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Post lockdown, should we now move towards a gradual social and economic slowdown?
The current world, a global village — fed by the aspiration of billions to make the current state of life better, spicier and more luxurious — suddenly finds that it has to stop
Jitendra Ambastha
It is interesting to know how people in India have perceived the COVID-19 threat. An analysis
It is not easy to know how people would react to the COVID-19 threat. An analysis of how and what people are searching on Google gives us an insight
Siddharth Srivastava
Experts are studying the shifts in butterfly ranges to understand the impacts of climate change
It helps them determine which places are warmer, wetter and more susceptible to climate variabilities. As temperatures go up, many butterflies have shifted Northwards in Europe
Neha Sinha
Are we forgetting about the children living in orphanages amid this corona crisis?
Orphanages in India have not received adequate support from the government regarding COVID-19 and the lockdown. This, along with severe resource constraints, puts the children they care for at greater risk
Satyajeet Mazumdar
COVID-19: What do the primary health workers need?
Likely to be the first point of contact for most COVID-19 patients, here’s how primary healthcare teams can be supported to deal with the pandemic
Dr Sanjana Brahmawar Mohan
Can agriculture revive the rural economy?
Even amidst a lockdown, the farm sector is still operating; and with the right interventions, it could pave the way to spur the revival of the rural economy
Pravesh Sharma
Can wastewater analysis help in checking the spread of the novel coronavirus in a locality?
People infected with the virus have been found to shed the virus in their stools. As most of the infected population is asymptomatic, sewage surveillance could be useful to detect the cases
Adarsh Manjunath
As villages prepare for a long battle, gram panchayats will have a critical role to play
As gram panchayats are trusted by villagers, they are essential to ensure that the response against the crisis includes consultations with stakeholders and participatory decision-making at the local-level
Vikas Jha
Recently, ASHA workers have faced violence. What makes them so vulnerable?
In the coming days, as more and more migrants are going to head back to their villages, the workload of these ASHA workers is going to increase. The government must ensure their safety
Patralekha Chatterjee
“The government machinery has displayed total ineptitude in the handling of the pandemic”
The handling of the coronavirus crisis has once again exposed the weakness of the system and the heavy bureaucratic and political sloth that India is saddled with