Omicron variant: Govt releases FAQs after 2 COVID19 cases attributed to the new strain in Karnataka

As cases of COVID19 infected with Omicron variant continue to spread around the world, the Indian government has released a...

Ground Report: After arsenic, fluoride and iron, now high levels of radioactive uranium in Bihar’s groundwater

At least ten districts of Bihar have reported high levels of uranium in their groundwater, the primary source of drinking...

Of all states, only Punjab reported suspected COVID19 deaths due to oxygen shortage: Health Minister

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that all states were asked for COVID19 deaths due to oxygen shortage, but only...

Gaon Connection Turns 9: Here’s what its founder Neelesh Misra has to say

Two out of every three Indians live in rural India, but rural India is media-dark and India’s policymakers and citizens...

UP kick-starts a special 6-day screening drive amid Omicron threat

The Uttar Pradesh government has launched a special six-day screening drive from December 1-6 to enable early detection of the...

Jaltol, an open-source digital tool to ensure water security in rural India

Bengaluru-based Centre for Social and Environmental Innovation has launched a digital tool – Jaltol – that provides remote sensing data...

Govt teachers, sanitation workers in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh strongly protest the new pension scheme

Thousands of government employees, including teachers, sanitation and anganwadi workers, from across Uttar Pradesh gathered in Lucknow today to protest...

Explained: What is known about Omicron — the worst COVID19 variant ever

First discovered in South Africa following a surge in COVID19 infections, isolated cases of people infected with the Omicron variant...

Parliament passes Bill to repeal the three Farm Laws

The Bill to repeal three contentious farm laws has been passed by the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha today. The...

B.1.1.529 variant: Israel ‘on the verge’ of emergency after new strain of COVID19 detected, countries planning to shut borders

The new COVID19 strain is said to be more infectious than the Delta variant which wreaked havoc in India during...