COVID-19: Odisha’s conch blowers scramble to earn a living
Several conch blowers in the state have shifted to working as labourers in farms
COVID-19 update: Record 0.1 million cases in India; Maharashtra imposes weekly lockdown
More than 57,000 COVID-19 cases, 222 deaths from Maharashtra alone
Simply Put: COVID-19 vaccination drive
Simply Put: Delhi’s third COVID-19 wave
Simply Put: COVID-19 conundrum
Simply Put: COVID-19 no-brainers
Simply Put: COVID-19 and cow urine
COVID-19: Why long-term exposure to air pollution is worrisome
A multi-pronged approach is needed to prevent future pandemics
Wash hands to fight COVID-19 outbreak. But is it safe?
Around 1.9 billion people in the world use non-potable or faecally-contaminated water
Bharat Biotech’s vaccine, Covaxin not as effective as Serum Institutes of India’s Covishield
Study led by National Centre for Biological Sciences intended to shape future vaccine strategies by offering insights into the immunity acquired …
How 3 prior pandemics triggered massive societal shifts
Pandemics can alter a society’s fundamental worldview, upend core economic structures and sway power struggles among nations
Youth over old: Why Delhi HC argument on black fungus drug distribution is flawed
Utilitarian principles are tempting, especially for a society that has homogenised groups. But the division of groups and attribution of value is …
Amid COVID-19 cases, Bihar faces black fungus challenge
Controversy in Bihar as opposition politicians claim state’s declining cases results of antigen tests, not RT-PCR
Bharat Biotech will begin clinical trials of Covaxin on 2-18 age group
The clinical trials will be conducted to evaluate Covaxin’s safety and efficacy on a population group left out of India’s current …
COVID-19: You have water to wash your hands; but that is a privilege
Given the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact over the country and the globe, systems that supply water are extremely crucial for rural …
COVID-19 2nd wave: PM Modi, here are 5 things you should do right away
Surveillance and testing, field hospitals, health corps, a human touch and awareness drives can help stem the current wave of COVID-19 in India
‘Double mutant’ COVID-19 variant colonises lungs directly, evades RT-PCR: Experts
The so-called ‘Bengal variant’ of COVID-19 seems to have reached a plateau, say medical experts
COVID-19 mystery: What are the reasons for Africa's low casualties
Researchers are trying to identify the causes behind low incidence of the novel coronavirus disease on the continent
COVID-19 toll: UP government may be undercounting its dead
Down to Earth visits an electric crematorium in Lucknow to uncover discrepancies in figures
Devil in the details: Focus on US energy department’s ‘low confidence’ in COVID lab-leak theory is must
A low confidence level generally indicates that the information used in the analysis is scant, questionable, fragmented, or that solid analytical …
How African countries coordinated the response to COVID-19: lessons for public health
Decentralisation strategies and innovation played key roles in coordination. Financing was a challenge to coordination
Who gets to decide when the pandemic is over?
Despite a long-held wish for the pandemic to end, our findings suggest many may feel it is far from over, and that the public may disagree over …
COVID-19 resurgence: Cases rise in China, Europe and New Zealand
Hong Kong and New Zealand facing huge waves; situation in Hong Kong similar to India delta wave
‘Traditional measures of pandemic preparedness don’t explain highest or lowest COVID-19 infections, mortality rates’
Erin Frame from the University of Washington, US, says trust has been shown to be valuable in keeping COVID-19 infection rates relatively …
Omicron, Delta driving 3rd COVID-19 wave in Kolkata and Bengal: Experts
Delta constitutes a large number of the current infections but Omicron will soon take over as the dominant COVID-19 variant in Kolkata and West …