How 1918 ‘Bombay Influenza’ carries lessons India must learn to tackle novel coronavirus
The Bombay influenza was responsible for the deaths of around 10 to 20 million people in India
Between 1918-19 Spanish flu and COVID-19, not much has changed
The British government permitted provisional governments to exercise powers under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, the same one the present …
The fall of the Aztecs: What lessons does it offer 500 years down the line
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Global Eco Watch: How climate may have helped exacerbate Spanish Flu
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
Governments knew COVID-19 was a threat. Here’s why they weren’t better prepared
From not believing the magnitude of the problem to displaying scepticism over past epidemics — governments remained in the dark …
Savage sapiens, ravaged planet and COVID-19
It may be difficult to have a planet that no longer uses oil or coal, does not kill millions of farmed animals, degrade wetlands and rivers
Book Digest: Stories of women in leadership, trends empowering them and more
From accounts of the Spanish Flu to COVID-19, DTE tracks contemporary books on development from leading authors
COVID-19: Economic Survey credits lockdown for India’s success, silent on nitty-gritties
‘1918 Spanish Flu lessons were guiding factors for India’s lockdown, other pandemic strategies’
Blood from Ebola survivors should be used to treat disease: WHO
Antibodies from the blood of patients who have recovered could be transferred to those who are suffering from the viral disease
Nearly half of Liberia’s workforce not working since start of Ebola: World Bank
When business rules our kitchens
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