Year: 2020

A view shows Japanese bulk carrier ship MV Wakashio as it begins to break apart in Mauritius

What Do the Coastal Disasters of Beirut and Mauritius Have in Common?

Sarita Fernandes 18/09/2020

Beirut and Mauritius displayed the face of ingrained preference...

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Finding Phosphine on Venus – and the Prospect of Alien Life

Laura McKemmish, Brendan Paul Burns and Lucyna Kedziora-Chudczer 18/09/2020

The discovery that the atmosphere of Venus absorbs a...

health workers

IMA Slams Centre, Publishes List of 382 Doctors Who Died Due to COVID-19

The Wire Staff 17/09/2020

The body said health minister Harsh Vardhan's statement in...

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India’s Biodiversity Stressed From Loss of Freshwater Systems, Agricultural Waste

Rishika Pardikar 17/09/2020

Much of India's freshwater is used for agriculture, so...

A syringe with a vaccine is seen ahead of trials by volunteers testing for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and taking part in the country's human clinical trial for potential vaccines at the Wits RHI Shandukani Research Centre in Johannesburg

COVID-19: As Rich Countries Call Dibs on Vaccine Doses, What Are India’s Options?

Mahesh Devnani 17/09/2020

If India decides to join COVAX – the deadline...

rural healthcare workers

As Rural India Faces COVID-19, Let’s Train Village Health Providers to Fight It

Meera Tiwari 17/09/2020

Confidence in local village informal health practitioners should be...

FILE PHOTO: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bhagalpur

It’s Time We Took Hospital-Acquired Infections More Seriously

Dr L.R. Murmu 17/09/2020

Lest we forget, HAIs are not a product of...