Month: May 2022

A volunteer receives an injection from a medical worker during the country's first human clinical trial for a potential vaccine against the novel coronavirus, at Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto, South Africa. Photo:Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Why South Africa’s Fifth COVID Wave Is Different

Karan Thapar 10/05/2022

BA.4 and BA.5 can evade the immunity conferred by...

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Reuters Crew Wins Pulitzer for Arresting Images of India’s COVID Devastation

The Wire Staff 10/05/2022

India's COVID-19 story has been the subject of many...

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The Union Govt Is Pushing Hydel – But States Bear the Burden of Keeping It Viable

M. Rajshekhar 09/05/2022

If India misses the 500 GW target, its need...

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What Explains Rural India’s Diabetes Problem?

Sweta Akundi 09/05/2022

A study from rural Andhra Pradesh finds that the...

Cyclone Asani

Cyclone Asani Intensifies Into Severe Cyclonic Storm, Alerts on West Bengal, Odisha Coasts

The severe cyclonic storm is very likely to lose...

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Rights for ‘Mother Nature’ Only Feeds the Myth of Sustainable Development

Ritwick Dutta 08/05/2022

The doctrine of parens patriae is too abstract to...

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Asani: Bay of Bengal Cyclone Builds in Strength, Will Move Parallel to Coast

The storm is expected to lose steam, from a...