Heavy rains, technical snags and unavailability of labour due to COVID-19 lockdown continues to hamper operations
COVID-19 second wave: Putting India first
COVID-19: Rural Gujarat screaming for help, but who’s listening
WATCH : Second COVID-19 wave had profound impact on rural India
Tier-3 and tier-4 districts witnessed a higher increase in deaths during the second wave of COVID-19 compared to the first one
Why experts are not happy with India’s COVID-19 vaccine procurement, pricing policy
India only COVID-19 vaccine producer that has shifted burden onto citizens to pay for vaccines by opening private markets for them, experts say
A national emergency: SC slams Centre on COVID-19 mismanagement
The Supreme Court takes suo motu cognizance of the COVID-19 situation and might take over all related cases from high courts
Kumbh amid COVID-19: 1.3 million bathe at Haridwar as COVID-19 cases spike
Officials at Kumbh Mela report decrease in number of pilgrims at second royal bath even as COVID-19 cases surge
Viral campaigns: COVID-19 norms openly flouted at political rallies in West Bengal amid surge
Large crowds packed tents, narrow lanes in West Bengal as India went from one grim COVID-19 milestone to another in April
The Pandemic Year: Lockdown pushes India’s poverty levels
A five-part series as India marks a year of the dreaded COVID-19 lockdown: We look at how the pandemic became a double burden for the poor in India
COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, ACT Accelerator face cash crunch
ACT Accelerator needs $22.1 billion in 2021; COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund $1.96 billion
Students of engineering university in Odisha’s Sambalpur wrongly diagnosed with COVID-19
COVID-19 restrictions put in place in and around the engineering university were lifted after all of them tested negative on March 2
COVID-19: India trips on its patent waiver proposal
New Delhi has not backed its WTO proposal to suspend intellectual property rights on COVID-19 pharma products with robust action
COVID-19 third wave: Returning workers may have led to Jharkhand spike
COVID-19 situation dire in Jharkhand, with healthcare workers, rural residents infected; state has no wherewithal for genome sequencing
Can COVID-19 pandemic help India foster rural livelihoods and build resilient villages?
The shift of balance created by COVID-19 has revealed that urban centres, while important, need not be the sole creator of jobs or economic …
Topping the wrong chart: India has highest number of stillbirths
India recorded 0.34 million stillbirths in 2019; COVID-19 has disrupted health systems and added to the existing burden
COVID-19 rekindles concerns on Kashmir’s infrastructure, social behaviour
Earthquakes, floods, conflict and COVID-19 pandemic have underlined the suitability of existing housing infrastructure in urban areas of Kashmir
Why Cuban doctors deserve the Nobel Peace Prize
Cuban medical workers are risking their health to break the chain of COVID-19 infection. They have also developed drugs to help fight the disease
COVID-19 virus now in community, getting bigger: Himanta Sarma
Assam recorded its highest one-day spike of 1,202 new COVID-19 cases on July 4; 782 cases were from Guwahati alone
Periods in a pandemic: Women, girls in low-income settlements need more support
Measures taken to slow the spread of COVID-19 may have made things worse by affecting their ability to buy sanitary products
Locust attack: Farmers may delay monsoon crops as the crisis lingers
India will have a second attack of locusts from Africa hitting by next month as COVID-19 lockdown delays export of pesticides to Kenya
COVID-19 and SDG 6 goals: All that we need to learn and do
We need political will and commitment during COVID-19 times. Our world is packed with knowledge and we can achieve SDG6 goals if we remain engaged&…
COVID-19: Why we need to redefine thermal comfort
Humidification, high levels of fresh air intake are some recommendations of a document on air-conditioning and ventilation in COVID-19 times
Over 5.3 mln can face hunger in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger by August: FAO
Farmers and pastoralists affected by internal conflicts, poor access to markets. COVID-19 could aggravate food insecurity
Earth Day 2020: Wildlife runs wild amid COVID-19
With humans across the world cooped up in their homes due to COVID-19, wild animals have made appearances in human-dominated areas