A new pandemic has struck the world: Food inflation
Food prices are increasing at an unprecedented rate worldwide, triggered by 2 years of COVID-19 pandemic-induced disruption and now the …
COVID-19 pandemic & children: Long-term impacts warrant concern
The physical and psychological effects of the pandemic pose major threats to children’s development
Year(s) of the virus: Things we must not forget
The sheer power of the virus, our collective callousness, the sufferings of the working class... there are lessons to be learnt …
Selling a buffalo for a brain scan: India’s COVID-19 crisis reveals deep fractures in its health system
Patients are caught between the under-resourced public sector and the profit-focused private health market
Women poorly represented in COVID-19 task force across Africa
Just 19% members across 69 COVID-19 response committees in Africa were women
How commodity exporting countries like Ghana have been hit by COVID-19
Between January and April 2020, industrial production dropped by 30% in EU and and 20% in US — two major trading destinations for Ghana.
Battling misinformation wars in Africa: Applying lessons from GMOs to COVID-19
Vaccine hesitancy was based mostly on perceptions about trust, importance, safety and efficacy, said a survey
Vaccine leadership, not chauvinism
We need the world’s drug regulators to come together to scrutinise clinical trial data — not take decisions one after another
From Charles Dickens to woolly mammoths: Great long reads of 2020
Here are some stories of innovation and pure joy, intensely personal journeys as well as in-depth, data driven analysis
Here’s where efforts to end HIV in eastern and southern Africa must focus
HIV remains a major global public health challenge and the COVID-19 pandemic has added to it
COVID-19 December guidelines: Offices in areas with 10% positivity rates should stagger timings
Home ministry issues norms for December amid surge in pandemic; states can now fine you for not wearing masks
COVID-19: Let’s not paper over this time
As India restarts the economy, its top agenda should be public infrastructure and health services
COVID-19: How to balance people’s safety and mobility
The major challenge in India post-lockdown is going to be maintaining people’s mobility without compromising safety
World reports record one-day rise in COVID-19 cases
India responsible for nearly a quarter of the new cases on October 8
COVID-19 lockdown: Himachal fruit growers battle input shortages
Cartons, boxes and crates used to pack fruits are in short supply
A post-pandemic world is unlikely to focus on meeting need over human greed
On what grounds do the optimists look to a future in which social justice, environmental sustainability and reduced inequality are prioritised?
COVID-19: Uttarakhand wants to retain returning citizens
Uttarakhand is dealing with a migration problem for a long time.
COVID-19: Chhattisgarh villagers turn to mahua collection to offset farming losses
The 21-day nationwide lockdown to combat the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has turned life upside down for most; Take Arjuni village in …
COVID-19: Delhi's Azadpur market loses half its business amid lockdown
The wholesale market in north Delhi distributes the majority of its produce to the national capital region and neighbouring states
COVID-19 outbreak: Cities with higher air pollution at more risk, say experts
Kolkata’s average exposure level was the highest in the country, because of the city’s compactness
Delta variant of COVID-19 can infect vaccinated people finds AIIMS study
Simply Put: India’s charge against COVID-19
Simply put: Log on for mid-day meal
Fourth wave? COVID-19 cases rising in India as mask mandate lifted, schools reopen
Rise in cases not yet an early sign of a new variant in circulation, say experts
COVID-19 vaccine: 74% scheduled health workers didn't get second shot
Less than half the scheduled workers have received the first shot