Delta variant of COVID-19 can infect vaccinated people finds AIIMS study
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COVID-19 lockdown hits crab farming in coastal Odisha
Prices have crashed and farmers cannot find exporters to sell their produce to
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Simply Put: COVID-19 testing
COVID-19: Headline management will not work
If the poor are hit today, the rich — who started this transmission in the first place in most cases — will be …
Reinfection will be part of the pandemic for months to come. Each repeat illness raises the risk of long COVID
We would and reduce the burden of long COVID if we increased vaccination coverage and universally adopted Japanese-style regular mask use and …
Omicron: What we know so far
The recent variant of concern threatens to derail the process of normalisation across the world. Here’s a quick primer
New COVID-19 variant ‘Eris’: How bad is the new EG.5.1 variant?
There is currently no evidence to suggest that Eris is more dangerous or causes more severe disease than previous variants
A political thought for food
Global parliamentarians are forming a multilateral body to reform the agrifood system
Silent pandemic needs agenda for change
The rise of antimicrobial resistance is as catastrophic as COVID-19 or climate change
This Pride month, the LGBTQIA+ community wants to talk about healthcare, pandemic crisis
The community wants special provisions for them during the global crisis and sensitivity training for medical staff, among other things
COVID-19: ‘Miniscule traces’ of novel coronavirus found in Paris’ non-potable water
It is essential that wastewater and sewage workers should use standard practices, practice basic hygiene precautions, and wear personal …
Global Eco Watch: Lions cat nap on Kruger road, with South Africa in lockdown
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
COVID-19: Odisha’s Subarnapur sets example by treating stranded migrants with dignity
The district administration, along with non-profits is helping provide food and essentials to migrants from other districts and states
COVID19: Give-and-take ensures unhindered sugar operations in south Gujarat
Sugar production has continued in the region due to traditional interdependence, despite a complete halt in other sectors
Interested in vaccine rollouts across Africa? Here’s a map to guide you
A map that will be updated daily, showing how many people have been vaccinated across the continent
COVID-19: ‘It is easy to blame bats than to look at ourselves’
Bat expert Tigga Kingston flags societal behaviour, human prejudice amid increasing vilification of bats for novel coronavirus
Airports Authority sets new guidelines for aircraft to operate post-lockdown
Airports will have to provide a host of facilities once the lockdown lifts and passengers are allowed to fly
How COVID-19 has jammed South India’s jackfruit economy
With no harvest, contractors, farmers, transporters and labourers are suffering huge losses
How the COVID-19 pandemic affected North America
One of the biggest factors that resulted in the rapid spread of the infection across the continent of North America was the overconfidence and …
Smokers were never really protected from COVID, despite what early studies claimed
COVID-19 should teach us to hold extraordinary claims — about smoking, vitamin D, zinc, bleach, gargling iodine, or nebulising …
Mass poverty is back in India
After 45 years, the world’s fastest poverty-reducing country adds the maximum poor in a year
Corporate social responsibility practices in the times of COVID-19: A study of India’s BFSI sector
Banking, finance and insurance firms must understand the areas in which the society needs action and focus on them