Self-sufficient Africa: Rwanda gets continent’s first unit for mRNA vaccine production
Containers of mRNA mobile factories called Biontainers to boost African vaccine production
Humble millets can ensure food security, nutrition to India’s vulnerable communities
Shifting from climate-resilient and micro-nutrient-rich traditional crops to cash crops has resulted in poor health indicators, says expert
Bacterial infections caused most deaths in sub-Saharan Africa in 2019: Lancet
The region saw 230 deaths per 100,000 people; Just 5 pathogens caused over half the infection deaths globally
Different air under one sky: Almost everyone in South Africa breathes polluted air
Air quality is not monitored in most cities as they lack the resources to compile inventories
WTO’s MC12 ends, India’s demand on public stockholdings for food grains pushed to 2023
India had pressed for a concrete solution to the issue; but some other countries hardened their positions, resulting in a lack of consensus, …
Over 90 million excluded from PDS entitlement: Report
Many states still skip including vulnerable groups as automatic beneficiaries
One nation one ration card: How many know about it
Facilities of inter-state portability for food security and selecting a fair price ration shop of one’s choice has been availed by 58% …
Mosquitoes in a warming world: The 3 fearsome diseases
India may have started to report cases of infection by zika virus only in 2017, but dengue and chikungunya have been prevalent — cases have …
Bengal to draft quack doctors in fight against COVID-19
Patients in rural, peri-urban areas often depend on quack doctors for initial medical needs
The COVID-19 pandemic year: Who gained, who lost in health sector during lockdown
A five-part series as India marks a year of the dreaded COVID-19 lockdown: We look at healthcare in this part.
Fossil fuel combustion caused 2.5 million premature deaths in India in 2018
Pollution levels used for simulation are of 2012 levels, which means the actual number of deaths as of 2018 could be higher
Kerala’s considerable success against COVID-19
The state was an early verdict of the novel coronavirus, but tackled the pandemic effectively
Scientists are still searching for the source of COVID-19: Why it matters
Understanding the specific circumstances, including human behaviour and activities, that led to the pandemic may provide clues about risk factors …
Coronavirus should give us hope that we are able to tackle the climate crisis
Coronavirus isn't the only global crisis we face: Climate crisis is expected to be more devastating. Some have observed the response to the two …
Free public transport: How Delhi can learn from Luxembourg
The European country, which has made all forms of public transport free, has a solution to India’s traffic jams
Small incentive, big draw: How an officer makes PDS work
Jyoti Kakwani plugs pilferage in fair price shops by giving surprise gifts to those who demand receipts from the shopkeeper
How the DRC’s Ebola crisis has led to children dying from measles
Community mistrust towards the outbreak response team; high levels of insecurity due to battles between army and armed groups
Swachh Bharat is now about toilets built, not change in attitude: Experts
At a book launch in New Delhi, sanitation experts say the scheme has defeated the purpose of community-led total sanitation approach
EPCA comes out with parking management plan for Delhi
In report, agency flags free parking on public land, multiplicity of agencies to be key cause of congestion and parking menace
Child birth: Govt doctors either leave women scarred or refuse care
Several women end up giving birth on roads, which raises a question on the medical fraternity’s ethical and humanitarian values
CSE responds to DMRC’s comments on its recent analysis of urban transport
Says this is a welcome debate in Delhi on costs of urban commuting and public transport, and on who pays for the much-awaited modernisation of …
Kerala floods: Two residents file PIL, say water management saw no change since 1956
The duo blames authorities for aggravating flood situation by releasing unplanned volumes of water when the state had already seen exceptional …
Farrukhabad children deaths show the rampant mismanagement in government hospitals
49 children have reportedly died in a month in Uttar Pradesh’s Farrukhabad district hospital due to lack of oxygen supply, but the …
First-of-its-kind policy initiative on nutrition and diet launched in Delhi
The total health burden arising from poor diet exceeds the combined burden of unsafe sex, alcohol, drug and tobacco use
Stops, too many
While bus aggregation services are on the rise, the country is yet to prepare a legal framework for them