Why India needs to bring back nature-positive farming

The pandemic showed that human interventions in natural processes can have disastrous consequences; we should now scale up natural-positive food …

COVID-19: New data on South Africa hospitalisations reveals how omicron dodges vaccines 

Some 22.6% of those hospitalised currently in South Africa are fully vaccinated against COVID-19

Global Risks Report 2022: What does it mean for the environment

The 17th edition of the Global Risks Perception Survey has ranked ‘climate action failure’ as the number one risk, with potentially …

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 …

How Radio Dhimsa is helping Odisha's tribal students tide over digital divide

The station broadcasts educational content to over 2,000 students of classes 1-5 in 62 villages 

Life or livelihood: COVID-19 second wave puts up tough choice for Himachal farmers

Farmers caught between life and livelihood as second wave coincides with the year’s only farming season

India’s deep economic paralysis just set in

Amid the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, India enters into a situation that currently looks unimaginably distressed.

COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution: An opportunity to revive the public health sector

The WHO has developed a framework for the production and distribution of vaccines. But the developed countries and their vaccine manufacturers, …

What steps must be taken to secure oxygen – for COVID-19 patients and into the future

COVID-19 is a long-game; the best time to start implementing effective oxygen systems may have been several years ago, but the next best time is now

Air pollution in India has caused losses of up to Rs 7 lakh crore annually

Losses caused by air pollution in India annually are 3% of its 2019 GDP and twice its annual public health expenditure, according to a new report

Is India's public health infrastructure ready to tackle the second COVID-19 wave? Here's what data says

Government hospitals in Maharashtra added just 672 ICU beds between April 2020 and January 2021

‘Second wave more severe in Nigeria; third wave imminent if COVID-19 rules not followed’

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?

A little less than half the respondents said the pandemic made them feel worried or bored

Scientific innovation in 2021: Lessons from COVID-19

One of the bigger learnings of 2020 was that it takes time, planning, trust and bringing together of resources as well as knowledge to manage a …

Union Budget 2021-22: Taxing the working class while corporates profit from COVID-19 pandemic

The assumption that the government is making is that we are where we were one year ago. This is a false claim

Results from Novavax vaccine trials in the UK and South Africa differ: why, and does it matter?

The efficacy of the vaccine was 89 per cent in United Kingdom and 60 per cent in South Africa

COVID-19 policy briefs must be realistic: A review by young southern African scientists

The young scientists highlighted the need for policies that are appropriate for people’s real lives

COVID-19: Cities become hotspots again

54% daily cases since October recorded in urban districts; rural districts had a larger caseload in August, September

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

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  

COVID-19: Examining theories for Africa’s low death rates

Africa accounts for 17% of global population, but only 3.5% of the reported global COVID-19 deaths

As told to Parliament (September 19, 2020): 51 coal projects okayed since last year

All that was discussed in the Houses through the day  

Book Digest: Tracking Trump’s history on climate change, global refugee crisis and more

Futuristic society after COVID-19 to post-pandemic economy, DTE tracks new, contemporary 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