How 1918 ‘Bombay Influenza’ carries lessons India must learn to tackle novel coronavirus

The Bombay influenza was responsible for the deaths of around 10 to 20 million people in India  

Coronavirus update: 110 cases in India, says health ministry

26 African countries infected by novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV2)

Coronavirus update: More than 100 infected in India

US President Donald Trump said $50 billion of federal funds would be made available to combat the virus 

Coronavirus outbreak: Bihar increases surveillance across porous Nepal border

A person showing symptoms of carrying the virus was identified at one of the border’s 49 transit points

Coronavirus disease: Have experts found a cure yet?

In most cases, doctors administered common drugs like Paracetamol to keep fever under control

Coronavirus update: First death in India

Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said the novel Coronavirus outbreak was “a matter of concern”

India’s rate of reducing carbon footprint with greenery a flat line for years

The country has not been able to raise its carbon emission reduction rate from 12 per cent for the last decade

Over 300 million Indians still defecate in the open: WHO-UNICEF report

Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan do much better in improving access to sanitation

Access to safe water, sanitation has improved, says WHO-UNICEF report

Some 2.5 billion people still use unimproved sanitation facilities; can the world achieve MDG target by 2015?

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Pesticide menace spreads its tentacles to Karnataka after striking a deadly blow to

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Conscious of the pressure upon them, representatives of industry discuss environmental matters at length in the automobile manufacturers' annual meet

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Trouble over the Taj Mahal

NEERI submitted a report on the effect of air pollution on the Taj Mahal which was questioned by the Centre for Science and Environment. What …

India's National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme put on hold

Employment guarantee scheme brought to an abrupt halt

Coating Autonomy With Colonialism

In the year of UNCED, the green movement continued to take tosses in the global context. The perception of the environmental crisis as mainly …

EC credibility at stake

In 1992, even rich nations began to feel the pinch of impoverishment - and it hurt enough to make them cut down on global charity

Recession makes north renege on aid

Against a background of worldwide recession, the Rio conference came and went with many promises of aid by the Northern countries. But by the end …

The Future is Now

In 1992, the world moved several steps towards globalisation. But little attention was paid to the sharp economic, social and cultural divides. …

Global Environmental Governance

Global environmental negotiations on issues such as climate change, biodiversity and desertification often seem to be far removed from the …

A logjam in the making

Lack of enthusiasm marks the preparations for the World Summit on Sustainable Development

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Ramadoss does a turnaround on cola controversy