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India To Multiply Vaccinations Amid Coverage Concerns

Krishna N. Das and Neha Arora 17/02/2021

India is vaccinating about 300,000 front-line workers a day,...

Glacier burst: Rescue operation halted

Unscientific Cutting of Himalayan Soil Causing Disasters: Former GSI Official

Director General of GSI says that hydroelectric companies working...

FILE PHOTO: A health official draws a dose of the AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, at Infectious Diseases Hospital in Colombo

Amid Doubts About AstraZeneca Shot, South Africa Denies Wanting To Return Doses

The Wire Staff 17/02/2021

AstraZeneca said that its vaccine appears to offer limited...

FILE PHOTO: A nurse displays a vial of COVISHIELD, the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, in Mumbai

UK Auditing Indian Vaccine Site Amid Scramble for Shots

Neha Arora, Krishna N. Das and Euan Rocha 16/02/2021

Britain is auditing manufacturing processes at Serum Institute of...

Minorities

How Lack of Internet Access Is Limiting Vaccine Availability for the World’s Minorities

Tamra Burns Loeb, AJ Adkins-Jackson and Arleen F. Brown 16/02/2021

While online health services can be used to increase...

A crow sits on a barricade in front of India Gate amidst smog in New Delhi

Urban Air Quality Less Improved by COVID Lockdowns Than First Believed

Thin Lei Win 16/02/2021

While nitrogen dioxide levels in the air decreased due...

FILE PHOTO: Workers clean photovoltaic panels inside a solar power plant in Gujarat

IEA Says India’s Solar Energy Output To Match Coal-Fired Power by 2040

Sudarshan Varadhan 16/02/2021

India needs to expand pollution policies and reduce coal‐based...