Pandemic badly affected basic healthcare delivery; poorly analysed data obstructs clarity on extent of situation, says virologist Oyewole Tomori
A year since lockdown: What went on in the minds of Indian children and how did they cope?
Scientific innovation in 2021: Lessons from COVID-19
Designing infectious disease warnings that work
COVID-19: Has Big Pharma enabled the rise of omicron
Major drug companies do not want to share the know-how for their vaccines; uneven global vaccine access is now resulting in …
COVID-19: Cases, positivity rate soar in Kolkata after Christmas revelry
The positivity rate in the city rose from 3.2 per cent in early December to 5.5 per cent on December 28
We are not at peace with nature
What can I wish for in the middle of a pandemic? It is not going to be a “new” year if we continue with our foolish ways of managing …
How effective are vaccines against omicron? An epidemiologist answers 6 questions
Melissa Hawkinsan epidemiologist, explains the way researchers calculate how well a vaccine prevents disease, what influences these numbers and …
Centre’s Rs 64,000 cr plan for future pandemics: What does it consist of?
New policy aimed at improving tertiary care, diagnostics and surveillance; it will supplement National Health Mission, says government
कोविड-19 लॉकडाउन भले खत्म हो जाये, लेकिन गरीब भूखे ही रहेंगे
11 राज्यों के गरीब व कमजोर तबके से जुड़े 4000 लोगों पर सर्व…
COVID-19: Cities become hotspots again
54% daily cases since October recorded in urban districts; rural districts had a larger caseload in August, September
COVID-19: Viable vaccine will not halt spread of economic damage, warns UNCTAD
The economic setback would be felt long into the future, especially by the poorest and most vulnerable countries, the report added
October unemployment rate up slightly but stays below 7%
Rate climbs to 6.98% from 6.67% in September; Haryana, Rajasthan figures continue to remain high despite widespread relaxations from lockdown months
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (October 19-23, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Book Digest: Tracking COVID-19 cover-up, gene editing revolution and more
A history of the national capital to vision for a fossil-free world, DTE tracks new books on environment and development from leading authors
What a smoky bar can teach us about the ‘6-foot rule’ during the COVID-19 pandemic
Very light room air currents from fans and ventilation units can transport respiratory droplets over distances much greater than 6 feet
COVID-19 warriors: How a woman in a tribal village shared vegetables from her kitchen garden
Krishna Mawasi, who lives in Kailhora village in Satna district of Madhya Pradesh, claims to have helped the hungry and destitute during the lockdown
पतंजलि की दवा को सरकार की हरी झंडी, लेकिन ये सवाल हैं बाकी
आयुष मंत्रालय का कहना है कि दवा केवल इम्युनिटी बढ़ाने क…
World Health Assembly: Taiwan becomes a hot potato again
Down To Earth brings you latest updates from the ongoing session of the World Health Assembly in Geneva
COVID-19: India set to overtake China's total tally
Country to be among the most affected; upward trend in number of deaths, infections continue
लॉकडाउन: 30 प्रतिशत प्रवासी मजदूरों ने घर वापसी के लिए लिया कर्ज: स्टडी
लॉकडाउन के बाद घर लौट रहे प्रवासियों पर किए गए अध्ययन मे…
झारखंड में प्रवासियों की वापसी, जरा सी चूक कहीं पड़ न जाए भारी
झारखंड में अब तक 115 लोग कोविड-19 पॉजिटिव पाए गए हैं। इसमें …
कहां गई गरीबों की 'सरकारी' दाल?
बिहार में पहली दफा लॉकडाउन की घोषणा हुई थी तो सरकार ने घो…
मध्यप्रदेश के सबसे बड़े गेहूं उत्पादक जिले होशंगाबाद में परिवहन व्यवस्था फेल
खरीदी केंद्र के प्रबंधकों ने प्रशासन और सहकारिता विभाग…
India can move 40% districts out of COVID-19 lockdown
Most districts with no cases positive to novel coronavirus in forested areas, Himalayan regions, the North East