One man, 22 years, a road

Fed up of state’s highway fixation, villagers connect themselves to the world

The tourist does leave a footprint

But eco-tourism could still be people friendly  

Predicting epidemics isn’t easy. We’ve created a global dataset to help

A better understanding of how different infectious diseases spread across countries can help establish early warning mechanisms and response protocols

Delhi public transport: Good news and bad news

The new state budget of Delhi promises upscaling of public transport and bus fleet electrification. But the new Economic Survey warns about …

Health to harm: Researchers call for action against pharma pollution

New paper maps out UK healthcare system to understand pharmaceutical pollution from human healthcare

Antimicrobial resistance: Zimbabwe has created momentum for success, but more work needed

Country's drug resistance index at 66.6% against a benchmark of 25%

Not close enough: What India needs to keep in mind this World Breastfeeding Week

Human milk banks are important for infants who do not have access to mother’s milk. But India is yet to see large-scale rollout of such centres

How the American dream has treated demands for reproductive autonomy through history

Pre-1840, abortion was accessible and stigma-free for most  

Designing infectious disease warnings that work

Most infectious disease warning systems have been set up to fail as they focus on science, not people.

One Nation One Ration Card: Good intention but implementation may be difficult

The nature, price and quantity of items supplied through the public distribution system varies from state to state

Cramming cities with electric vehicles means we're still depending on cars — and that's a huge problem

Electric vehicles are made with finite mineral resources that are extracted under concerning environmental and labour conditions

Clean cooking fuel, urban mobility find place in Union Budget 2021-22

Rs 18,000 crore to support public bus transport services; experts believe move could bring down pollution

How COVID-19 restrictions prevent Nairobi’s sex workers from accessing vital healthcare

Unfortunately, COVID-19 has made it harder than usual for sex workers all over Africa to access healthcare

COVID-19: Cities become hotspots again

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

How to avoid infection after a COVID-19 death – an Ebola response veteran explains

Preventing transmission when handling the deceased is achieved by ‘contact precautions’

COVID-19: Madhya Pradesh reels under ventilator shortage

The state has only one ventilator for one lakh population, according to government data 

Revealed: Protein ‘spike’ that lets novel coronavirus pierce, invade human cells

Knowing the structure of the virus’s spike protein gives us crucial information about exactly how the virus infects host cells

False information fuels fear during disease outbreaks: There is an antidote

Editors and journalists no longer control the flow of news and opinion. Anyone can generate and distribute text, images, sound clips and video on …

A human-rights approach is essential to end the global TB epidemic

it is critical to ensure that tuberculosis services are included within essential universal healthcare packages and social protection programmes

Public hearings on Kaiga nuclear plant expansion, but what are the risks?

Proposed expansion of two units raises concerns, throws light on previous mishaps and health impacts

Huge protest in Jharkhand against cash transfer scheme

People want Direct Benefit Transfer system to be replaced with old practice of getting rice at Re 1/kg at the ration shop

The e-vehicle paradox

In spite of the change technology promises, the change on ground is so miniscule that the reality of dirty energy and dirty vehicles swamps the …

Widow starves to death in Jharkhand after being deprived of Aadhaar-linked benefits

Investigation reveals how bank account was opened under a dead person's name and Aadhaar-linked benefits were transferred to that account

Supreme Court to hear writ petition to ban Whatsapp

Petitioner says that Whatsapp has adopted end-to-end encryption which compromises national security

Spread of polio remains a public health emergency: WHO

Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only two countries exporting poliovirus but worldwide threat remains