Is COVID-19 containable
The coronavirus pandemic now rivals lifestyle diseases in its spread
Understanding zoonotic diseases: ‘How we interact with environment drives spillovers’
The scope and scale of deforestation and opening of new interfaces with forests and wildlife increases the chances of spillovers, says …
COVID-19: Can we flatten the un-sustainability curve?
The Earth needs to resurrect and heal. It is the right time to define collective growth and prosperity, not in terms of rising income but rising …
COVID-19: Isolated virus mutation found in India raises alarm
The mutated strain could capsize global vaccine development efforts, according to researchers
Coronavirus mutation is not as scary as it sounds
Most mutations lead to no beneficial change in the protein properties at all. In fact, mutations that change the properties of a protein are more …
Understanding zoonotic diseases: Is COVID-19 Disease X that WHO warned of in 2018?
Disease X predictions: mortality rate higher than seasonal flu; spread as easily as the flu; shake financial markets even before turning pandemic
COVID-19: Scientists race to find treatment
Test which would check for the presence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 were okayed by the Indian government on April 4, 2020
Deconstructing SARS-CoV-2 virus that caused COVID-19 pandemic
Mutation increased SARS-CoV-2’s ability to target human cells, which partly explains its faster spread, according to a research
Coronavirus update: 9,000 new cases in India in a day
More than 3 mln active cases globally
Coronavirus update: Lockdown to cover full May
Sitharaman says all sectors opened for the private players
Simply put: Self-reliant India
Coronavirus update: Faulty rapid kits to be returned to China
Centre has not paid for the kits, says Harsh Vardhan
IMTech Chandigarh to start novel coronavirus genome sequencing
Two other institutes under CSIR already on the job
Coronavirus update: India tally inches towards 2 lakhs
Active case count nears a lakh
Simply put: The Trojan relief package
Coronavirus update: Health ministry spokesperson calls plasma therapy ‘illegal’
Million-plus cases in the US
Coronavirus update: India's tally now at 45
Karnataka, Punjab record their first cases
International Day for Biological Diversity 2020: Why viruses are necessary
Possible solution to antimicrobial resistance, organ protection are some beneficial roles viruses play
COVID-19 and pregnancy: What happens to your immune system
The foetus is well protected from the passage of SARS-CoV-2 from mother to child, according to studies
Understanding zoonotic diseases: ‘Global human interaction has eased transmission’
Globalisation and population explosion have led to increase in human-to-human transmission of viruses, says Sanath Krishna Muliya, project …
Simply put: The right mask for COVID-19
Coronavirus update: India has over 80,000 active cases
Monday added more than 6,500 to tally
Coronavirus update: India tally crosses 100,000
Active cases make up the bulk of them
Coronavirus update: Cereals, pulses, oilseeds, potatoes, onions go off Essential Commodities Act
India has more than 50,000 active cases now
Coronavirus update: Sitharaman allocates Rs 3,500 cr for foodgrain for migrants
India’s death toll has crossed 2,500