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FILE PHOTO: Medical professionals push a collecting cart at the community testing centre for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Hong Kong

After India, B.1.617 Variant Found in 44 Countries, Spurs Fear of Global Surge

The Wire Staff 19/05/2021

The B.1.617 variant's global spread has prompted alarm and...

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‘B.1.617.2 May Be 50% More Contagious Than Variant First Seen in UK’

Karan Thapar 19/05/2021

Gagandeep Kang said B.1.617.2 is a key component of...

COVID Vaccination: Covishield arrives in Ahmedabad

Centre Says Covishield Clot Risk Minuscule, but Is the Monitoring System Robust?

The Wire Staff 18/05/2021

India has reported 26 potential cases of bleeding and...

Indian Navy help people after cyclone Tauktae's landfall, in Mumbai

Cyclone Tauktae Kills 19, Heavy Rains Lash Parts of Gujarat

  Abinash Dash Choudhury and Sweta Dash 18/05/2021

The cyclone Tauktae, which made landfall in the western...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 104th Indian Science Congress in Tirupati, 2017. Credit: PTI

Why 2003 Was an Important Year for India’s S&T Policy Resolutions

Itty Abraham 18/05/2021

With STP-2003, a watershed was crossed. Not only would...

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...

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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...