COVID-19: Vaccination rumours afflict MP villages, frontline workers face the brunt
A few people died after getting vaccinated in an MP village; but doctors have denied any link to vaccination
COVID-19: UP to inoculate people below 45 only on weekends; complete lockdown mulled
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will take a final decision on whether to extend lockdown in UP after review
Night curfew re-imposed in all 30 districts of Odisha
The total number of positive cases in Odisha now stands at 358,342, while 1,935 people have died
Odisha migrant workers return from Gujarat, Maharashtra amid fears of another lockdown
Trains from Gujarat and Maharashtra to Odisha are full, although rail officials can’t confirm whether all passengers are migrants
COVID-19 vaccine deaths: New report by Centre causes more confusion
A new government report acknowledges that three of eight casually assessed cases may have had ‘consistent’ links to vaccination while …
Coronavirus one year on: 2 countries that got it right, and 3 that got it wrong
UK PM had last year said he had been shaking hands with infected patients; the Indian PM announced snap lockdown with a notice of 4 hours
COVID-19 will place India’s biomedical waste management under terrible strain
Under-reporting, poor segregation and lack of awareness ail India’s COVID-19 waste management. The pressure is set to further increase with …
COVID-19 cases rise over 200% in South Africa in a month; new restrictions kick in
Experts say new variant — called 501.V2 — triggering a surge in infections
Coming out of the jungle, infectious diseases
Diseases associated with forests can, in several ways, be seen as a reaction to change in relationship between humans and forests
COVID-19 lockdown deals blow to Rajasthan’s tendu leaf economy
Demand for tendu patta has been declining over the years, mainly due to decreasing consumption of bidis
WHO ends COVID-19 global health emergency, bringing one of human history’s most painful periods to a close
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus cautions world against letting its guard down
COVID-19 update: India records 5,880 fresh cases, active caseload crosses 35,000
With the daily positivity rate touching 6.91 per cent, several states have brought back the mandatory usage of masks and social distancing
How COVID lockdowns triggered changes in peregrine falcon diets
Urban pest control needs rethinking; pigeons contribute to the success of apex predators like the peregrine falcon
Global health spending at record high post COVID-19, but can this be sustained?
India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Pakistan received barely 15% of the development assistance for health for COVID-19
All about ACE-2 — the molecule that helps novel coronavirus invade cells
SARS-CoV-2 has a high-binding capacity for ACE2 — between 10 and 20 times more that of original SARS virus
COVID-19 lockdown: What Punjab, Himachal are doing to keep substance abuse at bay
Amid lockdown, many substance users have turned to alternate drugs fearing withdrawal symptoms
COVID-19: Scientists race to find treatment
Test which would check for the presence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 were okayed by the Indian government on April 4, 2020
Deconstructing SARS-CoV-2 virus that caused COVID-19 pandemic
Mutation increased SARS-CoV-2’s ability to target human cells, which partly explains its faster spread, according to a research
COVID-19: Minor forest produce scheme can come to tribals’ rescue, say experts
The scheme provides fair price for minor forest produce through minimum support price
COVID-19 outbreak: More hand washing can increase India's water woes
Family of five would need 100 to 200 litres of water per day only to wash hands
Ebola a threat to peace and security, needs 20 times more assistance: UN
Eight members of a relief team, including health workers and journalists, have been found dead in Guinea
How far is India from community transmission of COVID-19?
It is high time the government recognises the perils of not timely identifying community transmission and acting accordingly
Cyclones, locust attacks: Climate disasters, COVID-19 pose dual challenge in South Asia
From flash floods in Pakistan to cyclone in Bay of Bengal, climate-related disasters have compounded COVID-19 crisis in South Asia
COVID-19: The pandemic of inequality
Nobody is sure when this defining point of the pandemic would be declared over
Wanted: An urban equivalent of MGNREGA
Such a programme is the need of the hour not only as a measure to revive the urban economy now, but also to mitigate any further shocks to …