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
EG.5.1 Covid variant takes off, India not at risk currently
On August 11, India has 1,505 active Covid-19 cases according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
New COVID-19 variant ‘Eris’: How bad is the new EG.5.1 variant?
There is currently no evidence to suggest that Eris is more dangerous or causes more severe disease than previous variants
A political thought for food
Global parliamentarians are forming a multilateral body to reform the agrifood system
Removing antimicrobial resistance from the WHO’s ‘pandemic treaty’ will leave humanity vulnerable to future pandemics
If governments are serious about pandemic preparedness, they must support bold measures to conserve the effectiveness of antimicrobials within …
Preempting pandemics: Viral discovery is not enough to stop another contagion; here is why
Despite hundreds of novel coronaviruses being sampled, the COVID-19 pandemic grew over an order of magnitude beyond its 2003 SARS counterpart
Reinfection will be part of the pandemic for months to come. Each repeat illness raises the risk of long COVID
We would and reduce the burden of long COVID if we increased vaccination coverage and universally adopted Japanese-style regular mask use and …
COVID-19 third wave: The world is still dangerously unprepared
World enters an endless loop of disease outbreaks and remains dangerously unprepared for such crises even in third year of the COVID-19 pandemic
Residual pandemic: How India is battling long COVID
There is a huge number of people who have defeated COVID-19, but continue to suffer its debilitating long-term effects
Omicron: What we know so far
The recent variant of concern threatens to derail the process of normalisation across the world. Here’s a quick primer
How the COVID-19 pandemic affected North America
One of the biggest factors that resulted in the rapid spread of the infection across the continent of North America was the overconfidence and …
Smokers were never really protected from COVID, despite what early studies claimed
COVID-19 should teach us to hold extraordinary claims — about smoking, vitamin D, zinc, bleach, gargling iodine, or nebulising …
Silent pandemic needs agenda for change
The rise of antimicrobial resistance is as catastrophic as COVID-19 or climate change
This Pride month, the LGBTQIA+ community wants to talk about healthcare, pandemic crisis
The community wants special provisions for them during the global crisis and sensitivity training for medical staff, among other things
COVID-19 aftershocks: This is an economic collapse triggered by a health crisis
Mehrotra is visiting professor, Centre for Development, University of Bath, UK, and former economics professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi
Modi’s COVID-19 vaccine turnaround: An answer for Supreme Court queries just in time
The bench of judges Chandrachud, Rao and Bhat have already asked the Union government to review the vaccination policy and file an affidavit by …
COVID-19: Half the world unable to provide regular day-to-day primary care
More than a year into the pandemic, countries remain preoccupied with the COVID-19 care compromising on other healthcares
Mass poverty is back in India
After 45 years, the world’s fastest poverty-reducing country adds the maximum poor in a year
Interested in vaccine rollouts across Africa? Here’s a map to guide you
A map that will be updated daily, showing how many people have been vaccinated across the continent
When climate change and other emergencies threaten where we live, how will we manage our retreat?
Developing the new legislation will involve difficult decisions about why, when, how and where retreats take place — and at whose cost
Lateral Thoughts: We are dealing with a genius virus
The nuts and bolts of virus variants and why SARS-CoV-2 is different from other vaccine preventable viral diseases
Death of 200 chickens at Odisha farm stokes bird flu fears
Authorities have collected samples for testing and trained local poultry farmers to detect sick birds
Corporate social responsibility practices in the times of COVID-19: A study of India’s BFSI sector
Banking, finance and insurance firms must understand the areas in which the society needs action and focus on them
COVID-19 warriors: How Assam’s Mishings brought agroforestry back into practice
A village in Assam escapes unemployment and food scarcity by reviving an ancient food forestry practice
