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Vivek Gupta
Second Wave Ruins Families and Orphans Children in Punjab
10 Jun 2021
Punjab and Haryana have compiled a list of over 50 children left alone by the deadly Covid-19 virus. The countrywide figure is much higher. While a Supreme Court bench has sought details of the…
P. RAMAN
Modi Not Alone: All ‘Right-wing Authoritarians’ Fared Badly in Tackling Covid-19
07 Jun 2021
International surveys and studies on the handling of the Covid-19 first wave had found the performance of Narendra Modi to have been subpar. An evaluation of the second wave management will be even…
Arun Mitra
Patent Rights on Medicines and Vaccines Must be Waived Off and Public Sector Pharma Companies Revived
06 Jun 2021
Patent rights on vaccines and medicines have to be waived off to save and promote global especially during such a pandemic, writes Dr. ARUN MITRA.
Tarique Anwar
Experts Divided over Whether Bodies of COVID-19 Victims Dumped in Ganga Can Spread Coronavirus
03 Jun 2021
Even if the coronavirus is not transmitted through water, there is growing concern that decomposed corpses of Covid victims will lead to severe pollution of the river water and impact both aquatic…
Ruhi Bhasin
How Getting a Vaccine in India Is a ‘Privilege’ Especially For Those in Rural Areas
03 Jun 2021
Indian states have been left to compete with each other in the global market for vaccine procurement.
PTI
COVID-19: India Officially Logs 1.32 Lakh Fresh Cases, 3,207 Deaths in 24 Hrs
02 Jun 2021
The official COVID-19 death toll climbed to 3,35,102 with 3,207 fresh deaths.
Sandipan Talukdar
COVID-19: How Long Do Antibodies Against the Virus Last in our Bodies?
01 Jun 2021
A recent study hints that antibodies against the novel coronavirus may last for for even a lifetime in people who have recovered from the infection.
Saurabh Sharma
COVID-19: Underpaid and Unprotected, ASHA Workers Face Vaccine Hesitancy and Threats in UP
31 May 2021
'Last week I received a call from the village and they asked me not to come there for conducting testing or vaccination or I would be attacked.'
Newsclick Report
Report Says 49 Safai Karamcharis Succumbed to COVID-19 in 3 Delhi MCDs out of Total 94 Deaths
28 May 2021
It added that of the remaining 45 deaths 13 were of healthcare workers which included five doctors; seven education department officials, four teachers and two principals also died due to the disease…
Shravan M.K.
'Oxygen Surveillance': Rethinking A Welfare State
26 May 2021
'The bare minimum that a government can do is to ensure zero-rated GST on medical items, especially on Oxygen. Sadly, the Centre’s regressive taxation policies further deepen the inequality and left…