Covid-19 in India

Covid-19: Cost India pays for election rallies

Covid-19: Cost India pays for election rallies

April 14, 2021

“I am scared for my family’s health as I go back home every evening after election duty here. People are not following the safety protocols and many of them have been part of the election rallies that witnesses thousands of people coming together from all over the state witho...

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Race for Covid-19 vaccine enters last lap: Which vaccine stands where

Race for Covid-19 vaccine enters last lap: Which vaccine stands where

November 24, 2020

The high efficiency in final trials of key Race for Covid-19 vaccines indicates that the world may receive the most sought after vaccine ever within days. A total of 60 candidate vaccines are under development, of which nearly half a dozen are at the door-steps of commercial laun...

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Errant students, painful parents & long hours: Hallmark of online classes for teachers

Errant students, painful parents & long hours: Hallmark of online classes for teachers

July 17, 2020

Online classes sound very hip and cool, but they have doubled the workload for teachers, who may not be in the limelight during the pandemic. Yet, they have been waging an impressive battle to keep the classes going on even as they face abuse from school managements, students and...

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How Doctors For You joined the battle against Covid-19 in Mumbai

How Doctors For You joined the battle against Covid-19 in Mumbai

July 2, 2020

As India marked National Doctors Day on Wednesday, Dr Vaishali Venu, a practising doctor and president of Doctors For You, an NGO, recounts the life during the pandemic.

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Maharashtra government organises special buses for migrants

Maharashtra government organises special buses for migrants

May 13, 2020

For the third day running, the Maharashtra government organised over 100 buses to ferry migrants who have been blocked in Mumbai ever since the lockdown was announced nearly two months ago. The crowds had begun gathering at the junction of highway to Nashik at Majiwada in Thane c...

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First migrant special train leaves from Mumbai to Basti

First migrant special train leaves from Mumbai to Basti

May 8, 2020

On the 44th day since the lockdown began, leaving millions of migrants stranded, Mumbai saw the first special train ferrying 1,140 migrants back to their homes in Basti district of Uttar Pradesh.

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Experts caution against rise in child trafficking post lockdown

Experts caution against rise in child trafficking post lockdown

May 2, 2020

While the focus of coronavirus coverage has been on the doctors, patients, migrant workers and the lot, children in India, especially from disadvantaged backgrounds, face dangers of a different order.

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Rural India bears the brunt of coronavirus fallout

Rural India bears the brunt of coronavirus fallout

April 21, 2020

While the spread of covid19 has mainly been in urban India, the worst impact of the pandemic is being felt in its villages.

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