Month: May 2021

Damage from heavy rains and winds due to Cyclone Tauktae in Mumbai

Powerful Tauktae Weakens Slightly After Landfall Over Gujarat

Sumit Khanna 18/05/2021

The storm piles more pressure on Indian authorities already...

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

COVID-19: Poor Testing in Rural India Undermines Official Reports of Case Decline

Reuters 18/05/2021

Hospitals have had to turn patients away while mortuaries...

Fake blood is seen in test tubes labelled with the coronavirus (COVID-19) in this illustration taken March 17, 2020. Photo: Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

ICMR Removes ‘Plasma Therapy’ From COVID-19 Management Protocols

The Wire Staff 18/05/2021

Until Monday, ICMR had included the use of convalescent...

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In the Pandemic, Glimpses of a World Unprepared For the Climate Crisis

Omair Ahmad 18/05/2021

The short-term super-profits of a few important sectors in...

COVID-19 vaccination drive launched in Ajmer

Second COVID Wave Has Impacted Mental Health of Most Elderly, Study Says

The Wire Staff 18/05/2021

The study also found that around 63% of the...

The spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New Delhi

COVID-19: The Case Against the Rush to Vaccinate Our Children

Dr Vipin Vashishtha 18/05/2021

Note that the risk of disease is not zero...

Ahead of Cyclone Tauktae in Veraval

Tauktae: Gujarat Braces for Most Severe Cyclone in Over Two Decades

Sumit Khanna 17/05/2021

Cyclone Tauktae killed at least 12 people and left...