COVID-19 immunity: how long does it last?

In UK’s second wave, previously infected health workers were either completely protected from reinfection or were asymptomatic 

मनरेगा जरूरी या मजबूरी-7: शहरी श्रमिकों को भी देनी होगी रोजगार की गारंटी

शहरी श्रमिकों को रोजगार का कानूनी अधिकार प्रदान करने से शहरी अर्थव्यवस्था में कम आमदनी पर काम करने वाले श्रमिकों पर सकारात्मक प्रभाव पड़ेगा

Multiple crises: the cost of wasted time

Much like COVID-19, when WHO procrastinated, FAO too is “considering”when to declare the locust upsurge as a plague

गांव लौटे प्रवासियों को रोक पाएगा मनरेगा?

कोरोनावायरस संक्रमण के बाद लगाए गए लॉकडाउन के चलते उत्तराखंड में लगभग 60 हजार प्रवासी लौट आए हैं

COVID-19: ‘Bengal hospitals turning into epicentres of novel coronavirus’

At least 80 healthcare workers, including 38 doctors, have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in the state  

Punjab extends time for brick kiln conversion to September

Those operating kilns with older technology still have to pay a fine depending upon the capacity of kiln under the polluter pay principle

Fiery protest

An immolation bid by a Bhopal resident leads to closure of polluting factories

Mercury threat

Mining accounts for more labour deaths

Sting operation: How Odisha’s Malkangiri controlled malaria

One of India’s worst malaria-affected districts is on its way to win the fight against this scourge

Tannery workers in Kanpur risk DNA damage

Trivalent chromium, widely used in tanning industry, and thought to be harmless found to be the culprit

Master plan for anarchy

The judgement to relocate polluting factories in Delhi leaves several questions unanswered. Will the powers-who-be work to turn good intentions …

COVID-19: One nation, one ration card turns spotlight on 2017 govt report

The Union govt report had asked states to remove provisions that restricted migrants in accessing PDS benefits

Two leaves and a bud

Chirala saree weavers losing out to computer-aided designs

संसद में आज: अगस्त में रोजाना कोविड-19 से संबंधित 169 टन कचरा पैदा हुआ

15 सितंबर 2020 को संसद के दोनों सदनों में कोविड-19 सहित कई अहम मुद्दों पर सवाल जवाब हुए

Gloom ahead of Handloom Day: Centre scraps handloom, handicraft boards

Experts slam government move to get rid of advisory bodies, say they let stakeholders present their case

मनरेगा: राजस्थान ने तीन माह में ही साल के लक्ष्य का 63 प्रतिशत हासिल किया

राजस्थान मनरेगा के तहत 18.90 करोड़ मानव दिवस सृजित कर देश में पहले स्थान पर 57.34 लाख परिवारों को लाभान्वित कर उत्तर प्रदेश के बाद दूसरे स्थान पर है

Faceless and dispossessed: India’s circular migrants in the times of COVID-19

The 2011 Census said India has 454 million migrants, 54 million of whom are interstate workers. But the data accounts for a fraction of workers …

पथ का साथी: गांव लौटे प्रवासियों के सामने खड़ी हैं कई दिक्कतें

डाउन टू अर्थ के रिपोर्टर विवेक मिश्रा इन दिनों उत्तर प्रदेश के गांवों में हैं और गांव पहुंचे प्रवासियों के साथ दिन बीता रहे ...

COVID-19: Odisha death rate least in world, claims Naveen

Odisha recorded 1,660 cases positive to SARS-CoV-2 and seven deaths as on May 28, 2020; active cases were at 766  

COVID-19: UP stares at mammoth challenge as migrants return home

More than 1.2 million migrants returned to Uttar Pradesh since the nationwide lockdown was imposed on March 25, according to state official

Crushed and torn

Closed tea gardens of West Bengal are enclaves of death and destitution. Speculative ownership and a callous government have prolonged the crisis,…

Hanging by a thread

Weavers of renowned Ponduru khadi are abandoning the craft

Textile therapy

A handloom trader experiments with traditional medicinal herbs for dyeing garments