On March 23, as the country faced a complete lockdown that left millions of migrant workers stranded without food and shelter, India’s environment ministry put out a…
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Counting data accurately and communicating it transparently is an important part of responding to COVID-19 and refining tactics as the disease evolves and spreads.
(Over most of April and May, as the Covid-19 pandemic unfolded in India, growing from just a handful of cases to take region after region in its grasp, Dr…
By Arun Maira |
The fundamental problem that must be solved immediately for the Indian economy to recover from the lock-down is how to employ more people and in more secure jobs.
By Nawshir Mirza |
I write this article as a citizen of India greatly concerned with the deaths of 20 of our jawans, the injury to 76 and another 10 who suffered the anxiety of being…
By Pavitra Mohan |
In the times of ongoing pandemic, one of the solutions to prevent deaths that has attracted the largest attention is provision of critical care.
By S. Parasuraman |
Mumbai and Delhi, followed by Chennai, have become hotspots of coronavirus infection and the complications related to the COVID-19 disease. These cities accommodate some…
By Ajit Ranade |
The border conflict in eastern Ladakh has claimed twenty brave soldiers, killed in an unimaginably brutal way. This is the worst casualty along the India China border in…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
In the big cities of India, and less prominently in the smaller towns, private hospitals are now imprinted in the public mind as mercenaries ready for the kill. The…
By T Jacob John |
The Confederation of Medical Associations of Asia and Oceania met on 6 June 2020 to discuss the pandemic. One of the topics was the safety of doctors treating COVID…
By Ishwar Gilada |
A shocking account of profiteering, poor regulation and endless misery for ordinary patients at the first stop in COVID-19 management -- testing for the virus
By Ajit Ranade |
The pandemic and lockdown have deeply hurt the economy. This year the world’s economy will shrink by 3 percent, something that we have not witnessed in our lifetimes.…
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The first recorded instance of granting loans to peasants in medieval India dates back to the regime of Muhammad-bin-Tughluq (1325-51) when, to ameliorate the distress…
By R Gopalakrishnan |
Soap is an ordinary product with an extraordinarily sophisticated action. It saves human lives in an affordable way. Corona virus has given me a reason to argue even…