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Against New Variants, WHO Urges Countries To Ramp up Genomic Surveillance

The Wire Staff 20/02/2021

Genomic sequencing of the virus will inform scientists about...

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...

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IIT Kharagpur Study Finds 20% of India Has High Arsenic Levels in Groundwater

Random Forest, an AI model, was used by IIT...

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COVID-19: Independent Pandemic Review Panel Critical of China, WHO Delays

Stephanie Nebehay 19/01/2021

"What is clear to the Panel is that public...

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Why Many South African Mothers Give up Breastfeeding Their Babies So Soon

Chantell Witten 07/01/2021

Of all the factors that determine women’s decisions on...

FILE PHOTO: Health workers collect personal data from a man as they prepare a list during a door-to-door survey on the outskirts of Ahmedabad

India May Need To Spend $1.8 Billion on COVID-19 Vaccines in First Phase

Neha Arora and Aftab Ahmed 17/12/2020

India will have to spend $1.4 billion to $1.8...

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Wealthy Countries Block COVID-19 Drugs Rights Waiver at WTO

Emma Farge 23/11/2020

Supporters of the waiver say existing intellectual property rules create barriers...