Month: April 2020

India’s Fishers Need The Subsidies but India Doesn’t Need the Illegal Fishing

Sibi Arasu 12/04/2020

More than 60% of fishing subsidies awarded in India...

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How Ladakh Put the Lid on COVID-19

Mudasir Ahmad 11/04/2020

A slew of measures backed by people's support have...

A security person stands guard at Jammu & Kashmir National Highway, during day-3 of a nationwide lockdown imposed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, in Jammu. Photo: PTI

Is a Longer Lockdown a Good Idea? Three Public Health Experts Answer

The Wire Staff 11/04/2020

A lockdown is a way to buy time for...

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How Do Temperature and Humidity Affect the New Coronavirus’s Spread?

Sukanya Charuchandra 11/04/2020

While warm weather may slow the spread of the...

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How the Social and Behavioural Sciences Can Help Us Beat the Pandemic

Gowri Iyer and Nanda Kishore Kannuri 11/04/2020

As the coronavirus spread wider through India, it’s important...

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The New Coronavirus Has Reminded Us of Our Debt to Darwin

Pervez Hoodbhoy 11/04/2020

Without Darwinian selection, one can't even begin to understand...

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ICMR Data Shows Community Transmission Has Begun in Parts of India

The Wire Staff 10/04/2020

Testing for COVID-19 in people who have no travel...