Here are two methods used to test for novel coronavirus

India currently uses the molecular assays method of testing

COVID-19: Around 800 Nepali workers stranded in Dharchula, Uttarakhand

The workers want to enter Nepal but the Nepalese government has declared a complete lockdown

Can humans develop immunity to novel coronavirus after being infected?

A study showed monkeys who recovered from the virus did not get infected a second time

Watch: What Sitharaman promised to counter COVID-19

Finance minister announces Rs 1.7 lakh crore relief package

Hantavirus not as contagious as coronavirus

Hantaviruses are a family of viruses spread mainly by rodents

India’s poor testing rate can hamper COVID-19 fight

Till March 24, India had conducted only 22,928 tests

COVID-19: Why ICMR okayed hydroxychloroquine as preventive med

Hydroxychloroquine has been found to be effective against SARS-CoV-2 in laboratory studies

COVID-19: What exactly is community transmission?

It is the third phase of a pandemic, according to the World Health Organization

Kerala's Rs 20,000 crore package for COVID-19 outbreak: How far will it go?

Kerala had 60 cases of those infected by the novel coronavirus as of March 23, 2020

How a community came together to overcome the ODF challenge in Rajasthan's Thar desert

Learn how Churu built toilets much before the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission

COVID-19: Measures to take during home quarantine

The guidelines were released by union health ministry recently 

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 disease: Have experts found a cure yet?

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

Earth’s climate worsened in 2019: WMO report

The decade between 2010-2019 was also the hottest

How good will be food grown in space

Lettuce grown in space can provide vital nutrients to astronauts who depend on processed food

Coronavirus: Are transmissions from humans to animals possible?

A dog was quarantined in Hong Kong because it had a low-level COVID-19 infection

Are Jan Ausadhi stores really serving the purpose they were set up for

There are more Jan Ausadhi stores in relatively affluent districts though they were set up to make medicines more affordable for the poor

How to prevent novel coronavirus

The World Health Organization — in the absence of a vaccine or cure for COVID-19 — recommended several precautionary measures

Delhi riots 2020: How government healthcare failed

Public government misled patients; didn't record, report injuries correctly: Activists

How a British farmer reaps the dividends of running a sustainable farm in Auroville

Krishna McKenzie runs a six-acre permaculture farm in Tamil Nadu’s Auroville

‘Doomsday Vault’ now has a million samples after fresh seed deposit

Fresh stock of 60,000 seed samples were deposited into the vault

Amid COVID-19, doubts raised over hosting of Tokyo Summer Olympics

The Tokyo Summer Olympics are scheduled to be held from July 24, 2020