementation observed
COVID effect: Pendency of cases in district courts went up by 13% in 2020, finds think tank
Disposal of cases saw a decrease of 42.33%; case filings went down 32%
Toxic air hits the crib; especially in India
India records highest increase in air pollution related deaths and infant mortality