Why India should not reopen schools and colleges during COVID-19 pandemic

The Centre and state governments should refrain from doing so in the light of new studies highlighting COVID-19 cases among children

Managing antimicrobial resistance amid COVID-19 is a challenge

Addressing the challenge of excessive use while at the same time assuring sustainable supply of essential antibiotics is key to making health …

COVID-19 vaccines are coming – how will we know they work and are safe?

The results of the Pfizer vaccine trial are highly promising. But the road to eradicating the coronavirus is likely to be long and difficult

COVID-19: The virus in our genes

Novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has the potential to change our genetic makeup  

Now everyone’s a statistician. Here’s what armchair COVID-19 experts are getting wrong

It’s the infection rate that’s scary, not the death rate; not all infections are cases

IIT-Guwahati develops self-check kiosk to detect, prevent COVID-19

The kiosk raises an alarm if a person’s temperature and oxygen levels are not correct

Book Digest: Tracking COVID-19 damage to international politics, Indian economy reforms and more

From stories of climate crisis to illegal wildlife trade in China, DTE tracks new, contemporary books on environment and development from leading&…

Coronavirus update: India GDP contracted nearly 24% in April-June

India added 80,092 fresh COVID-19 cases August 30, becoming the first country to cross the 80,000-mark in one single day 

How Mumbai’s poorest neighbourhood is battling to keep COVID-19 at bay

Communities and non-profits swung into action in this tuberculosis hotspot before the government did

Days of COVID-19 confinement: How school-goers are dealing with lockdown

Nearly 90% of the world’s children are reportedly confined at their homes due to the novel coronavirus disease pandemic. Gobar Times asked some …

What’s happening in Belarus, the only European country to not adopt social distancing

Unemployment below 0.5% was the president’s main argument against isolation measures, according to local press 

COVID-19: ‘Only a third of migrant workers getting relief measures’

At least 50 mln short-term circular migrants left out of any government identification process, according to IHD estimates

Tremendous momentum in China to address illegal wildlife trade: Expert

Animal welfare professional Grace Ge Gabriel says that China has recognised illegal wildlife trade to be COVID-19’s root cause

COVID-19: Nearly 30,000 cases in India but no community transmission, says WHO

Classification based solely on country's ‘self-reporting’, says UN health body. Several with fewer cases have declared community spread

Novel coronavirus genomes in wastewater correlated with COVID-19 fatalities in Paris: Study

 SARS-CoV-2 genome levels in raw wastewater increased exponentially as the number of fatalities increased, finds study  

COVID-19: Bihar govt cancels licences of 36 PDS shops

Lodges FIRs against 144 shop dealers over alleged irregularities in food grain distribution and black marketing 

COVID-19: Odisha ambulance service to pregnant women’s rescue

The service has helped at least 92 pregnant women from state’s Kandhamal district since March 24, 2020 

Bird flu scare grips Cuttack: Ducks culled, compensation announced

After 12 ducks were tested positive of H5N1 virus, authorities culled 500 ducks, destroyed 6,000 eggs and instructed people not to consume the bird

Gareeb Kalyan Anna Yojana has been extended for five more months

Activists and experts welcome Prime Minister Modi’s announcement

Simply Put: Patanjali’s magic COVID-19 pills

COVID-19: Global remittances to decline 20%, says World Bank

India, the largest receiver of foreign remittances, will also be affected

India in midst of a nasty H3N2 outbreak — worst of seasonal flu viruses

Three deaths reported so far this season; the virus wreaked havoc in United States in 2018 as well

COVID-19: 15 new cases in a day poses biggest challenge for Odisha

State government admits shortage of personal protective equipment

Africa must make sure it’s part of the search for a coronavirus vaccine

To refuse inclusion would prevent Africa’s researchers from being significant players in the universal fight against the virus

COVID-19: Italy had 5.8 million cases by March 28, says study

Lockdowns reduced transmissibility in European nations but not template for all countries