COVID-19 & the ‘Dharavi Model’: Reportage from the ground

Down To Earth hit the ground to see how the densely populated Dharavi was tackling the pandemic. This 3-part series delves into …

Simply Put: COVID-19 under control

Simply put: India #2 on COVID-19 podium

Simply Put: A shower of pink

Simply Put: Doctors and corona

How flushing down COVID-19 waste can pose a serious threat

Some studies have shown presence of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater

Simply put: Lockdown and Unemployment

COVID-19 lockdown: Nepalese migrant worker dies just metres away from his home

Hom Bahadur Rana Magar, a carpenter,  was returning from Chitwan to Dhading on foot

COVID-19 pandemic & children: Omicron unlikely to increase threat in children

Hasty vaccination of healthy young people will have little benefit 

COVID-19 in India: Is it time to mingle yet?

India might lose the fight against the virus once again unless precautions are taken

Modi will be among 5 worst world leaders amid COVID-19 pandemic; here’s why

COVID-19 is notoriously hard to control, and political leaders are only part of the calculus when it comes to pandemic management. But some …

Simply Put: Breathe easy! For here’s Oxygen

Is there a link between India’s new COVID-19 wave and relaxed containment policies?

In a month since India recorded the lowest stringency score, its active caseload jumped six times 

Lateral Thoughts: Healthy ageing was never so attractive

Accessing COVID-19 vaccine is logistically difficult for the old and sick  

Kenya kept COVID-19 infections low for months, but fatigue threatens gains

COVID-19 cases have risen in Kenya after an impressive decline from October-January

COVID-19: Global tally, death toll peak in December

51 countries record their highest cases in the last month of 2020

COVID-19: Is second wave less fatal?

The 20-odd countries grappling with a a second spell of increased number of cases amid the pandemic suffered a lower-than-average 2%…

COVID-19: Rural India’s case load has topped since August

The pandemic has also killed more people in rural districts than in urban ones in September

Simply put: Practices and preachings in the times of COVID-19

Meet the pandemic that has survived a decade

India, like most nations, is fighting two pandemics: COVID-19, the casualty numbers of which are ever rising, and swine flu, which never left the …

COVID-19 lockdown: Why some workers lost patience

The rich now trusts the government most, while the less privileged experience an absence of the same  

Coronavirus update: Trains to restart from New Delhi from Tuesday

Only online researvations to open tomorrow; no counter tickets yet

Simply Put: Fruit of our labour

COVID-19: What fiscal steps are needed to ensure food security

Procurement at the doorstep, direct income support and reaching out to farmers can help in easing farming operations at this crucial time

Fight against COVID-19 is a fight for water, against inequality

Let us end our water divides. It is already late