Covid-19 Pandemic : All

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Anand Grover
Explained: How do Vaccines Work?
18 Jan 2021
Vaccines have been around for over two centuries. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, they have been the most-talked-about scientific issue in India and the world.
Harsh Mander
Locking Down the Poor: The Pandemic and India’s Moral Centre
17 Jan 2021
Home to the largest number of undernourished people on the planet, India imposed the world’s harshest lockdown for the pandemic.
Neelambaran A
Chennai Corporation: Over 700 Sanitation Workers Terminated, Another 2,200 Face Threat
13 Jan 2021
The termination comes after the GCC decided to privatise solid waste management works. More than 9,200 workers are in contract with the GCC in the 15 zones, out of which 2,954 workers are in the…
Noam Chomsky, Vijay Prashad
Three Major Threats to Life on Earth that we Must Address in 2021
06 Jan 2021
Large parts of the world—outside of China and a few other countries—face a runaway virus, which has not been stopped because of criminal incompetence by governments.
Ashis Biswas
Bangladesh Celebrates its Fifty Years of Freedom as a Confident Nation
28 Dec 2020
Bangladeshis, celebrating the 50th anniversary of their Independence, are pining for happier times as the Covid-19 pandemic that has ravaged 2020 limps to its end.
Newsclick Report
TN this Week: Electricity Workers Resist Further Contractualisation; Chennai Rejects Hefty Garbage Fee; Political Parties in Election Mode
26 Dec 2020
The major political parties, the ruling AIADMK and the opposition DMK, have gone into campaign mode as assembly elections are just five months away.
Newsclick Report
Most Enterprises Worldwide Lack Cash Flow During Pandemic: ILO
28 Nov 2020
A majority of enterprises surveyed said they were finding it difficult to manage staff and operations, the ILO report says.
Neelambaran A
Tamil Nadu: Rising Child Labour Goes Unchecked as Govt Fails to Pay Heed
16 Nov 2020
While the Covid-19 pandemic has spiked the employment of child labour, lack of appointments to child protection authorities has worsened the situation.
Dr. Adity Saxena, Dr. Ezaz Ahmed
What Lessons Can We Learn From Strategies to Deliver Meals to School Children During COVID-19 in India and the USA?
12 Nov 2020
India and the USA follow similar guidelines to run meal services during the pandemic, but Indian states faced greater challenges.
Nishtha Gupta
Why Must We Recognise Sex Work as ‘Work’?
06 Nov 2020
The plight of sex workers during the pandemic received the attention of state and judiciary alike.