COVID-19: 3 distinct immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 identified
The discovery could help predict the trajectory of disease in severe cases and ultimately inform treatment decisions
How ‘good’ does a COVID-19 vaccine need to be? A new study has answers
A vaccine with an efficacy as low as 60% could still stop the pandemic. However, most, if not all of the population, would have to be vaccinated
Old data kept those in need away from PDS amid COVID-19 lockdown: Report
More than 100 organisations carrying our food relief efforts need financial support, faced challenges in feeding the poor
COVID-19: Bihar beekeepers find it tough to relocate bee boxes amid lockdown
Bees are relocated to orchards in Jharkhand for them to get easy access to food sources
COVID-19: Is novel coronavirus spreading among Kolkata pavement dwellers through waste
Those who live by the streets often pick up waste for livelihood
COVID-19 lockdown in Bengal: Experts claim containment strategy failed
Health experts claimed that the state’s failure to impose containment norms is why COVID-19 cases continue to be on the rise
Enabling local government systems to combat COVID-19 in India
Front line workers from all the departments play an integral role in containing the pandemic
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
COVID-19: An extreme disorder
Flattening the epidemiological curve also means an economic cessation. Who will bear the burden most in an unequal world?
COVID-19 and Cyclone Amphan: Betel vine farmers struck by double blow
West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur district was the worst hit
COVID-19: Why the crisis is different for the crude oil industry
Low prices, sparse storage pressure producers; any consensus may be short-lived
COVID-19: NIRDPR, Unicef train 2.8 mln community leaders online
The programme aims to make village communities more aware of COVID-19
COVID-19: Bihar's healthcare workers threaten to leave, ask to be quarantined in absence of PPEs
Doctors in some cases, used polythenes, raincoats to protect themselves
Agriculture sector has beaten pandemic, latest GDP figures show
Estimate for June quarter reported a contraction of 23.9 per cent in national GDP, but agriculture was the only sector to have reported positive …
COVID-19 lockdown cost 80% informal sector workers their jobs: Survey
Besides being unemployed, workers had borrowed heavily and had not had enough nutrition during and after the lockdown, the report said
Punjab bats for direct seeding of rice. But will it help farmers?
Lack of migrant labourers in the wake of COVID-19-fuelled reverse migration has prompted state government to abandon traditional transplantation …
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: Alang’s ship breakers look at workers from diamond, other sectors to stay afloat
The industry witnessed a reverse migration of at least 75 per cent of its workforce
COVID-19: Experts raise concerns over China's measures to prevent illegal wildlife trade
China asks public for comments on a list of animals that can be traded legally
COVID-19: $2.5 tln needed by developing countries to weather economic crisis, says report
Debts of $1 trillion owed by developing countries needs to be cancelled
Coronavirus update: Bengal home secy claims community transmission in areas
The UK’s vaccine candidate and a Chinese one, both showed promising results according to research published in The Lancet
World Environment Day 2020: Looking ahead of lockdown
The COVID-19 lockdown brought us clean air and a blue sky, but at a cost; What do we need to keep it going? Sunita Narain sets the agenda
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
COVID-19: Bihar farmers suffer labour crunch, despite govt guidelines
Labourers fear getting punished for leaving homes to work
Coronavirus Update: Asia’s growth will be lowest since 1967 due to COVID-19, says World Bank
Up to 38 million people in the region will be pushed back into poverty, according to the Bank