The case of anti-microbial resistance: Adding worry to the woes of COVID-19 pandemic

The WHO, in 2019, said AMR is one of the top 10 threats to health, with speculation emerging of it having the potential to become a global epidemic

COVID-19 disrupted half of 25 key health services globally: WHO report

Immunisation-outreach services were the most hit (70%), while non-communicable diseases diagnosis and treatment was the second-most impacted (69%)

COVID-19: Will Uttarakhand be able to provide work to its migrant population?

More than 330,000 people have returned to their villages so far, with Almora and Pauri Garhwal districts getting the greatest number of returnees

Convalescent plasma therapy may go off Indian protocol for COVID-19: ICMR

PM Modi urges citizens to follow precautions during upcoming festive season

Coronavirus update: Recoveries greater than daily COVID-19 cases in Andhra

Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu encourages members to pass slips to communicate instead of approaching others

Coronavirus update: India’s active COVID-19 caseload is now 1 mln

 India now accounts for 13.86% of all active cases globally; Maharashtra and Karnataka have the greatest number of these, at 297,125 and&…

Good news stories from Vietnam’s second wave — from dragon fruit burgers to mask ATMs

Throughout the first and second waves, Vietnamese business people and ordinary citizens have been coming up with innovative ways to respond to …

Biodiversity and pandemics: Does conserving nature matter to corporates?

While the government’s environmental conservation endeavours are followed closely, the role of industry goes largely unnoticed 

Coronavirus update: COVID-19 cases in India near 5 million mark

Positivity rate remains a key concern, say health ministry officials; country’s average positivity rate is 8.4%, while Maharashtra’s …

America’s inflection point: 4 key things Africa must watch for

In today’s America there are limits to blatant appeals to racial prejudice. Donald Trump absurdly claims to have done more for African-…

Malnutrition: India needs to urgently break inter-generational cycle

Under-nourished women, in all likelihood, became under-nourished mothers with a greater chance of giving birth to low birth-weight babies, …

Coronavirus update: Delhi records more than 4,000 infections for 5 consecutive days

Maharashtra may impose fines on those who violate COVID-19 rules, says chief minister Uddhav Thackeray

COVID-19, Cyclone Amphan show how sex workers remain at receiving end

People tend to believe ‘other’ bodies, particularly of specific caste, class and religion, to be the source of risks. The story, …

Vaccine hesitancy on the rise across the globe, reveals cross-country survey

India bucks the trend; Afghanistan, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines, South Korea major concerns

Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (September 7-11, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Earth may temporarily pass dangerous 1.5℃ warming limit by 2024, major new report says

The report found while greenhouse gas emissions declined slightly in 2020 due to COVID-19, they remained very high

Oxford scientists: These are final steps we’re taking to get our coronavirus vaccine approved

The vaccine is being evaluated in these different regions and populations of the world to ensure that results of the trial are ‘…

Coronavirus update: AstraZeneca halts global vaccine trials

COVID-19 has affected 19 sectors in India that were not under stress earlier, with a total Rs 15.5 lakh crore outstanding debt; retail and …

COVID-19: How to avoid super-spreading events on the metro

COVID-19 hit public transit systems in New York, US and London, UK badly, causing several deaths

Will there be a middle path for affordable COVID-19 vaccines?

It is expected for COVID-19 vaccines to be classified as 'global public goods', given their development is being substantially funded by …

Food wrappers overtake cigarette butts as beach litter: Report

A record 4,771,602 food wrappers picked up in a single day by 943,195 volunteers of environmental advocacy group Ocean Conservancy across …

Coronavirus update: Testing dips after rise in cases

Increase in cases in Delhi is because of ‘lackadaisical attitude’ of people, says Mahesh Verma, head of Delhi government’s …

Why 'vaccine nationalism' could doom plan for global access to a COVID-19 vaccine

A COVID-19 vaccine will likely be the only way to return to any semblance of normal life. The COVAX initiative currently offers the best way to …

Eyes on the world — drones change our point of view and our truths

It’s true that drones are vision machines: They loiter in the air with a persistent eye on the ground, beaming back imagery to their …

Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (August 31-September 4, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal