COVID-19
Data experts concerned over contact tracing apps
September 3, 2020
Globally, the Covid-19 outbreak has upturned all systems with an increasing number of infections and about a million deaths. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), Artificial Intelligence and big data is playing a significant role in controlling the spread of the pande...
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Pandemic deprives 40 pc children in Delhi of right to education
August 28, 2020
Despite lockdown being eased in many states, educational institutes have remained shut and are continuing with online lessons. However, the most vulnerable parts of the society have been paying a heavy price due to a huge digital divide. Children in Yamuna Khadar village in easte...
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Independence Day 2020: New Normal and Better Normal
August 15, 2020
As India marks its 74th independence day, it is an occasion to see how far have we come since our ‘tryst with destiny’ began on that fateful day of August 15, 1947. For a nation ruled by foreign powers for centuries, 74 years of independence is not a lot of time. But in a rel...
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With people locked in there might be a new wave of attention to art, says Sujata Bajaj
June 18, 2020
Having lived and worked in Paris for over 30 years, Sujata Bajaj is one of the leading names in the list of Indian artists overseas. Though her base is Paris, Bajaj has been regularly visiting and working in the Middle East, notably Dubai, UK and the United States and of course I...
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Mixed fortune for Indian artists during Covid-19 pandemic
June 11, 2020
While the coronavirus pandemic has meant cancellation of all art exhibitions and brought sale of art to near zero, it has boosted traditional and digital art online and enhanced creativity.
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Helping migrants move from plate to plough
May 18, 2020
With millions of migrant workers heading back to their villages following the lockdown, the moment is ripe for India to go back to its roots and make villages truly self-reliant.
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Is world leadership also under lockdown?
April 26, 2020
China, France and India, the terrific trio’s potential to defeat Covid19 remains dormant.
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Saving a stranded soldier
April 11, 2020
Rescue flights to bring back Indian nationals stuck overseas due to coronavirus pandemic have been well-reported. Here is the story of how a timely intervention saved an Indian soldier.
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Corona times: A camp that cares during corona crisis
April 9, 2020
A migrant camp at Versova in north-western Mumbai is a temporary home to many migrant workers and homeless of the city. Sporting a green salwar kameez (an Indian dress), Lakshmi is a middle aged single woman working in Thane, a large suburb of Mumbai. Separated from her husband, ...
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Social distancing: A luxurious myth for most
March 31, 2020
While the government has been advocating social distancing as an effective tool in the battle against the Covid-19 pandemic, it is at worst a myth and at best a luxury for most of the poor in urban India.
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Corona impact: Virus delivers double whammy to the voiceless
March 26, 2020
Two days after the 21-day nationwide lockdown began the government has finally announced INR 1.7 trillion (USD 24 billion) relief package,amidst reports of thousands of migrant workers returning home on foot and fears of starvation. The enormity of the challenge before the govern...
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Creating chaos in the times of Corona
March 24, 2020
As soon as the Prime Minister announced the 21-day countrywide lockdown people forgot everything about social distancing and rushed to their nearest shops in a mass panic buying.
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